Press
Glen Van Peski and the company he founded, Gossamer Gear, have been the subject of articles in the New York Times, Outside Magazine, and a variety of other publications in the U.S. and abroad.
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Listen in as host Mariah Bridges and Glen talk about, obviously, some Type 2 Fun, as well as how Read “Death March” Miller got his trail name, first aid kits, and more!
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The latest article in the series Glen is writing for his longtime friends at Trails Magazine in Japan. Article 8 focuses on the development of the Whisper, Gossamer Gear’s newest shelter…
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Join host Jeremy Pendrey as he and Glen discuss Buckskin Gulch, one of the longest slot canyons in the world. The show notes include links to resources, including a discount for one of Glen’s favorite backpacking meals.
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Article no. 7 in the series Glen is writing for his longtime friends at Trails Magazine in Japan. This one covers the development of the Lightrek trekking poles, still delighting users worldwide 25 years later…
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Amazing how creative people can take a days worth of filming and weave a quick story out of it, but here it is. And for the record, my base weight was six pounds because I had a tent instead of my usual tarp…
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Join host Frank Iglesias as he talks with Glen about tips for business, for building careers, and digging into the land development sector from different perspectives. Also covers what podcast caused Glen to burst into tears when he listened to it.
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This short promo video for the CNN “My Happy Place” series features one of Bill Weir’s (and Glen’s) happy places, Buckskin Gulch.
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Elevate Society wrote a review of take less. do more., including a pretty detailed summary of main themes and points. In poking around the site there’s a lot of other resources that look pretty cool.
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Article no. 6 in Glen’s series for his longtime friends at The Trails Magazine in Japan, talking about the design of the Silshelter, with some back-in-the-day pictures and stories.
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Join host Andrew Jobling as he digs into the impacts of Glen’s parents’ divorce on his young life, and why spaghetti would often result in an upset stomach. We also talk about the importance of margin, the 1976 cross-country bicycle trip. You’ll see why Andrew feels like such a kindred spirit to me.
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This might be my all-time favorite time on a podcast, and that’s a high bar, because I’m hiking with two hosts, and in regular touch with a couple more, and one is going to visit us in Bend. Hosts Wesley and Marie Black earned instant spots on The List through a rambling, super fun discussion.
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Join host (and talented extemporaneous poet) Matt Gersper, a.k.a. Mr. Happy Living, as he and Glen talk about prison toothbrushes, seeking happiness, testing string cheese… and so much more.
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Joint Esther Avant, host of the To Your Health podcast, for her discussion with Glen that touched on lessons from the trail on a Take Less Do More philosophy. We talk about how owning less = more freedom, more margin = more generosity, and worrying less = living more.
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Join Daniela Stockfleth-Menis, host of Because Everyone Has a Story, as she and Glen chat about being a ‘free range kid’, nobless obligue, sewing as a basic life skill and practicing contentment with curiosity.
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Host Mike Martin invited Glen to a Campfire Session, and they chatted about the themes of failure, perspective, and the application of wilderness lessons to everyday life. Mike also wrote a blog post reflecting on their discussion.
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Join host Jake Bushman as he and Glen talk about living life fully in view of it’s fragility, the importance of building relationships, and being opportunistic when it comes to adventure planning.
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Join podcast host Howard Fox as he and Glen have a wide-ranging discussion touching on a number of topics, including the key to intentional generosity, some timeless relationship advice, and an unconventional camping ritual.
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Honored to be included in The Trek’s list of 8 Inspiring Books to Read Before Your Thru-Hike. There’s some great other titles there!
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Article no. 4 in Glen’s series for his longtime friends at The Trails Magazine in Japan, talking about the design of the G4 pack, with some great old pictures and illustrations.
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Join hosts Craig and Jenny as Glen shares about lessons learned from traveling lighter in the backcountry for more adventures on the trail, and for a better life beyond the trail.
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Join host Marco Vig as he reveals to Glen that he has an old Gossamer Gear pack he has hiked half of the Appalachian Trail with, and they talk about accidentally founding Gossamer Gear, and how Francie never lets go of a friend.
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Some people start businesses and fail. Glen Van Peski didn’t try to start a business but succeeded – serendipity. Serendipity meets you when you’re doing something you love.
