Aditi Calder
Aditi Calder joined The Hiker's Headlamp after Aditi's ultralight hiking apprenticeship. As The Hiker's Headlamp's repair bench editor, Aditi Calder follows ultralight hiking claims into their logged results.
Articles by Aditi Calder
Summit Selfie Staging Takes Longer Than Actual Hike
The four-hour ascent was followed by a six-hour photo session involving three outfit changes, a drone, and 'one more with the wind in my hair.'
Cairn Dismantler and Cairn Builder Arrive at Same Summit Simultaneously
The resulting confrontation has been called 'the defining ideological conflict of modern hiking' by witnesses who wished they had kept walking.
Hiker Spends $4,000 on Gear to Sleep Worse Than He Does at Home
The full kit includes a $500 sleeping bag, a $200 pad, and a $350 tent that collectively deliver what the hiker describes as 'the worst sleep of my adult life, repeatedly.'