Symbiosis Gear’s The Aspen Review: Finally, ‘A Pack for People With Boobs

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Written By Sarah Berkeley

Symbiosis Gear is an up-and-coming brand that's aiming to solve all major problems with pack fit for women.

Have you ever packed and repacked a dozen times, only to get on trail and have the weight not sit right? Have you carried a pack that was too big or too small? Or, have you felt so stiff in a hip belt that you couldn’t step over a log? How about finished a backpacking loop with the skin under your sternum strap rubbed raw? (I’ve had all of these experiences.)

My guess is, so have many women: It’s not uncommon to hear that packs are tricky or don’t fit well. That’s because they (usually) aren’t made for us.

And I don’t say this lightly but, that’s about to change.

Sarah Berkeley

I am a front-end web designer, photographer, and conceptual artist. I hold an MFA in Art & Design from the University of Michigan and a BFA in Studio Art from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. I started my career as a UI/UX designer in New York City. Later, I moved to Berlin, Germany to pursue my art career and live a more bohemian lifestyle. After three years in Berlin, I returned to the United States for graduate school. Following my MFA, I began teaching web and graphic design, photography, and video the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Nebraska Wesleyan University and Metro Community College.

In 2018 I left my tenure track position at Nebraska Wesleyan University, to pursue The Unknown! That year I did my first triathlon, founded an artist residency program at a state park in Iowa, performed in Seattle and hiked the 273 mile Vermont Long Trail. In the subsequent years I hiked the Pacific Crest Trail, Colorado Trail and half of the Continental Divide Trail. Following clues that appeared during the downtime led me to founding Expansive Media. I am super excited to be able to combine my tech and art skills through Expansive Media. I am also able to incorporate my passion for well-being and community by working with clients who make the world a better place.

https://www.expansivemedia.co
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