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Trail guides, gear that actually holds up, and camping with (and without) a toddler.
7 posts
hiking-camping
by Stace · Jul 13, 2026
El Chaltén exists purely because of the hiking — trails leading straight out from the main street to Fitz Roy views that genuinely stop you mid-sentence. Here's why it deserves more than a passing stop.
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hiking-camping
by Stace · Mar 6, 2026
There's a version of me from four years ago who would have laughed at my current kit list. Back then it was a 36L Osprey Sirrus and zero toddler gear. Here's how it's evolved since Freddy arrived.
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hiking-camping
by Stace · Aug 26, 2025
How I fit everything for me and my toddler into one Osprey Renn 50L backpack, whatever kind of adventure we're heading into.
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hiking-camping
by Stace · May 21, 2020
Iceland offers some of the most varied and spectacular hiking in the world — from short day walks near Reykjavik to multi-day treks through highland wilderness. Here are the best ones.
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hiking-camping
by Stace · Feb 10, 2017
Once you've packed as light as possible for the Lost City trek, it's time to start hiking. Four days through Colombian jungle to a city hidden in the Sierra Nevada — here's exactly how it went.
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hiking-camping
by Stace · Sep 2, 2016
Before the Inca Trail even begins — Lima to Cusco at sunrise, meeting the G Adventures group, a weaving co-op in the Sacred Valley, and testing our legs on the ruins at Ollantaytambo.
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hiking-camping
by Stace · Sep 2, 2016
Day 1 to Day 4 on the Inca Trail with G Adventures — Dead Woman's Pass, crushed Snickers bars, coca leaf readings that got genuinely spooky, and finally reaching Machu Picchu in the rain.
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