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M. John Fayhee

M. John Fayhee has been writing for Backpacker since 1986. His 13th book, “A Long Tangent: Musings by an old man & his young dog hiking every day for a year,” was released last fall by Mimbres Press. He lives in Silver City, New Mexico.

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Inside the Ultralight Cult of Durston Gear

The X-Mid trekking pole tent and other groundbreaking ultralight designs have earned Durston an unmatched fan base, with a 14,000-person Facebook group and in-jokes about stickers and sage at the center of it

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