I’m publishing this entry from my cell phone.

Soon, as winter kicks in here in Montana, you’ll be reading entries from me in the heart of the snow-covered backcountry, dispatching from satellite phone and giving you live field reports of gear in action.

In addition to text dispatches like this one, we’re getting geared up for live satellite-based podcasts and photos, all without the heavy gear enjoyed by those "sponsored" Everest and Polar expeditions.

Also: complete RSS syndication of the BackpackingLight.com Website: reader reviews, forum posts, public and members articles, and new gear that appears in the shop. The headlines of all new articles are already syndicated. Here’s the feed.

Stay tuned, there are exciting things around the corner at BPL…