Essays Archives - Backpacking Light https://backpackinglight.com/category/culture/essays/ Pack less. Be more. Wed, 20 Sep 2023 19:54:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://backpackinglight.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/cropped-icon-32x32.jpg Essays Archives - Backpacking Light https://backpackinglight.com/category/culture/essays/ 32 32 On Finding and Claiming Femininity in the Backcountry https://backpackinglight.com/femininity-backcountry-stavile/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=femininity-backcountry-stavile https://backpackinglight.com/femininity-backcountry-stavile/#comments Tue, 12 Sep 2023 21:20:01 +0000 https://backpackinglight.com/?p=3788830 "...they never felt more powerful, or more fit, or happier about themselves and their bodies, than when they were thru-hiking." - Nikki Stavile on femininity in the backcountry.

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]]> https://backpackinglight.com/femininity-backcountry-stavile/feed/ 15 Backcountry Permits: Navigating Logistics and Disappointment in the Modern Technological Age https://backpackinglight.com/backcountry-permit-logistics-disappointment-technology/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=backcountry-permit-logistics-disappointment-technology https://backpackinglight.com/backcountry-permit-logistics-disappointment-technology/#comments Mon, 24 Jul 2023 16:59:18 +0000 https://backpackinglight.com/?p=3785722 Different land management agencies have different difficulties obtaining a permit to plan and enjoy a backpacking trip.

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]]> https://backpackinglight.com/how-much-does-backpacking-cost/feed/ 23 The Fact of Fatigue: On Trail Running, Jeff Garmire, and the High Price of Endurance https://backpackinglight.com/fact-of-fatique-trail-running-jeff-garmire-high-price-endurance/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fact-of-fatique-trail-running-jeff-garmire-high-price-endurance Mon, 19 Jun 2023 15:00:45 +0000 https://backpackinglight.com/?p=3783577 Isaac Simons humorously describes the effects of overtraining for trail running adventures including discussions with Jeff Garmire.

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]]> Tri Peaks: Winter Scrambles in the Santa Monica Mountains https://backpackinglight.com/winter-scrambles-tri-peaks-simons/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=winter-scrambles-tri-peaks-simons https://backpackinglight.com/winter-scrambles-tri-peaks-simons/#comments Wed, 22 Mar 2023 15:00:29 +0000 https://backpackinglight.com/?p=3776609 An essay on how day hikes and trail runs can enhance our outdoor experience when the wilderness isn’t accessible.

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]]> https://backpackinglight.com/winter-scrambles-tri-peaks-simons/feed/ 2 Musings: Hiking in Grizzly Country https://backpackinglight.com/hiking-in-grizzly-country-musings/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hiking-in-grizzly-country-musings https://backpackinglight.com/hiking-in-grizzly-country-musings/#comments Mon, 13 Mar 2023 15:00:04 +0000 https://backpackinglight.com/?p=3775595 Musings about backpacking in grizzly bear habitat.

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]]> https://backpackinglight.com/hiking-in-grizzly-country-musings/feed/ 25 Unresting Event https://backpackinglight.com/unresting-event/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=unresting-event https://backpackinglight.com/unresting-event/#comments Mon, 06 Mar 2023 16:00:13 +0000 https://backpackinglight.com/?p=3774706 See how backpacking and forest ranger work in the High Uinta Wilderness and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument influenced Ben Kilbourne’s record, Unresting Event.

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]]> https://backpackinglight.com/unresting-event/feed/ 3 Lessons from Moving Fast https://backpackinglight.com/lessons-from-moving-fast/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lessons-from-moving-fast https://backpackinglight.com/lessons-from-moving-fast/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2023 16:00:12 +0000 https://backpackinglight.com/?p=3771557 Ben Kilbourne explores the experience of moving fast through a vast mountain landscape and what you can learn from the experience.

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]]> https://backpackinglight.com/lessons-from-moving-fast/feed/ 10 Backpacking is Pointless, and That’s the Point https://backpackinglight.com/backpacking-is-pointless/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=backpacking-is-pointless https://backpackinglight.com/backpacking-is-pointless/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://backpackinglight.com/?p=3756381 Maybe not everything about ultralight backpacking has to be optimized.

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]]> https://backpackinglight.com/backpacking-is-pointless/feed/ 7 The Backpacking Tithe Revisited https://backpackinglight.com/the-backpacking-tithe-revisited/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-backpacking-tithe-revisited https://backpackinglight.com/the-backpacking-tithe-revisited/#comments Tue, 31 May 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://backpackinglight.com/?p=3750362 Further reflections on short trips vs. thru-hiking.

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