Altogether, these nine ultralight backpacking items weigh just over nine pounds—perfect for the ultralight-curious.

The Nemo Dragonfly Osmo is ultralight, compact, and tougher than it looks.

Ready to stop hauling a heavy pack? Discover the ultralight backpacking gear that trims your base weight without sacrificing comfort.

Rather than chasing the fully frameless, bare-bones approach often associated with ultralight setups, Fjallraven has taken a ...

This story explores the emerging ultralight cavalry concept tested by the U.S. Army’s 25th Infantry Division in Hawaii, ...

I first encountered the ideas of ultralight backpacking in 1994, in an article in now-defunct (and much-missed) Backpacker magazine. It was titled “Less is More,” by Mark Jenkins. (I still have a PDF ...

Editors note: This story has been updated to reflect the crashed pilot was not connected to Lone Star Paramotor. A crash shook up a San Antonio-area airfield after an ultralight aircraft lost altitude ...