Silca has a couple of small new Grinta bikepacking bags. But they’re geared more towards long road & gravel rides, rather than backcountry adventures. Calling them fast-packing bags, Silca’s ...

While fastpacking occupies a small niche, it is rapidly growing as more runners discover the liberating feeling of carrying everything you need on your back and sleeping wherever you end up ...

If you’ve always wanted to marry your love for running and backpacking, then we found your next go-to sport: fastpacking. This activity is an outdoor adventure devotee's dream, giving you the perfect ...

Put backpacking and trail running together and what do you get? Fastpacking combines ultra trail running with lightweight backpacking, allowing deeper exploration into the backcountry. You don’t have ...

Nothing quite beats a long, leisurely backpacking trip through the wilderness but, these days, our lives are more busy than ever and time is limited. But, what if we told you there’s a way to hike ...

Fastpacking is the marriage of running and backpacking. With advances in gear design, runners can take the bare minimum of overnight equipment in a pack that weighs less than five pounds on multi-day ...

Question: I’ve heard the term “fastpacking” used in several articles, yet I can never seem to find out what is meant by the term or even if there is any strict definition. I would assume it means some ...

Fastpacking is a portmanteau of distance trail running and lightweight backpacking merged into one epic outdoor adventure. Basically, you’re moving swiftly – mostly trail running or jogging, at times ...

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Imagine covering the full trailhead-to-trailhead distance, seeing all the same sights and enjoying the same feelings of freedom and escape that the through-hikers experience, but in half the time. You ...