Taking Less on the Trail with Glen Van Peski

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🗓️ 2 April 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Glen Van Peski is known as the king of ultralight backpacking. While backpackers will hit the trails with a pack that weighs upwards of 20 pounds, Glen's pack usually only weighs around 12 pounds. Glen is also the founder of the functional lightweight backpacking and hiking gear company, Gossamer Gear, and the author of Take Less. Do More.: Surprising Life Lessons in Generosity, Gratitude, and Curiosity from an Ultralight Backpacker.

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0:37.0	I like to be moving so I'm generally if it's light out I'm hiking.
0:51.2	Francy my wife knows the expression,
0:54.0	honey, you're burning daylight.
0:56.0	And so if you're walking all day, then
1:00.0	carrying a lighter load means you're enjoying it a lot more. You know, you're able to
1:04.5	See what's around you don't need to stop and take your pack off just to let your muscles you know get unnoted
1:11.5	And you have less injuries.
1:15.0	Glenn Van Pescy is just like any backpacker.
1:20.0	When he's getting ready for a trek, he's thinking about everything he needs to take with him.
1:25.0	But there's a major difference between Glenn's backpack and those of most other hikers.
1:30.0	Some backpackers will head out with a pack that weighs upwards of 20 pounds, sometimes even up to 50 or more.
1:36.7	But Glenn's pack usually only weighs around 12 pounds.
1:40.4	That's why he's known as the King of Ultra Light Backpacking and why one of his trail names is legend.
1:47.0	I'm Shelby Stanger and this is wild ideas worth living.
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