Technical notes on strategy, trust, systems, and durable growth.

Hi All - just a reminder that I'll be "signing off" of "Ryan Jordan's Backcountry" for a few months, focusing postings to the Arctic 1000 Blog, also hosted at RyanJordan.com. Arctic 1000 is now…

First, some definitions. By "long distance" I mean without resupply, and by "wilderness" I mean in the absence of established paths (trails and roads). So, for situations where you're looking at long mileage days…

Last night we hosted an event at the Emerson Theater in Bozeman, a homecoming of sorts for Andrew Skurka, who worked for Backpacking Light last fall on our staff and is now one of…

NOLS is conducting their first ever series of Light and Fast Backpacking Courses this summer: http://www.nols.edu/courses/locations/rockymtn/lightandfastbackpacking.shtml We had the chance to meet the instructors and discuss gear and curriculum strategies for this course in…

Matt Colon and I are heading down to Lander tomorrow for a few days with NOLS. We are providing their instructors with some training about lightweight backpacking techniques and gear for their upcoming course:…