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Figuring out how you’re going to take questionably sanitary backcountry water from a stream, lake, or puddle that may or may not be entirely urine…
Figuring out how you’re going to take questionably sanitary backcountry water from a stream, lake, or puddle that may or may not be entirely urine…
NOTE: Halfmile’s PCT app is no longer supported Halfmile’s PCT app is perhaps the most widely used navigation app on the Pacific Crest Trail. The…
I’ve been asked a lot about what it is I have in my pack since my gear from the Pacific Crest Trail or Everest Base…
Having put my pancake feet through more than their share of beatings, I am now very aware of what they crave. After a long and…
Want to stay warm outdoors but don’t want to carry that heavy incompressible wool sweater your least favorite relative got you for your birthday last…
When I decided I was going to trek to Everest Base Camp in the middle of winter, I knew that I would need to change…
I have already posted my Pacific Crest Trail gear list and my final gear list (compiled after the trail), but for many people (myself included),…
Hey, look! Something neat! Let’s take a picture of it so we can show it off to faux friends and strangers on the internet. Do…
Just days away from my departure in search of Everest Base Camp I have started getting together all that will be accompanying me to the…
The backpack. A hiker’s/traveler’s/wanderer’s/schoolchild’s most used piece of gear. You have no spare, you rarely replace it, and it’s always with you – it quickly…
Who knew that a coffin-shaped bag of goose plumage could be so useful (and so expensive)? The general consensus among past Pacific Crest Trail hikers…
When I began the Pacific Crest Trail I was offered free socks from KEEN, and thought to myself, “Great, socks (supposedly) made for thru-hikers, that’s…