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Welcome to Fitpacking
Fitpacking is weight loss backpacking. We take clients on 1 and 2-week wilderness hiking vacations with the dual objective of:
- Altering your body composition
- Giving you an unforgettable wilderness experience
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Fitpacking provides participants a supportive environment in which slower hikers can feel comfortable and enjoy themselves. If you love the outdoors, but are a little overweight or older and prefer not to feel rushed by super-fit athletes or obsessive hi-mileage hikers, Fit Packing could work for you.
There are no austere eating programs with Fitpacking. You can and should eat all you want while backpacking. During your intense, yet relaxing long distance walk, you will carry all your food and gear on your back and
- Lose weight
- Get in shape
- Rid yourself of stress
- Increase core strength
- See beautiful remote places that cars can't access
- Make close friendships
Please note that backpacking is a rigorous activity. A moderate fitness level and consulting a physician are highly recommended before embarking upon a Fitpacking trip.
Fitpacking is a fun alternative to Boot Camps, Fat Camps, Fat Farms, and a less rigorous alternative to Outward Bound.
Current Trip
New England Fall Foliage, CT/MA - 1 Week
"My experience pushed me out of my perceived comfort zone and physical limitations. I would definitely do it again!" -- Val P., Great Smoky Mountains Trip
Next Trips
Big Bend, TX - 1 Week
Nov 1-9, 2008
Cost $1000
Ocala National Forest, FL*** - 1 Week
Jan 10-18, 2009
Cost $950
Cumberland Island National Seashore, GA*** - 1 Week
Jan 24-31, 2009
Cost $975
Upcoming trips continued below
Continental Divide Trail Colorado
Joshua Tree National Park, CA - 1 Week
Feb 28 - Mar 8, 2009
Cost $1075
Arizona Superstition Wilderness, AZ - 2 Weeks
Mar 14-26, 2009
Cost $1650
Great Smoky Mountain NP, NC/TN - 1 Week
Apr 4-12, 2009
Details TBD
Cost $1000
Shenandoah National Park, VA - 2 Weeks
May 16 - 31, 2009
Details TBD
Cost $1600
Redwood National Park, CA - 2 Weeks
Jun 30 - July 12, 2009
Details TBD
Cost $1550
White Mountain National Forest, NH - 1 Week
Day Hiking Only - Stay in a Lodge
Jul 24-31, 2009
Details TBD
Cost $1350
North Cascades National Park, WA - 2 Weeks
Aug 8-20, 2009
Cost $1625
Mt. Rainier National Park, WA - 1 Week
We've been awarded 1 of only 5 commercial permits to hike in MRNP
Sep 5-12, 2009
Cost $1175
All Prices quoted as Per Person Double Occupancy (Hotel Sharing)
***Denotes Easier Trips (Note: All trips are difficult at times)
Location of past and upcoming trips (sorry, not clickable)