In the second installment of this year's John Muir Trail Thru-Hiker Survey, we dive into gear for hiking the JMT. John Muir Trail gear lists vary wildly between hikers and (spoiler alert) it's impossible to find a perfect JMT gear list. That said, we can try. I've organized this in a way that I
John Muir Trail Hiker Survey (2022)
The John Muir Trail Hiker Survey is distributed to JMT hikers at the end of the hiking season with the goal of capturing a snapshot of the year’s class and providing a useful resource to future JMT hikers and recreators. A huge THANK YOU to everyone who took the time to participate
NOW OPEN: The 2022 John Muir Trail Hiker Survey
The 2022 John Muir Trail Hiker Survey is now open for responses - fill it out here! If you hiked the John Muir Trail this year (2022), as a thru-hiker or section hiker, this survey is for you. It doesn't matter whether you completed the entire JMT (i.e. if you got off early or section hiked), the
UPDATED: Two New BearVault Bear Canisters!
Bear canisters are an essential piece of backcountry equipment for anyone traveling into bear country (or even anywhere in the backcountry there are animals). Not much has changed recently in the bear canister and food-protection space, but BearVault has just released two new products, the BV425
The John Muir Trail Hiker Survey (2021)
In an effort to get a more comprehensive look at thru-hikers and the long-distance hiking community, this year I launched the John Muir Trail Hiker Survey. The John Muir Trail (JMT) is a more accessible trail than the Pacific Crest Trail or the Continental Divide Trail and I anticipate it will be
NOW OPEN: The 2021 John Muir Trail Hiker Survey
This year, in addition to conducting Pacific Crest Trail and Continental Divide Trail hiker surveys, I've decided to also conduct a John Muir Trail Hiker Survey to serve as a resource for future JMT hikers and to get a similar (yet I suspect quite different) perspective on thru-hiking through the
Forester Pass Guide: Approaches, Crossing, and Snow
Forester Pass, the 13,153 ft / 4,009 m pass named for the United States Forest Service workers who "discovered" it, is the highest point on the Pacific Crest Trail and is the first Sierra pass encountered by northbound Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) thru-hikers (and the final pass crossed by southbound
Glen Pass Guide: Approaches, Crossing, and Snow
Glen Pass, the 11,969 ft / 3,648 m pass named for Forest Service ranger Glen H. Crow, is the second Sierra pass encountered by northbound Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) thru-hikers and the eighth encountered by southbound John Muir Trail (JMT) hikers. It's located 11.6 mi / 18.67 km north of Forester