Today, there are plenty of shelters on the market that are designed to be used with trekking poles for ultralight travel. 3.

An emerging new generation of ultralight backpacking tents combines compact, seriously lightweight construction with more ...

The Gossamer Gear Whisper is one of the most impossible-looking tents I’ve ever seen. It’s a veritable palace for one person that packs up to the size of an oversized nalgene. There is also something ...

Trekking poles are slotted into opposing corners of ... with room to sit up and move around (unlike some coffin-like ultralight designs), and plenty of headroom. I loved the two wide porches ...

I am a huge fan of the Ultralight Carbon Fiber Quick Lock 2-Section Trekking Poles (whew!) by Cascade Mountain Tech, as they promptly converted me to a trekking pole hiker. My knees are grateful.