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The #1 Hiking Mistake I’ll Never Make Again (And How You Can Avoid It)

Sep 23, 2025

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5 min read

The #1 Hiking Mistake I’ll Never Make Again (And How You Can Avoid It)

Matthew Will
Matthew Will

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🏔️ We're Live! Transform Your Hiking Experience Today!

Sep 18, 2025

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2 min read

🏔️ We're Live! Transform Your Hiking Experience Today!

Matthew Will
Matthew Will

Weekly Newsletter

How I Cut Food Weight (and Still Eat Well) on Every Hike

Sep 16, 2025

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6 min read

How I Cut Food Weight (and Still Eat Well) on Every Hike

Matthew Will
Matthew Will

Weekly Newsletter

🏔️ Why the Police Came to My House at Midnight (And How You Can Avoid It)

Sep 9, 2025

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6 min read

🏔️ Why the Police Came to My House at Midnight (And How You Can Avoid It)

One wrong assumption nearly triggered a rescue callout. Here’s how a simple trip plan saved us.

Matthew Will
Matthew Will

Gear Reviews

The Ultralight Fleece That Changed My Layering Game

Sep 8, 2025

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5 min read

The Ultralight Fleece That Changed My Layering Game

Farpointe Alpha Cruiser Review – Smarter Layering with Alpha Direct

Matthew Will
Matthew Will

Weekly Newsletter

Stop Losing Hikes Before They Start: Plan for Every Skill Level

Sep 2, 2025

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6 min read

Stop Losing Hikes Before They Start: Plan for Every Skill Level

Matthew Will
Matthew Will

Weekly Newsletter

One Tiny Mistake Nearly Left Us Stranded (and Out of Food)

Aug 26, 2025

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5 min read

One Tiny Mistake Nearly Left Us Stranded (and Out of Food)

How I Learned to Take Trip Logistics as Seriously as My Route

Matthew Will
Matthew Will

Weekly Newsletter

The “Comfy” Gear Trap That Cost Me Sleep (and Money)

Aug 19, 2025

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5 min read

The “Comfy” Gear Trap That Cost Me Sleep (and Money)

Matthew Will
Matthew Will

Gear Reviews

All my current gear updated Aug 2025

Aug 12, 2025

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18 min read

All my current gear updated Aug 2025

My core gear that I am taking on multi-day trips currently

Matthew Will
Matthew Will

Weekly Newsletter

Hiking Smarter: Avoid Energy & Gear Mistakes on Long Treks

Aug 12, 2025

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5 min read

Hiking Smarter: Avoid Energy & Gear Mistakes on Long Treks

Matthew Will
Matthew Will

Weekly Newsletter

From anxious to dialled-in: My real pre-hike checklist

Aug 5, 2025

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6 min read

From anxious to dialled-in: My real pre-hike checklist

Matthew Will
Matthew Will

Weekly Newsletter

One Water Mistake Nearly Wrecked Our Trip

Jul 29, 2025

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6 min read

One Water Mistake Nearly Wrecked Our Trip

Matthew Will
Matthew Will

Weekly Newsletter

Avoid These Remote Hiking Fears With The TRAILS Framework

Jul 22, 2025

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4 min read

Avoid These Remote Hiking Fears With The TRAILS Framework

Matthew Will
Matthew Will

Weekly Newsletter

How Fear Secretly Loads Your Backpack

Jul 15, 2025

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3 min read

How Fear Secretly Loads Your Backpack

Is Fear the Real Weight in Your Pack?

Matthew Will
Matthew Will

Weekly Newsletter

Weather Lies, But Your Kit Can’t Fail

Jul 8, 2025

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5 min read

Weather Lies, But Your Kit Can’t Fail

Matthew Will
Matthew Will

Weekly Newsletter

Still Overpacking? Fix Gear Anxiety Fast

Jul 1, 2025

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4 min read

Still Overpacking? Fix Gear Anxiety Fast

Overpacking Isn't About Safety—It’s About Uncertainty

Matthew Will
Matthew Will

Weekly Newsletter

Why Smart Hikers Still Get Sidelined by Chafe

Jun 24, 2025

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6 min read

Why Smart Hikers Still Get Sidelined by Chafe

Matthew Will
Matthew Will

Weekly Newsletter

How I escaped a whiteout without a phone

Jun 17, 2025

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4 min read

How I escaped a whiteout without a phone

The map never dies, the compass never glitches, why real navigation starts long before the trailhead.

Matthew Will
Matthew Will
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Sep 8, 2026

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2 min read

The insole trick that saved my trip

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Sep 1, 2026

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2 min read

Spring Starts Today. Nobody Told the Snow.

Weekly Newsletter

Aug 25, 2026

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3 min read

You Booked the Overland Track. Now What?

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