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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240910T183000
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URL:https://onc-pdx.org/events/monthly-program-ultralight-backpacking/
SUMMARY:Monthly Program - Lightweight Backpacking
DESCRIPTION:ONC-PDX Monthly Meeting\n“Lightweight Backpacking: Lighten Up
  for Happy Joints" - Jenny Stoffel\n\nWhen: Tuesday September 10\, 6:30pm 
 – 8:30pm.\n\nWhere: Multnomah Arts Center\, Room 30* (in the Senior Cent
 er\; park in back of the building and enter through the doors on the right
  that say Senior Center).\n\n* Also on Zoom: Link sent to members by email
 .\n\n6:30 pm: Potluck. Bring a dish to share\, eating utensils\, and a dri
 nk if you wish\n7:15 pm: Short Club Meeting\n7:30 pm-8:30 pm: Program: “
 Lightweight Backpacking: Lighten Up for Happy Joints" - Jenny Stoffel\n\nA
 bout the program:\n\nUltralight Backpacking: Lighten Up for Happy Joints\n
 \nDid you know that when you hike or backpack\, each pound you carry can b
 e as much as quintupled as pressure on your joints as you navigate hilly t
 errain? This means that a 40lb backpack puts between 60-200 pounds of pres
 sure on your knees and other joints with every step on an excursion. It do
 esn’t have to be that hard on your body!\n\nThis presentation will addre
 ss the most effective (and cost-effective) strategies and tactics to reduc
 e your backpack base weight to enable you to travel with more enjoyment an
 d to go further than you otherwise might so you can have more years of won
 derful backcountry trips unburdened by additional joint pain. We’ll also
  discuss finding the balance between ultralight/lightweight gear and comfo
 rt. Participants will be equipped with take-away resources to help transi
 tion to ultralight/lightweight adventuring kits.Jenny Stoffel grew up hiki
 ng and backpacking in the Colorado Rockies\, where she also spent a few su
 mmers leading hiking and backpacking trips before eventually landing in Po
 rtland\, where she’s taken and led a number of trips in the PNW. After s
 evere ankle injuries from fall in a bouldering gym forced her to reassess 
 what future excursions would look like\, she did deep research into ultral
 ight 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.\n\nHope to see you in person or online!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n&nbsp\;\
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