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Great backpacking happens in winter, too (for the Deuter blog)
posted by John : March 9, 2016


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Have home, will travel


Backpacking season doesn’t end when the snow starts falling. It just means there’s extra gear to pack. And if I’m going to carry extra gear I want a great backpack.

We started well after sunset with snow falling lazily from the dark sky. Four of us planned to snowshoe up from Snoqualmie Pass to spend the night on a knob overlooking the Pass. It’s a perfect destination as it combines an adventurous ascent (especially in the dark) and easy access back down in case anything went sideways.

I had everything packed into my Deuter ACT Lite 65+10. What is everything?

Read the rest of this post on the Deuter blog: http://blog.deuterusa.com/snowshoe-camping-backpacking/

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