My partner and I were stuck in the States for Christmas, because of COVID, so we decided to rent a campervan to explore the desert areas around Las Vegas, backpacking, and rock climbing as it felt like the safest way to travel. What is a campervan? It’s something between a…

This is our first-ever desert backpacking trip and it definitely posed different challenges compared to other trips we have had in alpine terrain. December in Death Valley National Park is quite comfortable during the day for backpacking, dry and cool, sunhoodie-appropriate. …