Sea to Summit Ultralight

Big views on the BBT.  The Santa Monica Backbone Trail ~ 2017 The Santa Monica Backbone Trail follows the crest of the S...

Morning in Kaweah Basin XSL 2015 ~ Cross Country SEKI Loop ~  Nine days of Cross Country travel in Sequoia & Kings Canyon ...

Morning in Kaweah Basin ~ Day 6: Kaweah Basin ~ This was a beautiful clear day and I spent hours exploring Kaweah Basin and the n...

Mt. Agassiz from the outlet of Long Lake. Bishop Pass ~ March 2016 After reading a recent article about weekend warriors called...

Evolution ~ February 2016 Lamarck Col - Darwin Canyon - Darwin Bench - Evolution Basin Every winter I get cabin fever. I ...

In a recent post on Backpackinglight someone asked if it was possible to stay safe, warm, dry and well fed in the winter while keeping an ...

Sunset on Arrow Peak from Taboose Pass. Taboose Pass ~ October 2015 Taboose Pass - Center Basin - Lake Marjorie - Bench Lake ...

Let the Gram Gods rejoice! The latest gear list has finally arrived for all of us gearheads out there interested in keeping our packs ligh...

Kings Canyon Earlier this summer I planned on traversing the Great Western Divide during a ten day solo trip through the Sierra, but w...

. Sunrise on the Kaweah Peaks . Great Western Divide ~ July 2014 Kaweah Basin - Milestone Basin - Thunder Basin ~ Overv...

The Trans Catalina Trail. With a total elevation change of over 32,000 feet and a complete lack of switchbacks the Trans Catalina Tr...

For this years summer gear in the Sierra I used the lightest and most functional options, except for my sleeping pad. After being uncomf...

This UL gear list has everything I need to stay warm, dry and well fed for a week long trek into the Sierra backcountry. I have used this ...

Winter Sunset from the Tablelands. A few weeks before this trip my wife and I went to the first BPL Southern California GGG. The good ...

Snowshoeing over frozen Emerald Lake. Last summer I had the opportunity to join a group of ultralight backpackers from BPL on a trip...

For 2014 I updated my winter gear to include a few new items while still staying lightweight, safe, comfortable and well fed. To stay war...

The Trans Catalina Trail 'SUL' or Super Ultra Light is a category used in the lightweight backpacking community which simply ...

Winter Quilt with a Custom Trapezoidal Baffled Footbox. Last year I got tired of sitting out the entire winter then having to struggle...

Blackcap Basin - Lake Confusion Pass - Goddard Canyon - Ionian Basin - Finger Col Storm clouds rolling in above Rainbow Lake ...

After completing the first section of the Sierra High Route last summer I realized it was time to build a much more burly backpack. Since t...