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Oless is obsessed

...with something different in any given moment...

Blog about traveling the mountains, optimizing life and everything in between

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Sunset over Sunburst and Cerulean lakes In mount Assiniboine park British Columbia
By Olessia Bourgart 16 Aug, 2023
The tale about my biggest solo adventure of the summer 2022, full of anxiety and epic views.
My backpacking gear reviews
By Olessia Bourgart 25 Nov, 2021
It’s almost winter and that means - driving conclusions regarding our current gear and planning what improvements we want to make before the next season. I wanted to publish there reviews for a while, but didn't know how to organize them. So here they just are.
Female backpacker in a tent watching cloud inversion in the alpine of Golden Ears mountain
By Olessia Bourgart 04 Oct, 2021
Getting good night’s sleep is an important part of an enjoyable adventure, especially where physical challenges are involved. My sleeping system was a bit off last year, and after testing my upgrades for 10 nights on different trips this season I’m happy to report it’s much better!
View of the sunset from the Golden Ears ridge
By Olessia Bourgart 19 Sep, 2021
So I went to camp on the Golden Ears mountain lately and turns out I wasn’t mentally prepared for what’s going on on this trail. Cloud inversion hunters - read on before you head there!
View of the upper Joffre lake from 300m elevation with alpine flower meadows in the front
By Olessia Bourgart 10 Aug, 2021
You don’t give up a booking on Joffre lakes because of rain, do you? 😄 Here’s some info about the campground, more rain-camping insights and a sketchy 2-or-maybe-3-lakes viewpoint hike story.
Mount Robson and Berg lake in the first rays of sunrise sun, BC, Canada
By Olessia Bourgart 02 Jul, 2021
Berg lake is one of the most popular trails among backpackers in BC and I was lucky to hike it this year! It didn't went smooth though and I want to share my experience and lessons I learned along the way - so your journey would be much better!
What gear I use in my sleep system during my backpacking trips, my (not ideal) experience spending n
By Olessia Bourgart 14 Jan, 2021
What gear I use in my sleep system during my backpacking trips, my (not ideal) experience spending nights in the backcountry and thoughts on how to improve it.
Nemo Dragonfly 2P tent review
By Olessia Bourgart 17 Dec, 2020
In today's post I talk about my experience with Nemo Dragonfly 2P tent, what I like and don’t like about it, how I broke it twice in the backcountry 🤦🏽‍♀️ and my advice as for how to avoid it.
Trip to Saint Marks summit, BC, Canada
By Olessia Bourgart 03 Dec, 2020
It was my last backpacking trip of 2020 before I gave up DIY-fixing my tent and basically felt I had enough of backpacking this season. Great views, little privacy, yellow water.
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My DIYs

I find myself DIYing from time to time. Usually these are furniture makeovers or some home decor projects. Here are some of my successful ones 😁
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