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On a backpacking trip through Utah’s Buckskin Gulch with ultralight gear legend Glen Van Peski, our writer learns about the Crotch Pot, an Oscar-winning actor’s anti-snoring technique, and that there’s a whole lot of shit you don’t need when you’re on the trail 1,000 miles from home
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How Glen Van Peski applies his ultralight backcountry experience to a 2-week walking tour in Italy. He didn’t have to carry a sleeping bag or tent, but also wanted to look nice for the dinners in nice restaurants. Learn how he accomplished this fitting everything into a day pack, including his pocket square.
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The Great Divide Mountain Bike Route (GDMBR) is a route from Banff, Canada to Antelope Wells, New Mexico, traveling 2,700 miles along mostly gravel and dirt roads. When Glen’s neighbor proposed bikepacking 900 miles of it from the Canadian border to Jackson, Wyoming, Glen had to apply his hard-won lessons in ultralight backpacking to bikepacking. Since the last time he camped on a bike was when he rode 4200 miles across the U.S. in 1976, he had a lot of catchup to do before departure.
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Backpacker Radio interview of Gossamer Gear founder Glen Van Peski. We learn all about the origins of Gossamer Gear, about some of Glen’s proudest gear innovations (including the crotch pot), and how he’s been able to achieve a three pound base pack weight.
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It had always been a dream of Glen’s to head into the backcountry for a 3-day trip with only a lumbar pack. A chance meeting at Outdoor Retailer in the Mountainsmith booth put the wheels in motion for just such a trip.
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A conversation walking along a dusty road in Tuscany gives renowned investment advisor Alexander Green a different way to think about retirement.
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World explorer Francis Tapon interviews Glen on his WanderLearn podcast, while hiking. Among other interesting facts, you can learn some metric conversion tricks.
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Gear maker profile in Trailspace covers the genesis of GVP Gear, including some great back-in-the-day photos.
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Hendrik Morkel interviews Glen and Grant on Hiking in Finland, about the passions behind Gossamer Gear and notable gear and trips.
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A Reno Gazette reporter tags along on a trip, and is intrigued by a prison toothbrush.
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Glen Van Peski discusses the decision to donate 100% of the profits from sales of his book, managing production, when a side hustle turns into a ‘real’ business, and more.
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On REI’s Wild Ideas Worth Living podcast, Glen reunites with his friend host Shelby Stanger. They discuss meeting at a Girl Scout presentation, Glen’s early involvement in the outdoors, his cross-country bicycle trip in 1976, the founding of Gossamer Gear, the benefits of going lighter and how those extend into all of life, and of course… the Crotch Pot.
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Glen joins his longtime friend Simon Willis on his Always Another Adventure podcast from Scotland. The last time they saw each other was 20 years ago, when Simon and his wife Liz were hiking the PCT, and Glen joined them for the first few days, after modifying their Golite Breeze packs by sewing on side pockets.
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Glen joins Georgian Benta to talk about Happiness as a 2 x 2 matrix, how we can focus on things that we don’t have and also don’t want, and how a long trip in the wilderness with a very light pack engenders increased gratitude.
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Glen joins his new good friend Ryan Schlosser on his Walking and Talking podcast. We had a good time, so much fun that Ryan had to mute his mic so it didn’t pick up laughing, more than once!
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Glen joined Renee Patrick on her podcast Inentional Hiking: a conversation, to discuss hiking, how wilderness restores us, and to talk about what ultralight backpacking teaches us about generosity, gratitude and curiosity.
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In interview with Authority Magazine on Medium, Glen discusses 5 lifestyle hacks, including Subtract Instead of Add, Generosity Pays, Revise/reframe the Stories You Tell Yourself, Invest in Relationships, Write Personal Notes.
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Max Nijst, host of the Fearless Happyness podcast, has a free-ranging discussion with Glen about kindness, generosity, hard times, Glen’s 1976 transcontinental bike trip, happiness as a 2×2 matrix, gratitude, the value of time outdoors, and more…
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Ryan Jordan of BPL and Glen have a wide ranging discussion about ultralight backpacking gear, gossamer gear’s new backpack suspension, minimalism, curiosity, and more…
