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This page ranks everyone who has ever contributed lists / reviews / questions / answers / gear photos / comments / votes within this group of products. Gear Gurus earn one point for each submission, and gain an extra point each time someone gives one of their contributions a thumbs up. BUT they lose a point for every thumbs down. Gear Gurus who put their necks on the line by using their real names, see their point total increase by 1.5x. Real names mean real community, and real community means real knowledge. For more info, check out the

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    Andrew McLean | Park City & The Wasatch Mountains,...

    Skier // Climber // AT Skier // Kite Skier // Trad Climber // Big Wall Climber // Ice Climber // Mountaineer

    Backcountry.com Sponsored Athlete Backcountry.com Sponsored Athlete

    Andrew McLean has been pursuing steep skiing challenges in remote locations... View Full Profile

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    Jonathan S. Shefftz | New England, Sierra, PNW

    Backpacker // Road Biker // Hiker // Nordic Skier // Trail Runner // Camper/Hiker // Biker // AT Skier // Alpine Skier // Skier

    National Ski Patrol: -- Avalanche Instructor (Level 1 and Level 2) -- Mountain... View Full Profile

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    Michael Kisow | Park City, Utah

    Skier // Camper/Hiker // Climber // Snowshoer // Alpine Skier // AT Skier // Backpacker // Camper // Mountaineer // Mountain Biker

    www.mikekisow.com I live and work in Park City. I work a ton but still... View Full Profile

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    Shane O'Donnell | Northern BC

    Skier // Camper/Hiker // Climber

    I'm a full time student at UNBC studying Outdoor Recreation and Conservation.... View Full Profile

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    Bud Martin | Bozeman, MT

    Climber // Telemark Skier // Mountain Biker // Backpacker

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    THOMAS ARMENTO | Denver, CO

    Skier // Camper/Hiker

    Backcountry.com Vendor Rep Backcountry.com Vendor Rep

    "If you're not living close to the edge, then you're taking up too much... View Full Profile

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    Mike Traslin | North Vancouver BC Canada/coast...

    Skier // Trad Climber // Mountaineer // Boulderer // Road Biker // Mountain Biker // Alpine Skier // Trail Runner // AT Skier // Climber // Sport Climber // Hiker

    Being in constant motion is the most addicting feeling! SKI GUIDE/CONSTRUCTION... View Full Profile

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    Matthew Tabrys | Salt Lake City, UT, spend...

    Skier // Boulderer // AT Skier // Trail Runner // Alpine Skier // Hiker // Ocean Kayaker

    To some people skiing is a hobby. To others a sport. To quite a few,... View Full Profile

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    zoltan korossy

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    BryanS

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    spencer j | SL.UT

    Snowboarder // Backpacker // Climber

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    Brian Muller | Salt Lake City

    Skier, Mountaineer Hiker/Backpacker, Backcountry Skier, climber, love the... View Full Profile

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    Nate Martin | Boulder, CO

    Backcountry Snowboarder // Snowboarder // Camper/Hiker // Backpacker // Snowshoer

    - Winter solitude. - Hiking to get steep, untracked lines. - Wasatch... View Full Profile

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    Jason B

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    Maine-iac

    Skier // Camper/Hiker

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    NickW | Bay Area, Tahoe, Eastern Sierra,...

    AT Skier // Backpacker // Skier // Climber

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    DaddyNeedsPow | the Wasatch, Uintas, Tetons,...

    Camper/Hiker // AT Skier // Backpacker

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    Sam Reese | Berkeley, Tahoe, East Sid...

    Trad Climber // Skier // AT Skier // Backpacker

    Former ski instructor, ditched park and pipe steeze for backcountry (after... View Full Profile

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    PowGodess

    Skier

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    Anonymous

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    Matt Hart | Cascade Mtns, Teton Mtns,...

