/r/backpacking - top ten submissions for each month of 2023

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2023, December
How do I have ‘the talk’ with a friend?
1352 How do I have ‘the talk’ with a friend?
Possibly a dumb question
774 Possibly a dumb question
A three day trip in the Sierra to summit one of...
758 A three day trip in the Sierra to summit one of...
Is this dangerous?
626 Is this dangerous?
Probably the most beautiful place I've ever cam...
479 Probably the most beautiful place I've ever cam...
Three 15 yo men, one 67km 5-day odyssey
452 Three 15 yo men, one 67km 5-day odyssey
2023 Bhutan Snowman Trek
447 2023 Bhutan Snowman Trek
My backpacking trip through South Korea - November
417 My backpacking trip through South Korea - November
Highlights from four days of backpacking Wind R...
334 Highlights from four days of backpacking Wind R...
REI backpacking guide from 1972
321 REI backpacking guide from 1972
2023, November
I feel like sharing this story could save a lif...
2113 I feel like sharing this story could save a lif...
Saw this guy recently along the trail. Not gonn...
1806 Saw this guy recently along the trail. Not gonn...
Taking an old train into the Colorado wildernes...
1465 Taking an old train into the Colorado wildernes...
Protein Is Not Fuel. A Lesson From A Long Weekend.
1182 Protein Is Not Fuel. A Lesson From A Long Weekend.
Going for a 3 night, 28 mile trip. Tell me what...
1167 Going for a 3 night, 28 mile trip. Tell me what...
What 6 months of travel in SE Asia cost me July...
858 What 6 months of travel in SE Asia cost me July...
Four days in the backcountry of Grand Teton Nat...
582 Four days in the backcountry of Grand Teton Nat...
Hetch Hetchy Valley In California
576 Hetch Hetchy Valley In California
Where I slept for 5 nights on the North Coast T...
558 Where I slept for 5 nights on the North Coast T...
Is this clip special?
530 Is this clip special?
2023, October
Slept in the shadow of Banner Peak, California ...
1655 Slept in the shadow of Banner Peak, California ...
Did someone just pissed their and my bed ?
1529 Did someone just pissed their and my bed ?
No feeling like it
848 No feeling like it
First backpacking trip! Scottish Highlands!
632 First backpacking trip! Scottish Highlands!
Guitar Hijackers
626 Guitar Hijackers
I was in Medellin, Colombia and attempted one o...
609 I was in Medellin, Colombia and attempted one o...
Eating well at 10,500
571 Eating well at 10,500
Sierra Nevada in the falls is just
544 Sierra Nevada in the falls is just
Shimono-Roka kurobe gorge in Japan
503 Shimono-Roka kurobe gorge in Japan
First Trip Success
465 First Trip Success
2023, September
Got altitude sickness for the first time ever w...
1614 Got altitude sickness for the first time ever w...
Wanted to share a picture of my new pack I got ...
1153 Wanted to share a picture of my new pack I got ...
Worth the weight
985 Worth the weight
How would you respond if someone approached you...
625 How would you respond if someone approached you...
Sleeping with no rainfly is the best
510 Sleeping with no rainfly is the best
Missing person - wind river range, WY
431 Missing person - wind river range, WY
I know this will sound kind of lame...but it su...
409 I know this will sound kind of lame...but it su...
three days in the tetons
406 three days in the tetons
Honest question - does your weed go in your bea...
399 Honest question - does your weed go in your bea...
Stargazing in Kyrgyzstan
390 Stargazing in Kyrgyzstan
2023, August
Freeze dried food… Worth it?
1108 Freeze dried food… Worth it?
Wild camping winter expedition in Dovrefjell Na...
620 Wild camping winter expedition in Dovrefjell Na...
Four Pass Loop, CO
577 Four Pass Loop, CO
All my gear for 7 months of travelling around S...
557 All my gear for 7 months of travelling around S...
My week long Alaska salmon fishing trip on a bu...
506 My week long Alaska salmon fishing trip on a bu...
Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, Canada
393 Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, Canada
Found this gem of a sign
393 Found this gem of a sign
Trekking to the Kulikalon Lakes in Tajikistan.
382 Trekking to the Kulikalon Lakes in Tajikistan.
Some of my best campsites backpacking the north...
356 Some of my best campsites backpacking the north...
Idaho/Montana border alpine lake.
358 Idaho/Montana border alpine lake.
2023, July
My wife (64) and I (66) are hiking 5000 kilomet...
2133 My wife (64) and I (66) are hiking 5000 kilomet...
My wife (64) and I (66) are hiking 5000 kilomet...
825 My wife (64) and I (66) are hiking 5000 kilomet...
New Zealand must be one of the best hiking dest...
798 New Zealand must be one of the best hiking dest...
First time backpacking again since I broke my f...
574 First time backpacking again since I broke my f...
7 Day Backpacking Trip at Pictured Rocks Nation...
552 7 Day Backpacking Trip at Pictured Rocks Nation...
Drove 1500 miles to Yellowstone and Grand Teton
524 Drove 1500 miles to Yellowstone and Grand Teton
Petra. I can’t even begin to describe how inc...
490 Petra. I can’t even begin to describe how inc...
8 day camping trip through the Italian Dolomite...
466 8 day camping trip through the Italian Dolomite...
Overnighter to Emigrant Wilderness
457 Overnighter to Emigrant Wilderness
The Oregon Coast
446 The Oregon Coast
2023, June
Rainbow mountain in Peru! One of the most unrea...
1143 Rainbow mountain in Peru! One of the most unrea...
[OC] My backpack that has travelled many miles ...
1137 [OC] My backpack that has travelled many miles ...
(Solo) hiked Tour du Mont Blanc twice in 2 year...
