DC UL Backpacking is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2019. As part of the celebration, we’ll be featuring conversations with group members throughout July and August. Brian has been with DC UL since the very beginning (2009) and has attended or led some 180 trips as a co-organizer. You may know him by his unusual trail name,... Continue Reading →

DC UL Backpacking is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2019. As part of the celebration, we’ll be featuring conversations with group members throughout July and August. Jen (Shuttle) has been with DC UL since 2012. She's been on over 190 trips, and now leads the group at a very inspiring level along with a co-organizer team. She... Continue Reading →

DC UL Backpacking is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2019. As part of the celebration, we’ll be featuring conversations with group members throughout July and August. Michael (U-Turn) led DC UL as organizer from 2012-2017, and now acts as an assistant organizer. He got his trail name from a series of wrong turns on his way to... Continue Reading →

DC UL Backpacking is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2019. As part of the celebration, we’ll be featuring conversations with group members throughout July and August. Kylie (Faceplant) has been on over 90 trips with DC UL. Among her favorite pieces of gear? Her Purple Rain skirt, her ULA Circuit backpack, and her Yama Mountain Gear pogies.... Continue Reading →

DC UL Backpacking is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2019. As part of the celebration, we’ll be featuring conversations with group members throughout July and August. Max (Yeti) has been on some 30 trips with DC UL. "Yeti is my trail name, and I got it thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail in 2008. It was a rainy day... Continue Reading →