Backpacking for Beginners

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This article is part of our series: How to Go Backpacking

A backpacker walks across a footbridge in the woods

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Lindsay McIntosh-Tolle

Lindsay McIntosh-Tolle is a former outdoor instructor at REI. She has taught classes in backpacking, map and compass navigation, how to use a GPS and others. She has been finding her way into spectacular backcountry destinations for more than 18 years.