I live in San Diego, and I'm doing a 5- or 6-day solo hike in late May this year (2017). Second day on the PCT will be on my 66th birthday, somewhere in the Southern California section. I'm in training, planning, logistics, can't wait to hit the Trail. Did a 2-week solo hike in '84, and solo hikes a few days long in '88 and '97.
I love your videos, but the background music gets really old. I would much rather just listen and learn from you without having to try and filter out that same music that everyone uses.
I find lengthy introductions annoying, it says in the title what its about so please just cut to the chase... and that goes for every youtuber, while i'm at it they can all lose their stupid intro's too, if its under 1 sec long then MAYBE. ok rant over and out
Thanks for the video! I wanted to quickly share my AT story in case it helps someone. My family and friends worried about me going out there alone, so I found two other female solo hikers on a forum. We met at the start of the trail. One girl quit the first night. I hiked with the other for a month before we parted ways. After that, I hiked with 2 new people for 3 months! After we parted ways, I hiked with a different guy for 2 months. When he took side trips, I hiked solo. Then I spent the last two weeks with a girl I had met at the very start of the trail. I say just go out there and see what happens! You don't have to have a specific partner or group during your hike. Things change and you need to be willing and able to adapt. I think that's one of the best life lessons from the trail!
Please do a resupply vid.! Things to talk about in the resupply vid.: Places to send, cost to have them held there or if a cost at all. How many days do you think you should go in between resupplies? How far off trail resupply places are. Hitch hiking or just hiking to resupply points. As far as staying well replenished on trail, did you have plenty of water sources or did you have to wait for resupply sometimes to get your fluids? As far as having enough supplies between resupply points, I know it depends on how much you choose to eat each day, what types of food(snacks, lunch, dinner meals) do you recommend to keep you going and help keep the amount/weight down? What were your eating habits, amount for breakfast, lunch, dinner and in between. Hope these are worth touching base on!! I like how in depth you go. It helps people truly get a good knowledge base on each subject you touch base on, THANKS!
I agree. Hiking alone is great. Its a kind of medetiation and therapy being alone in the wilderness. At least for me. And you make all the important decisions by your own. And in big wild prestine areas your decisions are very important, even crucial sometimes. I have a PLB (personal beacon locator) cause I hike in big areas (In Sweden) where there are no mobile coverage and where you dont meet other hikers. It would be foolish not to have one. Thats something to think about.
I've always been too scared to do thing alone. There are so many things I want to do but have allowed "not having a buddy" be an excuse not to do things. I don't think I could do a hike like you did but, I'm working on doing things alone. It's hard and terrifying but watching your video was inspiring. Thank you for sharing! 😊
It doesn't have to start with something epic. I wanted to go xcountry skiing for years but no one would go with me, so I didn't do it for 10 years and it was great; I liked it waay better than downhill which I really couldn't affort anyway. I regret that I missed out on the best years to be doing that. Thankfully, I wasn't that way with most things. Big life regrets tend to mostly be things not done rather than mistakes from things tried.
THANK YOU so much for your lovely analysis on this important question. YES, we want a resupply video. If you need a few resupply questions, here they are.....1) If you are interested in eating healthy, would you recommend using supply boxes where you can send healthier food to resupply points or is this not true?....2) How far ahead would you recommend sending your supply boxes? Just one or two points? I guess the problem is if you send too many boxes ahead and you stop the PCT, you will lose all those boxes...3) What items would you include more of and what items would you include less of in future hiking boxes? ...4) Is there any cost difference between buying food and shipping ahead versus buying it all that the trailhead store?...5) How good or bad were your estimates of how many calories you would eat each day? Did you find yourself running short of food or having too much food?...6) At each resupply point, did you find your pack too heavy with all the new food or were you so in shape by that point that the extra food weight didn't bother you...7) How many food resupply points necessitate hitchiking? Did you have to pay to hitch a ride into town or was that free?.. 8) Did you ever have to wait for a post office to open to get your food box?...9) Did you feel hitchhiking was safe? 10) What did you use on your hitchiking sign?...haha..........Thanks for all the GREAT INFO.......=)
I was really excited to hear your pros and cons and I kept waiting, waiting, waiting for the number one con of all time and you never mentioned it. What happens when you get injured and not able to signal for help? You never once mentioned the many devices available for solo hikers to carry. You can't push the "I'm screwed" button if you slipped and fell knocking yourself out.
