Backpackers

[bowtie2bimmer]

Just curious to see if anyone on here is into backpacking. I would say "camping" but people car camp or use rv's so that doesn't count. I mean hike your pack in, hike your pack out..

GO!

[OrganicMechanic]

did a 2 week trek at Philmont about 20 years ago...

[bowtie2bimmer]

Scouts?

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[smerfs]

My brother and some friends of his/mine are going to start doing this kind of thing next summer. Our plan is to throw a dart at a map of a location and choose that's where we'll all stay. Should be quite the adventure.

[Ryan Stewart]

Love it, especially in the clouds:


The more isolated the better. We work too damned much and are too connected, sometimes its nice to tell the world to F'off. Jen is adept at digging a latrine (that random footprint hanging is the "poop tent":

[mrsleeve]

I can see the "crown of the continent" from my house. Yeah I have spent some time in the back country, normally we do it by horse back though

[bowtie2bimmer]

I have done part of the Fl trail and a section if the AT in TN. Plus several other random trip.

I am a hammock camper btw...

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[hfabricius]

My dad did a little of the AT for a couple days with a cycling buddy who is also Army SF. He said it was pretty awesome. I kinda want to start doing it soon since I have alot of friends who go caving, rock climbing, bouldering, hiking, and hammocking.

[cale]

Yup, just recently did a trip to Black Tusk near Whistler, was fun and pretty easy. Intend to get more into mountaineering once I master belaying. Spending this winter doing some snowshoe hikes and some time on glaciers to get those skills down as well. Goal is Denali by 30

Camp


Tusk on morning of ascent


Camp in the distance


It's big...


Yea...it's fucking big.


Going up. 50 feet of scrambling. Not for the feint of heart as it's about 200m's at 60ish degree's in all directions. Except the back side, that's about 100m's straight down.....yea, don't fall.


POV scramble

What's waiting for you if you fuck up, people to put it into scale.


Previous day trip, camped for shits n' giggles.

Gucci tent platforms Parks BC build, so nice.


Peak about 14km from vehicles, that ridge was about 2km long and was quite intimidating considering we got to it close to 4pm.







The long hike back

[herbivor]

Great pics cale. My first trip was in Newfoundland. Got hooked ever since.
Hiked in Iceland (twice), New Zealand, Malaysia, Alaska, Yosemite, Kings Canyon NP, Sequoia NP, Rocky Mountain NP, Grand Canyon (4 times), Great Smokey Mountains and most recently Mt. Rogers recreation area in southern VA which was a delight. They were all great experiences and all very different. Now that I have kids though I have to keep it local and relatively short. But I do love it.

[mrsleeve]

I want to go to NZ someday, to at least hike. Really would like to do a stag hunt too while there.

[herbivor]

I want to go to NZ someday, to at least hike. Really would like to do a stag hunt too while there.

I don't know what a stag is, but it will likely be found in the South Island. No need to visit the north island if you only have a few weeks.

[SpecM]

My dad and I hiked the Grand Canyon for a week, about 7 years ago. It is still one of the most memorable things I've done

[mrsleeve]

I don't know what a stag is, but it will likely be found in the South Island. No need to visit the north island if you only have a few weeks.

this is a NZ red stag

[markseven]

Love it, especially in the clouds:


The more isolated the better. We work too damned much and are too connected, sometimes its nice to tell the world to F'off. Jen is adept at digging a latrine (that random footprint hanging is the "poop tent":

Looks Blair Witch-ish...