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.

  • 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.


    Leadership Freak

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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


    Outside Online

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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.


    Gossamer Gear

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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.


    Gossamer Gear

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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.


    Backpacker Radio

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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.


    Mountainsmith

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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.


    Liberty Through Wealth

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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.


    Francis Tapon

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  • Gear maker profile in Trailspace covers the genesis of GVP Gear, including some great back-in-the-day photos.


    Trail Space

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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.


    Hiking in Finland

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  • A Reno Gazette reporter tags along on a trip, and is intrigued by a prison toothbrush.


    Reno Gazette Journal

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  • The New York Times looks at ultralight backpacking.


    NY Times

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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.


    Leadership Freak

    READ MORE →

  • 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


    Outside Online

    READ MORE →

  • 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.


    Gossamer Gear

    READ MORE →

  • 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.


    Gossamer Gear

    READ MORE →

  • 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.


    Backpacker Radio

    READ MORE →

  • 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.


    Mountainsmith

    READ MORE →

  • A conversation walking along a dusty road in Tuscany gives renowned investment advisor Alexander Green a different way to think about retirement.


    Liberty Through Wealth

    READ MORE →

  • World explorer Francis Tapon interviews Glen on his WanderLearn podcast, while hiking. Among other interesting facts, you can learn some metric conversion tricks.


    Francis Tapon

    READ MORE →

  • Gear maker profile in Trailspace covers the genesis of GVP Gear, including some great back-in-the-day photos.


    Trail Space

    READ MORE →

  • Hendrik Morkel interviews Glen and Grant on Hiking in Finland, about the passions behind Gossamer Gear and notable gear and trips.


    Hiking in Finland

    READ MORE →

  • A Reno Gazette reporter tags along on a trip, and is intrigued by a prison toothbrush.


    Reno Gazette Journal

    READ MORE →

  • The New York Times looks at ultralight backpacking.


    NY Times

    READ MORE →