by Shingo Numata With the arrival of the so‑called third wave, high‑quality coffee became easier to find year by year in the late 2000s. I was one of the many who became captivated by specialty coffee. In 2009, my wife and I planned a hiking trip to Nepal. Before the trip, we talked about how nice it would be to drink coffee while looking out over the mountains, so we started researching gear. Compact, packable outdoor coffee drippers did exist at the time, but since we we