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Backpacker Magazine –
Editors' Choice Awards 2010
After 15-hour trail days with 50 pound packs on 100-miles of Switzerland's Via Alpina, we're proud to present the best gear of the year. Whether it's a proven pack, tent, ultralight stove, pair of boots, or just the tastiest camp coffee on the planet, you'll find it in Editors' Choice.
OUR ANNUAL AWARD FOR THE BEST GEAR OF THE YEAR.
Gear that's stood the test of time.
The year's finest sustainable innovations.
View stunning vistas and snowy passes in these photos of the Via Alpina route.
>Adelboden to Kandersteg
>Kandersteg to Griesalp
>Griesalp to Lauterbrunnen
>Altdorf to Engelberg
>Engelberg to Meiringen
>Climbing the Monch
>The Eiger and Jungfrau Glacier
>Adelboden to Kandersteg
>Kandersteg to Griesalp
>Griesalp to Lauterbrunnen
>Altdorf to Engelberg
>Engelberg to Meiringen
>Climbing the Monch
>The Eiger and Jungfrau Glacier
Hike the route with the Backpacker editors in our video series.
>Team Geneva
>Team Zurich (Coming Soon!)
>Climbing the Monch
>Team Geneva
>Team Zurich (Coming Soon!)
>Climbing the Monch
2009 EDITORS' CHOICE AWARD WINNERS
>MontBell UL Spiral Down Hugger #1 Sleeping Bag
>Garmin Oregon 400t GPS
Video Review>Mammut X-Zoom Headlamp
>Honey Stinger Organic Energy Chews
>Gibbon Slacklines
>REI Flash 65 Backpack
Video Review>Sanyo Xacti VPC-E2 Video Camera
>Sierra Designs Lightning XT 4 Tent
Video Review>Therm-a-Rest NeoAir Sleeping Pad
Video Review>Nikon Coolpix P6000 Camera
>Black Diamond Orbit Lantern
Video Review>Osprey Sprint Series Backpack
>Packit Gourmet Austintacious Tortilla Soup
>Kayland Zephyr Boot
Video Review>New Balance 1500 Rainier Boot
GREEN AWARDS
>TENT: Big Agnes Salt Creek RecycledGOLD AWARDS
>MSR MugMate Coffee Maker>The North Face Base Camp Duffel
2008 EDITORS' CHOICE AWARD WINNERS
>REI Quarter Dome T3 Tent
>Big Agnes Copper Spur UL3
> GoLite Adrenaline Sleeping Bags
>Spot Satellite Messenger
>Everlite EL-8 Solar Headlamp
>Gregory Baltoro Backpack
>GSI Outdoors Dualist Cookware
>Rab Latok Alpine Jacket
>Westcomb Specter LT Hoody
>Scarpa Kailash GTX Boot
>Mammut Lucido TX1 Headlamp
>Big Agnes Cyclone SL Chair Kit
>MSR HyperFlow Water Purifier
>Nite Ize S-Biner
GREEN AWARDS
>Marmot DriClime Catalyst Jacket>Mountainsmith Phoenix
GOLD AWARD
>Marmot Ultralight Down Bags
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READERS COMMENTS
How do you apply to be on the editors choice list?
Posted: Apr 20, 2011 Anonymous
I don't normally like ads that wander over my screen, but the Utah Ad where the guy steps out of the left side of the screen, walks over to another window, picks up a backback, then walks up and into the Utah Ad. Bravo! Cute, but not in my face. Entertaining. Heck now I have to click on the Utah Ad to see what's up.
Posted: Apr 19, 2011 souliere
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