    Trail Runner // AT Skier // Mountain Biker

    Backcountry.com Sponsored Athlete Backcountry.com Sponsored Athlete

    I'm an ultra distance athlete who incessantly seeks out backcountry adventure.... View Full Profile

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    Jonathan Wilson | 46 deg South, Patagoina

    Camper/Hiker // Paddler // Mountain Biker // Snowboarder // Kite Boarder // Whitewater Kayaker

    Been traveling around and working overseas for five years now. I've been... View Full Profile

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    Evan Stevens | Squamish, BC

    Skier // Climber // Biker // AT Skier // Telemark Skier // Mountain Biker // Mountaineer // Ice Climber // Boulderer // Big Wall Climber // Sport Climber // Trad Climber

    Backcountry.com Sponsored Athlete Backcountry.com Sponsored Athlete

    IFMGA mountain guide, trying to share the love of the mountains with everyone... View Full Profile

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    Jeremy Jones | Truckee, CA.

    Snowboarder // Mountain Biker // Boulderer // Backcountry Snowboarder // Climber

    Backcountry.com Sponsored Athlete Backcountry.com Sponsored Athlete

    "Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention to arrive safely... View Full Profile

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    Endurance Junkie

    Camper/Hiker // Climber

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    Bojangles111a | Roaring Fork Valley, Tell...

    Just off a knee surgery from flipping my raft. Back biking full bore now,... View Full Profile

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    Adam CH

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    Stan | Canadian Rockies

    Camper/Hiker // Alpine Skier // AT Skier // Kite Skier // Mountain Biker // Road Biker

    I live to bike in the summer and ski in the winter! View Full Profile

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    sage cattabriga-alosa | Salt lake city, california,...

    Skier // Biker

    Backcountry.com Sponsored Athlete Backcountry.com Sponsored Athlete

    Mountains, and Snow drive my passions in winter, Mountain biking takes... View Full Profile

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    Kim Havell | Telluride, CO

    Skier // Climber // Backpacker // Hiker // Mountaineer // Trad Climber // AT Skier // Alpine Skier // Camper/Hiker // Trail Runner

    Backcountry.com Sponsored Athlete Backcountry.com Sponsored Athlete

    Based in Telluride, Colorado, Kim Havell began her career in the mountains,... View Full Profile

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    EXPO650 | Austria

    Skier // Climber // Mountaineer // Backpacker // Hiker // Road Biker

    US Expat living in Austria. Ski instructor during the winter and Outdoor... View Full Profile

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    John Here

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    Tom Erdmann | Big Sky, Montana

    I'm an avid Big Sky skier, love skiing the entire mountain front and back.... View Full Profile

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    Rodrigo Martin Boquin | I live in Argentina, and very...

    Skier // Trail Runner // Camper/Hiker // Climber // Snowboarder // Mountaineer // Backpacker // Backcountry Snowboarder

    I am currently training to climb Aconcagua in 2009 View Full Profile

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    Will Cardamone | The Elk Mountains of Colorado,...

    Telemark Skier // Whitewater Kayaker // Mountain Biker

    Backcountry.com Sponsored Athlete Backcountry.com Sponsored Athlete

    I was born and raised in Aspen CO and as a gromit I spent most of my... View Full Profile

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    Malcolm Herstand | Montana, Alaska, Vermont

    Camper/Hiker // Telemark Skier // Biker

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    ESTtoMST

    Skier

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    sjkrause12151559 | portland

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    adam daly

    Camper/Hiker

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    Greg | Seattle

    Snowboarder // Camper/Hiker // Climber // Skier

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    Brian Vincent | East Coast Training Groun...

    Trail Runner // Camper/Hiker // Snowboarder // Climber // Biker // Backcountry Snowboarder // Kayaker // Paddler // Mountain Biker

    First Chair to Last Call. If and when I fall, I always get back up.. View Full Profile

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    Kit Moffitt | MBS and NOCA

    I like: not having to think much about my gear when I'm out and about.... View Full Profile

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    hank.wisse1360403

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    Tyson Bolduc | The Mountains of Vail, Colorado...

