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  1. does anyone know of any light, 4 season, 1 person tents for tall lanky bastards? ideally <2kg.

    i've been lugging a 2 person macpac up the hills, i can sleep in it diagonally... which aside from the weight has been _ok_. but the plastic is disintegrating

    event better: anyone know a fix for when tents plastic starts getting sticky? i think the waterproofing is failing.

    #tent #BackCountry #camping

  2. Also die Sonnenaufgänge hier im Hinterland gefallen mir bisher sehr gut.

    #hinterland #sunrise #backcountry

  3. There is a specific kind of peace that only settles in when the sun dips below a frozen horizon and the wood stove starts to crackle.

    Hauling sleds into the backcountry is hard work, but this view is the payout. Part 1 of "Sleds & Stories" is live on the blog.

    ripplesandleaves.ca/blog/sleds

    #WinterCamping #HotTent #Backcountry #RipplesAndLeaves #photography #nature

  4. Been out skiing (cross country) with my gang and had a blast. We went to Gyllbergen and slept two nights outdoors. Well, most slept in one of the cabins but I opted for my hammock. Good times!

    But now everything hurts. Slept ten hours straight. 😅

    #winterWonderland #skiing #mountains #skitour #backcountry #crosscountry #hiking #outdoors #dalarna #winterCamping

  5. Been out skiing (cross country) with my gang and had a blast. We went to Gyllbergen and slept two nights outdoors. Well, most slept in one of the cabins but I opted for my hammock. Good times!

    But now everything hurts. Slept ten hours straight. 😅

    #winterWonderland #skiing #mountains #skitour #backcountry #crosscountry #hiking #outdoors #dalarna #winterCamping

  6. Been out skiing (cross country) with my gang and had a blast. We went to Gyllbergen and slept two nights outdoors. Well, most slept in one of the cabins but I opted for my hammock. Good times!

    But now everything hurts. Slept ten hours straight. 😅

    #winterWonderland #skiing #mountains #skitour #backcountry #crosscountry #hiking #outdoors #dalarna #winterCamping

  7. Been out skiing (cross country) with my gang and had a blast. We went to Gyllbergen and slept two nights outdoors. Well, most slept in one of the cabins but I opted for my hammock. Good times!

    But now everything hurts. Slept ten hours straight. 😅

    #winterWonderland #skiing #mountains #skitour #backcountry #crosscountry #hiking #outdoors #dalarna #winterCamping

  8. Been out skiing (cross country) with my gang and had a blast. We went to Gyllbergen and slept two nights outdoors. Well, most slept in one of the cabins but I opted for my hammock. Good times!

    But now everything hurts. Slept ten hours straight. 😅

    #winterWonderland #skiing #mountains #skitour #backcountry #crosscountry #hiking #outdoors #dalarna #winterCamping

  9. Got out into the alpine today, explored a new zone on Snoqualmie Pass I had never been. The mountain access starts at a low elevation, we approached from 2500ft/762m topping out around 4500ft/1372m. My partner was feeling confident riding down a line we frankly didn't belong, I was feeling a little weak in the confidence & left knee. We descended the fall line in the 3rd picture shown here. Warm temps opened the snowpack, making it soft, mushy, hard to ride and easy to sink in deep. We eventually acknowledged we were in over our heads, pulled the plug to climb out through steep trees. Attempting to get in position to transfer from ride mode to climb mode on the splitboard... my step caved in, I sunk up to my chest in a sinkhole between a downed tree. Stress kicked in, not just from the present moment but these present times, wtf is going on world! Negative thoughts looped my mind. Thoughts of an injury causing a rescue did not settle well, nobody would come get us where we were. I felt my mortality more ever clear. My rule in the mountains is to keep it cool, you need a clear head to get you through. Mountains are my place to learn, reflect on life and feel alive.

    Our handy gps maps & determined legs carried us to safety. All is well. Today fully kicked my ass. Good reminder when to listen to your own instincts. The older I get the more you realize prevention is truly key. I can make solid decisions, speak up when I need to but will follow people I trust to places we sometimes should avoid. Patience carefully got us through. The Cascade mountains around Snoqualmie Pass in Washington are no joke to mess with. Some of the spookier mountains Ive explored, a lot of water drains from the steep mountain peaks around and the low elevations, warm temps & deep snowpacks keep the conditions always changing. Live to learn. Mistakes will happen but we are stronger together.

    #splitboarding #mountains #beauty #exploring #backcountry #overcomingadversity #StrongerTogether

  10. Checked off three more #Idaho #backcountry airstrips on my current #XPlane #flightsim mission. Only two to go, way south on the Nevada border.

    Ended my day at Thomas Creek airstrip (2U8). I was expecting an actual airstrip, but instead it is just a flat meadow with a couple of wind socks.

    Runways were listed as 3/21, so I landed RWY 3 on what I assumed might be the runway. No squirrels were harmed as I mowed the grass.

    #avgeeks #aviation #flying #Cessna #Skyhawk #172

  11. Funny thing? I started, first time in my life, proper recording lyrics and tunes that my idling backcountry mind comes up during various chores.

    #offgrid #rural #backcountry #ruralpunk #solarpunk #probatumest #hexe

    *solarpunk tag used to reasure strugling artists, that yes, actual recording of folkish tunes in field is a plausible activity - probatum est

  12. Funny thing? I started, first time in my life, proper recording lyrics and tunes that my idling backcountry mind comes up during various chores.

