E5: Winter backpacking 101

Does your backpacking gear gather dust each winter while you sit by the window like a Victorian ghost, yearning to sleep on the ground? It doesn't have to be that way, if you're prepared to face the cold.

In this "adventure 101" episode of Catch Me Outside, Jenna Nodding — certified mountain guide and founder of Canmore, Alberta's Get Outside Adventures — goes over the basics of winter backpacking, including:

• Why it's great
• How to layer for cold weather
• Gear to bring and to leave at home 
• How to manage things that shouldn't freeze
• Demystifying R-values
• Beginner mistakes 

Canmore was originally known as Chuwapchipchiyan Kudi Bi, which translates to “shooting at the willows” in the Stoney Nakoda language. It is situated on the traditional Treaty 7 territory of the Stoney Nakoda, Blackfoot, Tsuut'ina, Ktunaxa, Secwépemc, Dene, Mountain Cree, and Métis.

Links:

Get Outside Adventures 

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Yaki Tori and Mango by Smith The Mister https://smiththemister.bandcamp.com

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