“I had a look around for a pic. Bizarelly I don’t have too many of my backpacks over the years. Found this one taken back in 1991 when I travelled around the equator. It was a Berghaus Tyger II and I think it was 70 or 80 litres. It accompanied me for the entire 378 days of the trip!
The photo was taken in the no-mans-land between Burundi and Tanzania. Me and my mates were busting out of Burundi after getting caught up in a civil war in Bujumbura. We were searched on the way to the border and my mate’s cooking kit rattled when the soldier shook it. The soldier thought it was a bomb. Turned out to be an avocado my mate had forgotten about. By the time we got to the first village in Tanzania it was dark and the border post deserted. The border guard was tracked down by a kid herding goats and he stamped us in by torchlight and hitching his pants up at the same time.” - Peter
Backpack brand: Berghause
Backpack model and capacity: Tyger II 60L or 70L
The location where you took the picture: No-mans-land between Burundi and Tanzania
Trip Length: 378 days
More info at: http://www.petermoore.net/
Thanks to Peter Moore
“We did a trip in Glacier National Park last summer. This was taken along the Highline Trail, on the way to Granite Park. The views were hazy from smoke with lots of wildfires burning in other parts of the region. Even with the haze, it was still one of the most spectacular hikes I’ve done.” - Mike
Backpack brand: Granite Gear
Backpack model and capacity: Nimbus Ozone 3800ci
The location where you took the picture: Glacier National Park
Trip Length: 6 days
More pictures at: http://community.webshots.com/user/climbmda
Thanks to Mike
“A school retreat for 4 days in Joshua Tree. We did a lot of hiking, backpacking and rock climbing and splunking. 4 days to teach kids about how to be out in the wilderness. It was amazing. I learned a lot about myself as well as a lot about the kids and Joshua Tree.” - Anna Martino
Backpack brand: REI
Backpack model and capacity: Women’s Venus Pack, 67 - 71 liters
The location where you took the picture: Joshua Tree California
Trip Length: 4 days
More info at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/missmartini/268526675/
Thanks to Anna Martino
“I had flown to Budepest to stay with a friend, then made my way to Prague via Bratislava and Vienna. My friend Jess and some of her Uni friends were going to be in Prague after traveling from Paris, Amsterdam and Berlin. After a few days we headed off to Krakow, and this is us, 3 hours or so into the 7hour train ride.” - Pete Ford
Backpack brand: Eurohike
Backpack model and capacity: 60 litres
The location where you took the picture: Ostrava train station, its pretty much on the Czech/Polish Border
Trip Length: 7 days
More info at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/punkrockpete
Thanks to Pete Ford
“I often climb or hike in many high mountain in my country. there are more than 200 mountains .the height over 3000m.so climbing and hiking is one of very popular outdoor activities here .perhaps you have interest of hiking here if possible :)” - Isaac Xie
Backpack brand: Cerrotorre
Backpack model and capacity: Don’t know what’s the model number and the capacity is 55 liter only
The location: At altitude of over 3000m in the middle of Taiwan
Trip Length: 3 days
More info at:
Blog: http://www.idea-creation.net/isaac/
Hiking entries: www.idea-creation.net/isaac/hiking/
Thanks to Isaac Xie
“A 3 day hike in West Jotenheimen (Norwegian mountains). We hiked from 1400m up to 2100m down to 800m and back up to 1400, with a total distance of about 40km. Amazing scenery. This is what Norway is about!” - Sul Thompson
The guy on the picture is Trym.
Backpack brand: Norrøna
Backpack model and capacity: Besshø 45L
The location where you took the picture: Fannaråken Glacier, Jotunheimen, Norway
Trip Length: 3 days
More info at: www.flickr.com/photos/sul/sets/72157594265188634/
Thanks to Sul and his friend Trym
“I was studying abroad in madrid, spain in spring of 2003 (the nyu in madrid program)…we had a two-week spring break at the beginning of april…i met up with a friend from high school in london (who was studying abroad in galway, ireland at the time). from there we went to prague, then amsterdam, then brussels, then interlaken….that picture was taken right before i got on a train to head back to madrid (my friend had a 3-week break, so he continued on to italy)” - Alyse Liebovich
Backpack brand: Jansport
Backpack model and capacity: unfortunately i don’t know…my sister just followed in my foorsteps and is traveling abroad as i did three years ago…and she took my backpack
The location where you took the picture: Interlaken, Switzerland
Trip Length: 14 days
More info at:
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/69332974@N00/
Blog: http://alyseliebovich.blogspot.com/
Thanks to Alyse Liebovich (don’t forget to give me info about Spain on Flickr!)
“I’m a bit tight on time right now. i’m catching a plane to North Thailand for some mountain biking in 2 hours, so I’ll get back to you when I return next week with the details you requested. I hope that’s ok.” - Kenneth Koh
Backpack Brand: Lowe Alpine
Model & Capacity: Sundancer 55l (women’s model, no longer
available)
The location where you took the picture: San Juan Mountains, Colorado
Trip Length: 3 Days
More pictures at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenkoh
More info at: http://adventurenomad.blogspot.com
Thanks to Kenneth Koh for the picture
“After we wrote our final university exam, my best friend and I jetted off to Europe where we spent 5 weeks staying in cheap hostels, train-hopping across the continent, seeing the sights, and meeting amazing people.” - Christopher Porter
Backpack brand: Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC)
Backpack model and capacity: Mec Brio 50 Plus, 52 Litres
The location where he took the picture: Avignon, France
Trip Length: 5 weeks
More info at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/canadianveggie/
Thanks to Christopher Porter
With a group called The Road Less Traveled, I spent 3 weeks in the backcountry of Costa Rica with 6 other teenagers and 2 college age leaders. We also rafted and sea kayaked across the Gulfo Dulce. I had an amazing time!
Thanks to Chandler for this picture!
Backpack brand: Kelty
Backpack model and capacity: Don’t know, he borrowed it from a friend
The location where you took the picture: Corcovado, Costa Rica
Trip Length: 3 weeks
More info at: www.flickr.com/photos/83343773@N00/