Thank you everyone who participated in the first Hiking in Finland Photo Contest. There were well over 30 entries, and it was hard to narrow it down three, let alone pick a winner.

Sorry if you got an unintended RSS update last week, human error on my part made me forget to add a Published: False to the article in question. Other than that I have been having a good week, with some autumn trip planning, editing photos and videos, and preparing some swell awesomeness for the readers.

Bikepacking is the trend in the UL scene of 2012 (and it will carry over into 2013 as more and more will start to explore the forests and hills with their bike) and hence it is my pleasure to interview one of the most exciting bikepacking cottage manufacturers, Scott Felter of Porcelain Rocket. Scott makes superb bikepacking frame & seat packs and in this interview he tells us how Porcelain Rocket came to be, where that name comes from, and what the future holds. Enjoy!