Jorgen Johansson

Jörgen Johansson is the author of the Smarter Backpacking series of books. He was a traditional backpacker for decades until he started using and adapting ultralight and lightweight backpacking techniques to the demanding environment of the tundra mountains of northern Europe.

He has hiked in many areas of the northern hemisphere,including the Alps, Ireland, Canada, Alaska and other parts of the US.He has also published several books on backpacking in Swedish and has a popular blog.

Apart from his books he also contributes articles to outdoor magazines and holds courses and lectures on lightweight hiking techniques. He is also a founder of Coast2Coast Sweden, a yearly 400 km hike across Sweden, taking place in May. Jorgen lives just north of Stockholm, Sweden. More info can be found at www.smarterbackpacking.com.