What does it take to start a cottage ultralight backpacking gear brand?
May
22
5:00 PM17:00
livestream, live event, interview, q&a

What does it take to start a cottage ultralight backpacking gear brand?

Get an insider's look at new ultralight gear brands with this special panel co-hosted by Treeline Review and Garage Grown Gear.

Meet the people behind cottage gear brands founded in the last 5 years and learn about what inspired them to start a brand, challenges of small businesses, and what it’s like to be a small fish in a big pond of outdoor gear?

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Fishing Curious? Q and A with Confluence Collective
Feb
15
5:00 PM17:00
livestream, interview, q&a

Fishing Curious? Q and A with Confluence Collective

Are you curious about fishing as a way to enjoy the outdoors that is more inclusive to every body and ability? This Ask Me Anything style talk is designed so you can ask *any* question about fishing, no matter how simple or basic. This is a judgement free zone for learning, exploring, and loving the outdoors!

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Thru-hiking Gear: What I Carried
Feb
7
5:00 PM17:00

Thru-hiking Gear: What I Carried

Join long distance backpackers Mike “FE Mike” Unger, Renee “She-Ra,” and Steven “Twinkle” Shattuck as they show-and-tell what’s in their backpacking backpack in a Q&A moderated by Liz “Snorkel” Thomas.

Mike “FE Mike” Unger is a double Triple Crowner, having thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, and Continental Divide Trail each twice. He’s also thru-hiked the PCT three times and is one of few hikers who has thru-hiked in Northbound and Southbound. Additionally, he’s thru-hiked many other long trails, including the Blue Mountains Trail, Ouachita Trail, and Oregon Desert Trail. He’s writes regularly for Treeline Review.

Renee “She-ra” Patrick has been hiking long-distance trails since her first backpacking trip on the Appalachian Trail in 2002. She is a triple-crown hiker with well over 12,000 trail miles under her belt, and loves helping to develop new long distance trails and routes. Her favorite trail is the one she hasn't hiked yet, and when she isn’t thru-hiking she can be found packrafting, cross country skiing, or just forest bathing. Renee moderated Treeline Review’s How to Packraft event.

Instagram:
@wearehikertrash

Blog:
sherahikes.com

Steven “Twinkle” Shattuck has thru-hiked the PCT, JMT, Long Trail, Colorado Trail, and Hayduke Trail as well as 2,000 miles on the Appalachian Trail and 2,500 miles on the Continental Divide Trail. He’s also hiked the Coast to Coast in Scotland, the Alpine Pass Route, Alta Via II, Toubkal Circuit, and Three Pass Trek in Nepal. Steven hiked all the Colorado 14ers (14,000 foot peaks) and the Colorado Centennial (the top 100 tallest peaks). He’s also a canyoneer and photographer with interests in backpacking routes off the beaten path. Deeply committed to the outdoors, his day job is working for the Continental Divide Trail Coalition.

Liz “Snorkel” Thomas is Editor-in-Chief at Treeline Review and will moderate the event. Snorkel is a Triple Crowner who once held the women’s self-supported record on the Appalachian Trail and has over 20 thru-hikes under her belt. She’s also author of Long Trails: Mastering the Art of the Thru-hike, which won the National Outdoor Book for Best Instructional Book.

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