In his first blog for Backpacker.com, Emmy-Award winning director Michael Brown drops in from Switzerland to talk about how he got his start in the film industry, and where it's taken him most recently, jumping a helicopter to film dynamite-triggered avalanches.
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Rocky Mountain National Park chosen as one of the world's best places to visit before climate change "messes it up"
Controversial method of moving climate-change-threatened plants and animals to more hospitable conditions shows promise
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League of American Bicyclists keeps track of politicians, other notables who "trash-talk" biking and hiking trails
Well-known, aggressive Yellowstone elk dies in freak circumstances
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Eating cow is a big contributor to global warming
Sattelites gather data to make up for lazy earthlings
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Alaska representatives move to officially rename McKinley Denali
New backcountry wheelchair for use on trails and river bottoms
Patagonia partners with Mountain Soles to keep shoes out of the landfill
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Lighter than many carbon-fiber models and extremely collapsible, these poles are perfect for all hikers and ultralighters.
Lighter than many carbon-fiber models and extremely collapsible, these poles are perfect for all hikers and ultralighters.
Lighter than many carbon-fiber models and extremely collapsible, these poles are perfect for all hikers and ultralighters.
Lighter than many carbon-fiber models and extremely collapsible, these poles are perfect for all hikers and ultralighters.
Lighter than many carbon-fiber models and extremely collapsible, these poles are perfect for all hikers and ultralighters.
Lighter than many carbon-fiber models and extremely collapsible, these poles are perfect for all hikers and ultralighters.
Lighter than many carbon-fiber models and extremely collapsible, these poles are perfect for all hikers and ultralighters.
Lighter than many carbon-fiber models and extremely collapsible, these poles are perfect for all hikers and ultralighters.
Lighter than many carbon-fiber models and extremely collapsible, these poles are perfect for all hikers and ultralighters.
Lighter than many carbon-fiber models and extremely collapsible, these poles are perfect for all hikers and ultralighters.
Lighter than many carbon-fiber models and extremely collapsible, these poles are perfect for all hikers and ultralighters.
Lighter than many carbon-fiber models and extremely collapsible, these poles are perfect for all hikers and ultralighters.
Lighter than many carbon-fiber models and extremely collapsible, these poles are perfect for all hikers and ultralighters.
Lighter than many carbon-fiber models and extremely collapsible, these poles are perfect for all hikers and ultralighters.
Lighter than many carbon-fiber models and extremely collapsible, these poles are perfect for all hikers and ultralighters.
Lighter than many carbon-fiber models and extremely collapsible, these poles are perfect for all hikers and ultralighters.
Lighter than many carbon-fiber models and extremely collapsible, these poles are perfect for all hikers and ultralighters.
Lighter than many carbon-fiber models and extremely collapsible, these poles are perfect for all hikers and ultralighters.
Lighter than many carbon-fiber models and extremely collapsible, these poles are perfect for all hikers and ultralighters.
Lighter than many carbon-fiber models and extremely collapsible, these poles are perfect for all hikers and ultralighters.
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You won't roll off of this foam, self-inflating pad.
You won't roll off of this foam, self-inflating pad.
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