ONC-PDX Monthly Meeting
“Lightweight Backpacking: Lighten Up for Happy Joints” – Jenny Stoffel
When: Tuesday September 10, 6:30pm – 8:30pm.
Where: Multnomah Arts Center, Room 30* (in the Senior Center; park in back of the building and enter through the doors on the right that say Senior Center).
* Also on Zoom: Link sent to members by email.
6:30 pm: Potluck. Bring a dish to share, eating utensils, and a drink if you wish
7:15 pm: Short Club Meeting
7:30 pm-8:30 pm: Program: “Lightweight Backpacking: Lighten Up for Happy Joints” – Jenny Stoffel
About the program:
Ultralight Backpacking: Lighten Up for Happy Joints
Did you know that when you hike or backpack, each pound you carry can be as much as quintupled as pressure on your joints as you navigate hilly terrain? This means that a 40lb backpack puts between 60-200 pounds of pressure on your knees and other joints with every step on an excursion. It doesn’t have to be that hard on your body!
This presentation will address the most effective (and cost-effective) strategies and tactics to reduce your backpack base weight to enable you to travel with more enjoyment and to go further than you otherwise might so you can have more years of wonderful backcountry trips unburdened by additional joint pain. We’ll also discuss finding the balance between ultralight/lightweight gear and comfort. Participants will be equipped with take-away resources to help transition to ultralight/lightweight adventuring kits.Jenny Stoffel grew up hiking and backpacking in the Colorado Rockies, where she also spent a few summers leading hiking and backpacking trips before eventually landing in Portland, where she’s taken and led a number of trips in the PNW. After severe ankle injuries from fall in a bouldering gym forced her to reassess what future excursions would look like, she did deep research into ultralight equipment to make more trips to the places she loves possible and has now enjoyed 13 years of continued adventuring since those injuries. Jenny also enjoys bicycling, kayaking, swimming, nordic skiing, snowshoeing and more.
Hope to see you in person or online!
