Frostbite's Guide to Thru-Hiking
Frenchmans Cap is a striking peak in Tasmania’s Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park. This is a challenging and rewarding multi-day hike through Tassie’s alpine region. The entire track is outright breath-taking, with diverse landscapes and ripper views. Hiking Frenchmans Cap was one of the great joys of my year. Tasmania’s National Parks are kind …
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Ultralight backpacking, lightweight backpacking, ultralight hiking. What’s the deal? Why is there a small, very loud corner of the internet yelling at me about how important it is to be light, to be ultralight, to be lightweight, to cut my toothbrush in half and do away with comfort all together? Because comfort is relative, …
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Thru-hiking a long distance trail is hard. Not thru-hiking a long distance trail is harder. Prove me wrong. I read a lot about re-entry and post-trail depression before and after my thru-hike. I do think part of what happens is inevitable. There are just physical changes that your body has to go through to readjust …
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Hitchhiking is a fundamental part of thru-hiking. You need those cars to stop for you, a ruthlessly smelly hiker, on the side of the road, starving and waving your thumb around, desperately in need of town. Oh sweet town, filled with calories and showers and places to lay down that aren’t dirt. Laying prone outside …
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Thru-hiking, the masochistic undertaking to push one’s body over the limit in pursuit of joy, may not be forever. Long hikes such as the Appalachian Trail, the Pacific Crest Trail, and the Continental Divide Trail, have always been a test of endurance, both physical and mental. Now, its also a test of how well you …
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Thru-hiking is a singular experience. It’s a ridiculous adventure that kind of breaks a person down into, exclusively, the cells necessary to hike thousands of miles. It’s excruciatingly physical, and has deep mental game requirements, and both relentlessly so. And for solo female hikers, there’s just added shit to think about on top of this …
Here are seven heaps easy steps to not being a trash human while thru-hiking in the USA. For international hikers, the rules are different in the USA and are specific to different regions. Read the local rules. For instance, coming from Australia, I had never, not one single time, packed out my toilet paper. And …