As someone who backpacks with my GF, it is better to think of hiking with a partner as a weight saver rather then "the other person can take more of the weight". The big two are shared cook gear and a shared tent. Shared cook gear and tent will save an average of 1.5lb per pack for a ultra light setup (that uses cook gear) and about 3lb per pack with a more "standard" gear setup. Be careful with the assumption that "the man" can take a lot more weight. If you are in the same level of hiker shape, there is likely not a big differences in the weight you will fell good with after 20 miles. Really, if you are doing a thru hike together, go by how you both feel. What you want is to both make the same miles and to feel about the same at the end of the day, rather then an ego thing of the man feeling "manly". If you are trying to do 20 mile days, and by mile 10 one person is done while the other person feels fine, move weight around. And this can change day to day or some times mile to mile. This moving weight around can help with the issue of "I don't feel great today" on the plus of solo. If one person is not feeling great but the other person is all about it that day, move the weight around, the not so great person might take just 15lb that day while the "all about it" person takes 25lb and you get miles done that you might not have otherwise.
Love your videos, very insightful (especially the mental aspects) and entertaining (what about bob?). Looking forward to future food/cooking/cleaning videos. Thanks for sharing.
This hike is unique in that where the water sources/hiking season really determine the length of your days. 25 miles is the must for the average of mileage you do for this particular hike.
Strongly planning on doing this the beginning of April 2017. I'm a male and will most likely be doing this solo. Thank you for the video, it was very informative.
I'm 70 soon, hike alone and live alone but the irony is I talk to more people on the track than when I'm in my home. That said I would usually encounter one or two people a day. Tracks in Australia are quiet though anyway. The points you raise are correct in my view. In spring this September I will be hiking with an ole mate 600 miles on the Bibbulmun Track. We're independent not co-dependent. Great topic. Well done thank you.
Hey Ingrid, great videos. Keep them coming, I start my thru-hike of the pct on the 16th may. I really can not wait. Your a good looking girl, love your smile :)
Great video Ingrid. I am a solo hiker. You did a great job articulating all the benefits as well as the negatives to solo hiking. I have been solo hiking for over a decade and go out on monthly trips year round. It is not for everyone. If you've watched any of the series "Alone" you see many people tap out because they cannot emotionally or psychologically handle being alone. It tests a person. If you are going to spend lots of time to oneself in the wilderness with no other distractions, you get to know yourslf really fast. Well thanks again. I have recently discovered your channel and really like what I am seeing.
+Rodney Mruk Thank you! I admire your ability to have solo hiked for so long. It is definitely not for everyone and that's a shame! We are our own best friend :)
This is an awesome video :D Like + Share and subbed you, i will try to visit your channel regularly from now on ^^D if you can do visit my channel! That would be awesome!! :D Until next time and keep up the good videos! Peace
Alone I would have the problem with bears, cougars and snakes when I sleep and they wake me up. I couldn't get out fast enough of my sleeping bag. but a hiking partner could wake me up, ask me what that was and I can get the knife ready to get some steaks as far as that animal is willing to share with me 😂😉 ... ok I don't need someone telling me that I can do it, I would just tell my hiking partner on a hill to go first and then look and think what others can, I can do... I had some things happened to me where I was happy that I wasn't alone. even I got robbed on a trail, I never think of bad people, those criminals... ok, he try to rob my and I messed up his day, but that was only possible because I had a hiking partner 😉
I did Mt Baden Powell in the angeles crest highway, and it just so happens that mountain crosses the PCT, i met so many great pct hikers and offered a few of them a ride back to Wrightwood the closest city. What an experience that was, my name by one of the pct hikers was hipster B lol.
+TVinmyEye I remember that summit... rough day, heavy pack. haha people nicknamed me hipster (because I was limping) for a few days, but it didn't stick!
I remember Baden Powell, too, from my summer of '84 solo hike. While still in that Baden Powell area, on another ridge I saw patches of snow. This was in late June--midsummer--no less. But I was born and raised in western New York State, with its own cold, winter snows, so instead of taking any interest in the snow on that ridge, I must have thought at the time something like "oh, snow, whatever."
You talked about family being worried of you running into potentially "bad" people on the trail. But you also said you did meet some not so cool people. Did you have a scary or dangerous encounter with anyone? Like what would you say was your worst experience with that?
+anotherwhat hi, I never had any scary encounters. My worst experience is just enduring the rough physical and mental struggles of long days, bad weather and fatigue.
