Glen Van Peski (GlenVanPeski.com) is a civil engineer who used his skills to engineer the lightest backpacking gear in the Solar System. Glen is the founder of Gossamer Gear (gossamergear.com?rfsn=2024242.1f815) .
Today, Glen releases his new book, Take Less, Do More: Surprising Life Lessons in Generosity, Gratitude, and Curiosity from an Ultralight Backpacker (amzn.to/3Jkgu1Y) .
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In this interview series, Glen shares snippets of his book. The final episode is a flashback episode of Glen and Francis recording themselves chatting while hiking (francistapon.c...) up San Francisco's historic Sweeney Ridge.
In this April 16, 2024 (www.glenvanpes...) episode, we begin by encouraging you to register for Glen's Virtual Launch Party. (www.glenvanpes...)
Next, we introduce Glen, using two different filters: the negative story vs. the positive story.
Using different lenses, we can radically transform how we view macro- and micro-moments throughout our lives.
More about Glen Van Peski
Glen Van Peski, founder of Gossamer Gear, is known for his legendary contributions to the backpacking community. A native Californian, Van Peski grew up in the western outdoors, and when his oldest son joined Scouts, he led the troop’s backpacking program. Through those experiences, he became intrigued by lightweight backpacking. He started sewing his gear and eventually started his own company, manufacturing ultralight backpacking equipment. Glen and his company have been featured in Backpacker, Outside, National Geographic Adventure magazines, and the New York Times.
Van Peski is an internationally sought-after speaker known for his inspiring, humorous, and information-packed presentations. He has hiked most of the Pacific Crest Trail, wandered the backcountry in Japan and Europe, and bike-packed on the Great Divide. He lives in Bend, Oregon, with Francie, his wife of over forty years, and is the father of two grown sons.
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