Scout and Frodo

It’s about 8am Friday morning. Lora and I quickly packed up our meager belongings in our hotel room and slowly make our way to the front desk for check out. Behind us was the complimentary breakfast offerings which to our amusement, had an automatic oatmeal dispenser and a large warning sign “DON’T MICROWAVE THE BOILED […]

What I think I miss most while on the Pacific Crest Trail

Life on the trail will be one featuring a lot of deprivation. Deprivation of water during the long desert stretches where reliable water sources can be 20 miles apart. Deprivation of food when the insatiable hiker hunger kicks which cannot be satisfied by all the dehydrated food and trail-mix in your light-weight backpack. Deprivation of […]

Gear for the Pacific Crest Trail

So here we will talk about the gear Lora and I will use while we hike the Pacific Crest Trail. We touched base before that most gear is quite similar to an overnight hike. With a few exceptions of course, so let’s find out what we will need to hike over 4,000km! You can also […]

Sunny day for a self arrest

So we headed out for the day to Seymour Mountain for a little practice on our self arresting skills. Lora and I walked away with some valuable skills!

Thoughts leading up to the Pacific Crest Trail

These thoughts brought to you by Lora T minus 8. Things are getting real – real fast. We have both finally had our last days at work after a long lead up and now the PCT is our only priority. Each time someone asks me about the PCT, I get more excited for our journey […]

What is the Pacific Crest Trail?

So for our friends and family who have heard the news, we are thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail on March 25th, 2019. We’ve been getting quite a few questions about what it is, our planning process and strategy. We will hope to answer all those questions below! First off! what is the Pacific Crest Trail? […]

Garibaldi Winter Hike pt.2

The morning was cold. Very cold. The inside of the tent was dusted in frozen condensation. The thought of leaving our sleeping bags seemed absurd and we both agreed to stay here forever. However, things never go to plan and the urge to pee was the driving force behind us getting out of our sleeping […]

Kjeragbolten – the perilous boulder

“Wouldn’t it be awesome to do this?” Andrew asked, waving an Instagram photo in front of my face.I grabbed his phone so I could see the photo properly. My eyes widened, “Are you crazy? Do you want me to die?” The photo was of Kjeragbolten. What is Kjeragbolten? It is a medium sized boulder wedged […]

Garibaldi winter hike

So there we were, making our second attempt to snowshoe to Garibaldi Lake in the middle of winter. Last year we had tried our luck but had to turn back due to a few logistical errors, such as starting out too late and getting our car stuck in the snow. However, this year we had […]

Gear selections

Oh boy..The gear. If you haven’t already gathered and tested your gear, this may come as quite overwhelming. Do not fret! We’ll go over the gear you’ll need for this epic hike and I will share what we took on our adventure in 2017. First off, lets start with the big 4 (sleeping bag, tent, […]