1066 (Solo) hiked Tour du Mont Blanc twice in 2 year...
Olympic National Park (WA)
1060 Olympic National Park (WA)
My wife (64) and I (65) are hiking 5000 kilomet...
950 My wife (64) and I (65) are hiking 5000 kilomet...
My wife (64) and I (65) are hiking 5000 kilomet...
934 My wife (64) and I (65) are hiking 5000 kilomet...
My wife (64) and I (65) are hiking 5000 kilomet...
802 My wife (64) and I (65) are hiking 5000 kilomet...
My wife (64) and I (65) are hiking 5000 kilomet...
742 My wife (64) and I (65) are hiking 5000 kilomet...
Cloud Inversion - New Zealand
654 Cloud Inversion - New Zealand
Walking across Asia - Everest Pt.2
627 Walking across Asia - Everest Pt.2
2023, May
Found this bright blue lake when exploring the ...
2352 Found this bright blue lake when exploring the ...
Sawtooth National Forest, Idaho. My first backp...
2130 Sawtooth National Forest, Idaho. My first backp...
My wife (64) and I (65) are hiking 5000 kilomet...
2051 My wife (64) and I (65) are hiking 5000 kilomet...
My wife (64) and I (65) are hiking 5000 kilomet...
1415 My wife (64) and I (65) are hiking 5000 kilomet...
My wife (64) and I (65) are hiking 5000 kilomet...
1378 My wife (64) and I (65) are hiking 5000 kilomet...
Hang Son Doong Cave System - The Largest Cave i...
1290 Hang Son Doong Cave System - The Largest Cave i...
I’m the girl with the nightmare of a Nepal tr...
1238 I’m the girl with the nightmare of a Nepal tr...
Lost Coast, California
1177 Lost Coast, California
planning a year-long backpacking trip
1123 planning a year-long backpacking trip
Canyonlands sure is a magical place.
1062 Canyonlands sure is a magical place.
2023, April
My wife (64) and I (65) are hiking 5000 kilomet...
3613 My wife (64) and I (65) are hiking 5000 kilomet...
The beginning of my expedition in Svalbard
2194 The beginning of my expedition in Svalbard
Uyuni Salt Flats are now I’m my top 3 favorit...
2146 Uyuni Salt Flats are now I’m my top 3 favorit...
Hiking 5000 kilometers thru Europe: my wife (64...
1792 Hiking 5000 kilometers thru Europe: my wife (64...
Vermont, USA - One of my favorite places in nor...
1781 Vermont, USA - One of my favorite places in nor...
First solo trip
1621 First solo trip
Aurora Borealis and spring snow melt along the ...
1551 Aurora Borealis and spring snow melt along the ...
A three day trip in the Beartooths, with a bear...
1533 A three day trip in the Beartooths, with a bear...
The hidden gem of Pinnacles National Park, Cali...
1421 The hidden gem of Pinnacles National Park, Cali...
Backpacking through the Turquoise Coast of Turk...
1375 Backpacking through the Turquoise Coast of Turk...
2023, March
Murren, Switzerland
3180 Murren, Switzerland
backpacking outfit in Canada vs Australia haha
2917 backpacking outfit in Canada vs Australia haha
Isfahan,a fabulous city
2843 Isfahan,a fabulous city
Scored a North Face Terra 65 at a thrift sale f...
2540 Scored a North Face Terra 65 at a thrift sale f...
A travel to Samarkand ,Uzbekistan
2515 A travel to Samarkand ,Uzbekistan
Yosemite
2419 Yosemite
Sunrise over the clouds.
2373 Sunrise over the clouds.
Six more months living out my backpack 🌍
2352 Six more months living out my backpack 🌍
Daryasar Plain, Iran
2311 Daryasar Plain, Iran
Took Mr. Ollie on his first backpacking trip an...
2131 Took Mr. Ollie on his first backpacking trip an...
2023, February
The place farthest from any ocean on earth was ...
2789 The place farthest from any ocean on earth was ...
The Monastery at Petra. Pictures can't describe...
2650 The Monastery at Petra. Pictures can't describe...
Franklin Falls Trail in the Snoqualmie National...
2514 Franklin Falls Trail in the Snoqualmie National...
Winter backpacking in Olympic National Park!
2271 Winter backpacking in Olympic National Park!
The time I carried my pup 16 miles, not because...
2072 The time I carried my pup 16 miles, not because...
PN Patagonia, Chile / 5 days / 105km / +3300m
2046 PN Patagonia, Chile / 5 days / 105km / +3300m
Nature's fridge :) Jasper, Canada
1985 Nature's fridge :) Jasper, Canada
Backpacking trip through Finland and Estonia
1922 Backpacking trip through Finland and Estonia
Escalante, UT
1851 Escalante, UT
Phu Quoc Island - Vietnam
1723 Phu Quoc Island - Vietnam
2023, January
One of my favorite campsite views from last yea...
3351 One of my favorite campsite views from last yea...
The extra weight is totally worth it.
2716 The extra weight is totally worth it.
A secluded trail on the Oregon coast 🌱
2392 A secluded trail on the Oregon coast 🌱
My Uncle was Accidentally a Trail Angel on the PCT
2272 My Uncle was Accidentally a Trail Angel on the PCT
New Zealand magic✨
2181 New Zealand magic✨
My family did the W Trek
2012 My family did the W Trek
TEA GARDEN, MUNNAR, INDIA
1956 TEA GARDEN, MUNNAR, INDIA
A curious pine marten in the pioneer mountains ...
1942 A curious pine marten in the pioneer mountains ...
I spent New Years Eve near New Zealand's larges...
1857 I spent New Years Eve near New Zealand's larges...
A couple friends and I hiked in and out of the GC
1841 A couple friends and I hiked in and out of the GC