Backpacking Light Magazine Podcasts

Carol Crooker interviews Roman Dial about his experience with the NPS for securing a permit to packraft the Grand Canyon.

Ron Craighead explores the emotional value of wilderness with author, adventurer, and magazine editor Cameron McNeish of Scotland.

Green River through Desolation Canyon: 84 miles, 67 class II/II rapids, 7 days in a packraft.

The Outer Coast is at least as challenging as Hig and Erin anticipated - but often in surprising ways.

After five months on the trail Erin and Hig have their scariest and most surreal encounters in Icy Bay.

The Backpacking Light Wilderness Trekking School aims to improve the art and technique of ultralight backcountry travel in real world conditions. A vitally important yet often overlooked factor in the "real world" is group dynamics.

Intrepid adventurers Erin and Hig are four months into their nine-month adventure. They talk about fuel for humans and cooking with wood for months on end.

After 6,875 miles and seven months Andy has finished his epic trek.

Justin Lichter (trail name Trauma) is known for his thru-hiking accomplishments - over 10,000 miles last year after already completing the triple crown. Here he takes on long distance swimming in preparation for future multi-mode adventures.

Sure the land is gorgeous, but how is losing a few trees hundreds of miles away going to affect me?

Does keeping the species from extinction matter, or is it natural progression for humans to overrun the planet?

Hiking 10,000 miles last year and completing the triple crown of backpacking in the previous three years has Justin ready for new adventures, this time in a different mode of human-powered transportation.

Advocacy groups attend the Outdoor Retailer Summer and Winter Market show too. They may have similar goals, but remain quite distinct.

Exciting as well as fun highlights from the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2007.

Small, flat drums are lightweight and kid tested for fun.