There’s a very specific thrill in swapping out your clunky old rucksack for a sleek, streamlined fastpack that seems to disappear once you put it on, and that’s exactly what Gossamer Gear promises ...

The ultralight mentality stems from keeping what you carry in your pack as light as possible—which means you can log more miles with less stress on your body. It has gotten a lot easier for ounce ...

Over the years, ultralight backpacking has garnered an unfortunate reputation: obsessive, elitist, unsafe, prohibitively expensive. While we could debate the first three (obsessive is the only one I’d ...