Guides· 8 minutes·August 2026
Ultralight Backpacking Guide
Heavy trekking backpack or ultralight equivalent? What makes a good ultraleight backpack, which materials matter, how much volume you really need, and for which trips it is worthwhile.
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Guides· 8 minutes·August 2026
Ultralight Backpacking Guide
Heavy trekking backpack or ultralight equivalent? What makes a good ultraleight backpack, which materials matter, how much volume you really need, and for which trips it is worthwhile.
Guides· 10 minutes·August 2026
Winter hiking: equipment, packing list & planning
In the valley minus six degrees and fog, three hundred vertical metres higher blue sky and sun on your face. Winter hiking doesn't need special equipment, but it also doesn't forgive summer habits.
Guides· 8 minutes·July 2026
Snowshoeing: Equipment & packing list
The forest is still, the snow bears you, and you walk where the path lies in summer. Hardly any type of movement is learned as quickly as this one, and …
Guides· 6 minutes·July 2026
Small hiking backpack: will 30 litres really be enough for you?
30 litres sounds like very little until you’ve packed. The honest answer to the volume question doesn't depend on the duration of the trip, but on the type of trip, and the dead weight of the…
Guides· 8 minutes·June 2026
Hiking in the heat: safely through hot summer tours
There are those days when the air is already shimmering by nine o'clock and every ascent feels like an open oven. Heat is no minor matter when hiking, ...
Guides· 10 minutes·July 2025
Ultralight Trekking Guide
A kitchen scales, a rucksack weighing under 700 grams, and the courage to leave behind things that have been carried along unused for ten hikes. You don't really need anything more, ...
Guides· 4 minutes·June 2018
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