    Skier // Biker // Trail Runner // Camper/Hiker // Mountaineer

    Backcountry.com Sponsored Athlete Backcountry.com Sponsored Athlete

    The details of my life are actually quite inconsequential... I guess I... View Full Profile

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    ryder

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    Peter Nave | My homestate of Alaska and...

    Camper/Hiker

    I'm a former ski racer and current backcountry skier who is training to... View Full Profile

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    Vern Nelson Jr. | deep and steep. PNW

    Snowboarder // Climber // Trad Climber // Backpacker // Backcountry Snowboarder // Sport Climber // Mountaineer

    Deep Pow and steep lines. Climbing, mainly alpine. I enjoy normally being... View Full Profile

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    krystal

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    Magnus | Northern Norway and New Zealand...

    Skier // Climber // Telemark Skier // Nordic Skier // Mountain Biker // Camper/Hiker

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    Lyric Rosatti | Bozeman Montana and the surrounding...

    Sport Climber // Boulderer // Backpacker // Camper/Hiker // Snowboarder // Climber

    I'm a recent graduate from the Mechanical Engineering undergrad program... View Full Profile

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    Anonymous

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    Chris Alef | Snoqualmie, WA

    Skier // Trail Runner // Snowshoer // AT Skier // Whitewater Kayaker // Mountaineer // Mountain Biker

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    Noah Howell | Wherever the snow is deep,...

    Skier

    Backcountry.com Sponsored Athlete Backcountry.com Sponsored Athlete

    I play hard in the mountains and beat the shit out of my gear. Blog here-... View Full Profile

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    W Ross

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    flan-man | Cascades and Olympics

    Alpine Skier // Mountaineer // Backpacker // Road Biker // AT Skier // Mountain Biker

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    m_l2520235

    Trail Runner // Skier // Camper/Hiker

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    TryslKnut

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    taka

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    doug100074829

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    frenchdone100168107

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    Doug Dickey | Global Gear Head goes anywhere...

    Snowboarder // Mountain Biker // Kite Boarder // Camper/Hiker

    Born in San Diego, transplanted to Oahu, choked in LA for a while and wound... View Full Profile

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    Patty Shenk

    Camper/Hiker

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    Dave Peck | Park City, UT (and surrounding...

    Telemark Skier // Mountain Biker // Road Biker // Nordic Skier // Skier // Snowboarder

    Reformed east-coast and Vail bump skier who tele skies exclusively and... View Full Profile

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    Ryan Porter | Montana

    Camper/Hiker // Skier // Biker // Climber // Backpacker // Mountain Biker

    I am a sophomore at MSU. I am an avid biker when the snow melts and enjoy... View Full Profile

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    Wayne Harvey | Pacific Northwest, Cascade...

    AT Skier // Backpacker // Mountain Biker

    My passion in life is enjoying the outdoors and exploring the mountains... View Full Profile

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    JoWo

    Skier

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    Kerry | Alaska, Wyoming

    Camper // Backpacker // Kayaker // Nordic Skier // Camper/Hiker // Snowboarder // Biker // AT Skier // Trail Runner // Road Biker // Skier // Mountain Biker // Alpine Skier // Hiker

    I'm a 23 year old with a passion for adventure. I grew up among the big... View Full Profile

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    Ty Nelson | Utah

    Mountain Biker // Skier

    Backcountry.com Vendor Rep Backcountry.com Vendor Rep

    Patagonia rep based out of SLC. View Full Profile

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    Chope | Minneapolis, MN

    Skier // Climber // Biker // Mountain Biker // Ice Climber // AT Skier

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    Stephen Jew | Salt Lake City/UT Boise/ID...

    Trail Runner // Camper/Hiker // Snowboarder // Mountain Biker

    Only after the last tree has been cut down Only after the last river has... View Full Profile

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    Steve S

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    jackalope

    Telemark Skier // Trail Runner // Camper/Hiker // Backpacker // Mountain Biker // Road Biker // AT Skier

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    Bryan Vernetson | Fort Collins, CO

    Trad Climber // Sport Climber // Boulderer // Ice Climber // Snowboarder // Biker // Camper/Hiker // Backpacker // Whitewater Kayaker

    Gear junky that spends every moment, not at work, rock and ice climbing,... View Full Profile

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    whitney4786

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    Taylor Arave | Wasatch, Windrivers, Tetons,...

