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Welcome to Fatpacking
Fatpacking 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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Fatpacking 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, Fat Packing could work for you.
There are no austere eating programs with Fatpacking. 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 Fatpacking trip.
Fatpacking is a fun alternative to Boot Camps, Fat Camps, Fat Farms, and a less rigorous alternative to Outward Bound.
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"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
Adirondack High Peaks, NY - 1 Week
Parent / Child Pairs (Age 11+) Welcome
Jul 12-20, 2008
Cost $925
Olympic National Park, WA - 2 Weeks
Only 3 spots remaining
Jul 22 - Aug 3, 2008
Cost $1525
Redwood National Park, CA - 12 days
Aug 6-17, 2008
Cost $1450
Upcoming trips continued below
Continental Divide Trail Colorado
Mt. Rainier National Park, WA - 1 Week
We have been awarded 1 of only 5 commercial permits to hike in this park
Aug 30 - Sep 6, 2008
Cost $1025
North Cascades National Park, WA - 2 Weeks
September 13-25, 2008
Cost $1575
New England Fall Foliage, CT/MA - 1 Week
Oct 11-19, 2008
Cost $925
Big Bend, TX - 1 Week
Nov 1-9, 2008
Cost $1000
Florida Trip for the Disenfranchised***, FL - 1 Week
Dec 25, 2008 - Jan 2, 2009
Cost $950
Mt. Rainier National Park, WA - 1 Week
We have been awarded 1 of only 5 commercial permits to hike in this park
Sep 5-12, 2009
Cost TBD
E-mail if interested
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)