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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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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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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