    Camper/Hiker // Backpacker // Mountain Biker // Mountaineer // Boulderer // Trad Climber // AT Skier // Climber

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    Ky

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    Dave Watson | Himalayas, Karakoram

    Skier // Climber

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    miles Randell | Squamish, Blackcomb, North...

    BC skier, pro patroller, ice/rock climber, alpine climber, trail runner,... View Full Profile

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    tje03092335040

    Skier

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    Aaron Clark | Somewhere in Colorado

    Telemark Skier // Mountain Biker // Road Biker // Trail Runner // Camper/Hiker // Kayaker

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    Jim Therrien | Park City, UT. Northern, VT....

    Backcountry Snowboarder // Telemark Skier // Mountain Biker // Boulderer // Camper/Hiker // Paddler // Climber

    I love fun. If there is a possiblity for fun, I will try it. Traveling... View Full Profile

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    Greg Hill | Revelstoke B.C,

    Backcountry.com Sponsored Athlete Backcountry.com Sponsored Athlete

    Somehow along the way, my path slowly turned into a skin track and now... View Full Profile

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    flyer

    Snowboarder

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    Scottie O

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    Nate Blouin | The Wasatch, I Street.

    Alpine Skier // Mountain Biker

    I moved here from New Hampshire in April to shred some pow, bike, hike,... View Full Profile

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    Gabe Westheimer | I live in Berkeley CA, Bike...

    Skier // AT Skier // Alpine Skier // Telemark Skier // Mountain Biker // Road Biker

    it is quite simple, in the summer i bike, and the winter i ski. i ride... View Full Profile

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    James Francis | The wasnatch

    Skier

    Raised in PC, now I live in SLC for school and to be closer to the central... View Full Profile

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    Troy_08

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    Rick Willauer | Central Washington

    Camper/Hiker // Skier // Mountain Biker // Backpacker

    Born and raised in central Washington. Hanging out just waiting for the... View Full Profile

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    Alexei Kissell | Boston, Big Sky, State College,...

    Skier // Camper/Hiker // Snowboarder // Biker // Backpacker // AT Skier

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    James C Watts | Colorado Front Range (Bou...

    Climber // Skier // Backpacker // Hiker // Snowshoer

    Software engineer who pretends to be a climber from time to time. View Full Profile

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    Brett Sichello | BC - Big White, Silver Star,...

    Snowboarder // Backpacker // Camper // Hiker // Backcountry Snowboarder

    I pretty much live and breath snowboarding...I can barely sleep when I... View Full Profile

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    Jim Orsi | Utah, Vermont, Wyoming, Colorado,...

    Trail Runner // Sport Climber // Ice Climber // Skier // Hiker // Backpacker // AT Skier // Climber

    I'm out there in all seasons, as often as possible. The mountains are my... View Full Profile

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    LonelyTrail89

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    Jacon Mayer | Vermont

    Trad Climber // Ice Climber // Mountaineer // Telemark Skier // Backpacker

    Vermont local - climber first, sailor second, skiier third. Instructor... View Full Profile

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    Chad Corbin | Nevada, East Sierra, Utah,...

    Mountaineer // Skier // Camper/Hiker // Climber

    Looking for the inside line on everything. Where's the pow? The next... View Full Profile

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    DSJ

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    Bronco

    Skier

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    jamey parks | I love to travel... and I...

    AT Skier // Backpacker // Mountain Biker // Road Biker // Alpine Skier

    Backcountry.com Sponsored Athlete Backcountry.com Sponsored Athlete

    I ski raced for the majority of my life it seems. Growing up in the east... View Full Profile

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    todd grenier

    Hiker // Mountain Biker // Camper/Hiker // Backpacker // Road Biker // Camper // Biker // Kayaker

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