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Pie On The Continental Divide Trail Entering Colorado and hanging out with Big Agnes
(So for those of you that follow me on Social Media you'll know that I successfully finished the CDT in early November. Unfortunately I wasn't able to keep my posts consistent at the end end of
Pie On The Continental Divide Trail Weeks Seven and Eight and a Hard Decision
After a relaxing day off we awoke on day 43 and starting getting our gear together. I had another excellent breakfast at the diner in Lima and bought a few...
Pie On The Continental Divide Trail Weeks Four, Five and Six
So there's lot of reasons I haven't uploaded a new post from the CDT in a while. Some valid and some not. Anyway here's my nightly scribbles from weeks 4,5...
Hurting But I’m Truckin’ On–Bound for Pinedale
As I made Dubois, a thousand miles into my SOBO CDT hike, I hurt all over. The "Q" word was on my lips. "I want to go home," I told...
Beargrass and Beyond-Climbing to Piegan Pass
"I wonder if that tree branch will hold my weight," I thought as I wiped the sweat off my face with my sleeve. Grabbing ahold I pulled myself up over...
From the AT 2015 to the CDT 2017: A Comparison
Everything about my preparation for the CDT this year is different from what I did for the AT back in 2015. The two trails have many differences that I'll point out...
2017 CDT Ultralight Gear List (With Camera)
2017 CDT Gear List Last year on my AT thru hike, I became aware of quite a few tweaks that I wanted to make to my gear set up. After...
10 Tips to Reduce the Weight on Your Back
I thought Id write out 10 of my favourite tips for reducing the weight of your pack. In no way am I a hardcore ultra lighter but my pack's pretty...
Hiking in the USA from a European Perspective
Ive been lucky to spend a lot of time in the USA over the past few years. Working at a summer camp in New York state in 2010 and 2011,...
5 Ways I’m Preparing for the CDT
I'm setting off on a southbound hike on the Continental Divide Trail in June 2017 and although the hike is a long way off Im already starting to prepare. I...