She is planning the first winter ascent of K2!

12/21/2020

It is the highest mountain in the Karakoram and the second highest on earth after Mount Everest. K2 fascinates mountaineers all over the world. It is the last 8000 peak on earth that has not been summited in winter! Tamara wants to change that now. 

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Backpacker Magazine: Winterlite Wmns - Best women's winter sleeping bag

11/12/2020
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Backpacker Magazine's Fall 2020 Gear Guide has named EXPED's Winterlite Wmns sleeping bag "Best women's winter sleeping bag." 

Here's an excerpt from the review: 

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It's waterproof pack season - and EXPED's got them all!

11/04/2020

EXPED waterproof packs range from extremely lightweight to burly, full-featured to trim and refined. Some are everyday packs for day hiking and urban adventure, while others are specialist haulers for alpine mountaineering and snow sports. 

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EXPED USA repair guru, Annica, interviewed by OutsideOnline

10/20/2020
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sleeping mats

EXPED USA has a reputation for outstanding customer service, and the work of our warranty service specialist, Annica, is a prominent part of it. Recently, she was interviewed by Outside Online for a piece they were doing on sleeping mat repair. Annica's name came up as they contacted repair shops for the article. 

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EXPED ambassador, Graham Zimmerman: The Imperfect Advocate

10/20/2020
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climate change

Our friend, Graham, has been working with Protect Our Winters (POW) as an advocate for climate change awareness. An Imperfect Advocate is a film about his journey as an athlete-turned-activist. 

 

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EXPED ambassador, Susan Conrad, takes the long way home

09/16/2020
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DOLPO PROJECT

09/01/2020

Tsering Dolma Gurung (54) and her husband Silnon live primarily off their own agricultural activities. Three daughters attend the local school; the eldest daughter, however, is needed to help run the household. The family's most important possessions: sheep, yaks and horses - and now a greenhouse. A meaningful project, we believe and have financed 1 of 12 greenhouses and donated an ORION II EXTREME. 

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EXPED ambassador, Graham Zimmerman, wins Piolets d'Or award

08/15/2020
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Piolets d'Or
mountaineering

MultiMat - lightly insulated all-purpose mat

07/29/2020
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"Hello, my name is Torrent"

07/07/2020

Do you have a backpack that has accompanied you for years and has almost become your best friend? Then you should like this story from EXPED client Julie. For once, backpack TORRENT gets a voice here and tells what it has already experienced. Lean back and enjoy the long and beautiful story of Torrent the backpack. 

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