Eamon O'Dwyer
Eamon O'Dwyer still holds a grudge against the hotel guest who demanded a luggage scale, declared a 4.8-kilogram carry-on a triumph, and left a wet towel in the corridor. At forty-three, after years at a hotel front desk, the discovery that the lightest pack in the lobby had its water, food, and worn clothes counted as someone else's problem made him impossible to talk to about base weight.
Articles by Eamon O'Dwyer
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.'