    #offgrid #rural #backcountry #ruralpunk #solarpunk #probatumest #hexe

    *solarpunk tag used to reasure strugling artists, that yes, actual recording of folkish tunes in field is a plausible activity - probatum est

  13. This was a fantastic headline to kick off the week:

    "Nobel committee unable to reach prize winner who is ‘living his best life’ hiking off grid

    Fred Ramsdell was among those honoured with a 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine but might not know because he is somewhere in Idaho and uncontactable"

    theguardian.com/science/2025/o

    #nobelprize #offgrid #nobel #bestlife #medicine #hiking #wilderness #prixnobel #OutdoorAdventure #prize #outofoffice #quietplaces #NobelPrize2025 #backcountry #digitaldetox

  14. This was a fantastic headline to kick off the week:

    "Nobel committee unable to reach prize winner who is ‘living his best life’ hiking off grid

    Fred Ramsdell was among those honoured with a 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine but might not know because he is somewhere in Idaho and uncontactable"

    theguardian.com/science/2025/o

    #nobelprize #offgrid #nobel #bestlife #medicine #hiking #wilderness #prixnobel #OutdoorAdventure #prize #outofoffice #quietplaces #NobelPrize2025 #backcountry #digitaldetox

  15. This was a fantastic headline to kick off the week:

    "Nobel committee unable to reach prize winner who is ‘living his best life’ hiking off grid

    Fred Ramsdell was among those honoured with a 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine but might not know because he is somewhere in Idaho and uncontactable"

    theguardian.com/science/2025/o

    #nobelprize #offgrid #nobel #bestlife #medicine #hiking #wilderness #prixnobel #OutdoorAdventure #prize #outofoffice #quietplaces #NobelPrize2025 #backcountry #digitaldetox

  16. This was a fantastic headline to kick off the week:

    "Nobel committee unable to reach prize winner who is ‘living his best life’ hiking off grid

    Fred Ramsdell was among those honoured with a 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine but might not know because he is somewhere in Idaho and uncontactable"

    theguardian.com/science/2025/o

    #nobelprize #offgrid #nobel #bestlife #medicine #hiking #wilderness #prixnobel #OutdoorAdventure #prize #outofoffice #quietplaces #NobelPrize2025 #backcountry #digitaldetox

  17. That time I came to a fork in the road, and someone else choose the one road most travelled.

    The area in and around Angkor Park and Siem Reap are excellent for off road biking and exploration. It is a healthy and green alternative to enjoy the marvels of the Khmer Empire.

    Of course, be a sensible traveller leaving only bike tracks and footprints, and take only photos.

    #angkor #siemreap #visitsiemreap #cambodia #dirttrack #backcountry #greentourism #archivephoto 🎶#bikingintheangwonderland 🎶

  18. I’m not sure this sign is quite blunt enough, tbh.

  19. Weather: Overcast
    Base temp: -17 ℃
    Overnight snow: 0 cm
    Message: The resort will be open with regular hours on January 14 with the Silver King, Summit, and Raven chairs spinning. Cold temps & wind chill will persist. Get more info in the Snow Report
    #Weather #Skiing #Snowboarding #Backcountry #Slackcountry #SkiTouring #Splitboarding #Whitewater

  20. Weather: Snowing
    Base temp: -7 ℃
    Overnight snow: 20 cm
    Message: ULLR keeps providing with another 20cm overnight!! Check out the complete conditions by clicking here
    #Weather #Skiing #Snowboarding #Backcountry #Slackcountry #SkiTouring #Splitboarding #Whitewater

  21. Weather: Snowing
    Base temp: -3 ℃
    Overnight snow: 2 cm
    Message: The Blast terrain will be closed from January 4-7 for the SMITH Jr Freeski Open
    #Weather #Skiing #Snowboarding #Backcountry #Slackcountry #SkiTouring #Splitboarding #Whitewater

  22. 4) Recognizing Avalanche Terrain with Avalanche Canada (the people who issue the forecast!)

    youtu.be/WmlTbtPulL0?si=ynJHSH

    #Avalanche #skiing #snowmobiling #backcountry #wilderness #snowshoeing #hiking #rucking

    There's so many others too...

    • Lost Person Behavior with Dr. Robert Koester -- the man who literally wrote the book on the subject
    • How to manage risk in outdoor adventures
    • What to pack and HOW to pack for your backpacking adventure
    • Communication devices
    • and lots more (34 total!)
  23. British Columbia is known for some of the best #backcountry in the world... Which also means we have some of the best backcountry #experts!

    Ask them questions and learn from them directly FOR FREE during BC Search and Rescue's Expert Webinar series.

    Oh... And win prizes!

    Register here⤵️
    bcsara.com/outdoor-education/e

    #Winter #Hiking #Rucking #Snoweshoeing #Skiing #Sledding #Snowmobile #tenting #camping #wintercamping

  24. A bit of a hill to climb, then a waterfall and a lake to make an easier day on the first of an overnight to bag the high point of the Marble Mountain Wilderness:
    valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/08/

    #hiking #backpacking #California #MarbleMountainWilderness #KlamathNF #waterfall #landscape #backcountry #WaterfallWednesday #nature #mountains

    Incidentally, the waterfall in the 3rd pic is also in the 1st.

  25. A bit of a hill to climb, then a waterfall and a lake to make an easier day on the first of an overnight to bag the high point of the Marble Mountain Wilderness:
    valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/08/

    #hiking #backpacking #California #MarbleMountainWilderness #KlamathNF #waterfall #landscape #backcountry #WaterfallWednesday #nature #mountains

    Incidentally, the waterfall in the 3rd pic is also in the 1st.

  26. A bit of a hill to climb, then a waterfall and a lake to make an easier day on the first of an overnight to bag the high point of the Marble Mountain Wilderness:
    valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/08/

    #hiking #backpacking #California #MarbleMountainWilderness #KlamathNF #waterfall #landscape #backcountry #WaterfallWednesday #nature #mountains

    Incidentally, the waterfall in the 3rd pic is also in the 1st.