You statistically are super probable to experience a bad encounter of any sort in daily life before one while solo hiking. There are some shady folks out there, but they are few and far between and the hiking community has a strong bond whether you're a stranger or known face
Thanks for sharing your PCT stories. I also love traveling by myself. Samantha Brown from Travel Channel ounce said, I'f you want to take a true vacation take one by your self.
I'm a lone-wolf type, so it was always a sort of no-brainer that I would solo hike, even though I've only done a handful of one- or two- or three-week treks. I understand the risks of solo hiking, but I was always comfortable with the logistical and planning decisions I made and implemented to protect against such risks,
Cool. Peace be with you. You will probably find it a lot easier than the PCT... and encounter a lot more people (pilgrims). Once you get to Santiago, make sure you hike all the way to the sea. It is well worth it.
+Heather White I agree with you. It can definitely be intimidating, especially after having hiked with someone. The rewards are unlike anything else though, definitely worth it.
What kind of preparations and skills should someone have or do in order to do something like the pct? I'm just curious and also interested in doing it solo.
+wellington jones this is probably a mile long list, but I would say the most important things for a solo hike should be comfortability being alone and able to handle various unknown situations solo. Most other things can be learned--- putting up a tent, using a stove, reading maps, etc.
Wow this was inspiring! I am a total do it myself person too, I plan to solo hike as well hopefully this june! I want to go southbound since I feel like it is too late for me to start in spring, im literally about to quit my job and go..just curious how old are you? i am 27 and just now deciding to do this lol you look so much younger and i wish i knew about this sooner.
+Away With Ingrid Hah that's awesome! If you don't mind me asking some questions, I have soo many... but the essentials I guess I will list here and if you have some way I can message you besides spamming your comments that would be great! I'm running out of time since I don't feel ready for the April group. But here goes... - what kind of water purification should I use and how much should I bring? - as far as fire starting, what should I bring other than just normal fire starters for when it's really wet out / should I even bother with a fire on nights like that? - I want to start from the north to south trail so likely I will start in the cold, what gear did you use for your shells and insulators. - what kind of shirts/ pants should one typically wear for this trail. Feel bad to burden you.. I plan to buy yogis guide tomarrow, I only have a couple months and I have nothing yet, any help is very appreciated! Again let me know if there is somewhere else we can talk about it more!
I live in San Diego, and I'm doing a 5- or 6-day solo hike in late May this year (2017). Second day on the PCT will be on my 66th birthday, somewhere in the Southern California section. I'm in training, planning, logistics, can't wait to hit the Trail. Did a 2-week solo hike in '84, and solo hikes a few days long in '88 and '97.
I love your videos, but the background music gets really old. I would much rather just listen and learn from you without having to try and filter out that same music that everyone uses.
+Jen Ocean noted. I appreciate the feedback!
I find lengthy introductions annoying, it says in the title what its about so please just cut to the chase... and that goes for every youtuber, while i'm at it they can all lose their stupid intro's too, if its under 1 sec long then MAYBE. ok rant over and out
Agreed. Love the info, music is annoying.
Thanks for the video! I wanted to quickly share my AT story in case it helps someone. My family and friends worried about me going out there alone, so I found two other female solo hikers on a forum. We met at the start of the trail. One girl quit the first night. I hiked with the other for a month before we parted ways. After that, I hiked with 2 new people for 3 months! After we parted ways, I hiked with a different guy for 2 months. When he took side trips, I hiked solo. Then I spent the last two weeks with a girl I had met at the very start of the trail. I say just go out there and see what happens! You don't have to have a specific partner or group during your hike. Things change and you need to be willing and able to adapt. I think that's one of the best life lessons from the trail!
Stacey, are you thinking of thru-hiking the PCT soon? I'd love to send you a box or something along the way, if that's what you decide!
Please do a resupply vid.! Things to talk about in the resupply vid.: Places to send, cost to have them held there or if a cost at all. How many days do you think you should go in between resupplies? How far off trail resupply places are. Hitch hiking or just hiking to resupply points. As far as staying well replenished on trail, did you have plenty of water sources or did you have to wait for resupply sometimes to get your fluids? As far as having enough supplies between resupply points, I know it depends on how much you choose to eat each day, what types of food(snacks, lunch, dinner meals) do you recommend to keep you going and help keep the amount/weight down? What were your eating habits, amount for breakfast, lunch, dinner and in between. Hope these are worth touching base on!! I like how in depth you go. It helps people truly get a good knowledge base on each subject you touch base on, THANKS!
