Emily Ben

I thru hiked the PCT in 2017. I'm a hiker, boulderer and aspiring filmmaker currently working in digital. I live in London, UK so my journey to the trailhead was a long one and planning for my hike was been a complicated affair at times. I'll be writing about my experiences as an international hiker and as a solo female hiker.

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What I Wore on the PCT: A Post-Trail Clothing Review

What I Wore on the PCT: A Post-Trail Clothing Review

As a very belated follow-up to my Post Trail Gear List Review I've written up a review of the clothes I wore on the PCT. Clothing is just as

Feb 10, 2018 : Emily Ben
Pacific Crest Trail Post-Trail Gear List Review

Pacific Crest Trail Post-Trail Gear List Review

How do you pick out gear which will take you from deserts to forests to snow covered mountains and back again and sometimes all three in one day? A look back at the gear which got me from Mexico to Canada.

Nov 6, 2017 : Emily Ben
A Day of Trail Magic In The Mojave

A Day of Trail Magic In The Mojave

I've been on the trail for almost six weeks now, the desert is almost at an end and Kennedy Meadows is just over the horizon. I'm resting up for a

May 25, 2017 : Emily Ben
We Live Here: Week Two on the PCT 

We Live Here: Week Two on the PCT 

I'm writing this from my tent somewhere beyond Big Bear. The sun is setting outside and I can see snowy peaks in the distance beyond the pines. At

May 3, 2017 : Emily Ben
The Trail Gives And The Trail Takes Away

The Trail Gives And The Trail Takes Away

Week 1: Campo to Warner Springs The first week is at an end, I hit 110 miles last night and crashed at Warner Springs, exhausted and depleted from

Apr 22, 2017 : Emily Ben
Are we nearly there yet?

Are we nearly there yet?

In ten days (from time of writing) I start my thru hike at the Mexican border - somehow this still feels like an impossibly long time. I flew out

Apr 8, 2017 : Emily Ben
10 Books on Hiking and Nature Written by Women

10 Books on Hiking and Nature Written by Women

In researching this list I spent some time searching the web for content relating to women and the outdoors and what I got was a ton of results

Mar 29, 2017 : Emily Ben