Interviews
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A Couple’s Journey on Long Backpacking Trails with Stopwatch and Optimist
How long have you been a couple? We met in March 2003 when we both worked at The Running Spot…
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Best Mates Backpacking with Mick and Gayle Blackburn
How long have you been a couple? We met at work in 1999, became a couple in 2000 and got…
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Long Distance Hiking as a Couple with Jane and Dennis Blanchard
Dennis and I have been together for 42 years. He introduced me to backpacking in 1974 with our first climb…
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Love on the Trail: Tips and Advice for Couples Backpacking
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to go on a backpacking trip with a romantic partner. Would…
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Interview: A Campfire Chat with Guthook
I haven’t seen you in a few months, what do you look like these days? Beard, no beard, dreadlocks, puff-ball…
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Best Outdoor Jobs: Are You a Gearhead?
“The most important thing about a Gearhead is passion,” says Nathan Ellsworth, Customer Solution Supervisor at Backcountry.com. “Not just passion…
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Ron Strickland on Bootstrapping a New Long Distance Trail
Ron Strickland is a character. He’s the founder of the 1,200 mile Pacific Northwest Trail (PNT) and the visionary behind…
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Map Making: An Interview with Pete Fleszar
These days it seems like there are two kinds of backpackers and hikers: those who love maps and those who prefer…
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