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Learn How to Lightweight & Ultralight Backpack
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Learn How to Lightweight & Ultralight Backpack
Yesterday was a huge day in the life of CleverHiker. I’d love to tell you a little bit about our progress and talk about some big things to come. About six months ago I started an Indiegogo crowd funding campaign to raise support for a video series on ultralight backpacking (image above). The campaign was wildly successful due to the support of my friends, family, and the backpacking community. Yesterday I was able to send an individual email to each of my 166 backers to deliver on a promise I made half a year ago. It was an incredibly proud moment for me.
The Latest
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The Latest
We’re proud to announce the launch of our new website and the launch date for our inaugural video series – Lightweight & Ultralight Backpacking Foundations! Our new website is a work in progress so please excuse any initial bugs that you might run into.
Post-Production
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Post-Production
We’re in the middle of another big editing week for CleverHiker as we work on our intro, credits, music, and on-screen text. Our first series – Lightweight & Ultralight Backpacking Foundations – is coming along well and looking beautiful!Photo location: Mt. Hood, OR
Filming Complete
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Filming Complete
We’re very excited to announce that the filming for CleverHiker Season 1 – Lightweight & Ultralight Backpacking Foundations – is complete!!! We’re moving to the post-production phase now where we’ll chop up our footage and add stylish graphics to build a polished product. We’re still shooting for an early May release date and working hard to stay on schedule.A huge thanks to Director of Photography – Matt Mastrantuono – for his tireless efforts in making the filming of our first series successful!We’re very excited for big things to come!