Uploaded May 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Welcome to This week in Backpacking, your source for backpacking and backcountry news. In this weeks episode we discuss America's newest National Park, the NP's new phone app, a hiker rescue in the San Gabriel Mountains, Alaska's proposed long trail, Gregory's new gear lineup and AT Thru Hiker Kelly Hays.

✅America's Newest National Park - New River Gorge
✅New National Park Phone App
✅Hiker Rescue in the San Gabriel Mountains
✅Alaska Long Trail one Step Closer to Reality
✅Gregory Backpacks Introduces New Line
✅AT Thru Hiker Kelly Hays

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