+HonUsCo HIKERS Thanks for all the great questions! I might have to make a 2-part resupply video to cover all the info!
I agree. Hiking alone is great. Its a kind of medetiation and therapy being alone in the wilderness. At least for me. And you make all the important decisions by your own. And in big wild prestine areas your decisions are very important, even crucial sometimes. I have a PLB (personal beacon locator) cause I hike in big areas (In Sweden) where there are no mobile coverage and where you dont meet other hikers. It would be foolish not to have one. Thats something to think about.
I've always been too scared to do thing alone. There are so many things I want to do but have allowed "not having a buddy" be an excuse not to do things. I don't think I could do a hike like you did but, I'm working on doing things alone. It's hard and terrifying but watching your video was inspiring. Thank you for sharing! 😊
It doesn't have to start with something epic. I wanted to go xcountry skiing for years but no one would go with me, so I didn't do it for 10 years and it was great; I liked it waay better than downhill which I really couldn't affort anyway. I regret that I missed out on the best years to be doing that. Thankfully, I wasn't that way with most things.
Big life regrets tend to mostly be things not done rather than mistakes from things tried.
THANK YOU so much for your lovely analysis on this important question. YES, we want a resupply video. If you need a few resupply questions, here they are.....1) If you are interested in eating healthy, would you recommend using supply boxes where you can send healthier food to resupply points or is this not true?....2) How far ahead would you recommend sending your supply boxes? Just one or two points? I guess the problem is if you send too many boxes ahead and you stop the PCT, you will lose all those boxes...3) What items would you include more of and what items would you include less of in future hiking boxes? ...4) Is there any cost difference between buying food and shipping ahead versus buying it all that the trailhead store?...5) How good or bad were your estimates of how many calories you would eat each day? Did you find yourself running short of food or having too much food?...6) At each resupply point, did you find your pack too heavy with all the new food or were you so in shape by that point that the extra food weight didn't bother you...7) How many food resupply points necessitate hitchiking? Did you have to pay to hitch a ride into town or was that free?.. 8) Did you ever have to wait for a post office to open to get your food box?...9) Did you feel hitchhiking was safe? 10) What did you use on your hitchiking sign?...haha..........Thanks for all the GREAT INFO.......=)
+mountaincat8 Thank you for the ideas! I'll be sure to answer them in the resupply video! :)
I was really excited to hear your pros and cons and I kept waiting, waiting, waiting for the number one con of all time and you never mentioned it. What happens when you get injured and not able to signal for help? You never once mentioned the many devices available for solo hikers to carry. You can't push the "I'm screwed" button if you slipped and fell knocking yourself out.
As someone who backpacks with my GF, it is better to think of hiking with a partner as a weight saver rather then "the other person can take more of the weight". The big two are shared cook gear and a shared tent. Shared cook gear and tent will save an average of 1.5lb per pack for a ultra light setup (that uses cook gear) and about 3lb per pack with a more "standard" gear setup.
Be careful with the assumption that "the man" can take a lot more weight. If you are in the same level of hiker shape, there is likely not a big differences in the weight you will fell good with after 20 miles. Really, if you are doing a thru hike together, go by how you both feel. What you want is to both make the same miles and to feel about the same at the end of the day, rather then an ego thing of the man feeling "manly". If you are trying to do 20 mile days, and by mile 10 one person is done while the other person feels fine, move weight around. And this can change day to day or some times mile to mile. This moving weight around can help with the issue of "I don't feel great today" on the plus of solo. If one person is not feeling great but the other person is all about it that day, move the weight around, the not so great person might take just 15lb that day while the "all about it" person takes 25lb and you get miles done that you might not have otherwise.
Love your videos, very insightful (especially the mental aspects) and entertaining (what about bob?). Looking forward to future food/cooking/cleaning videos. Thanks for sharing.
#Loner more like #Badass!
hiking solo; hanging out with Jesus. never alone. take care; you are beautiful.
I think more then 20 miles a day can be a bit much but I guess it depends on the terrain as well.
Thanks for sharing this my friend.
This hike is unique in that where the water sources/hiking season really determine the length of your days. 25 miles is the must for the average of mileage you do for this particular hike.
Strongly planning on doing this the beginning of April 2017. I'm a male and will most likely be doing this solo. Thank you for the video, it was very informative.
+Adam Headley of course! Thanks for watching and good luck to you!
I'm 70 soon, hike alone and live alone but the irony is I talk to more people on the track than when I'm in my home. That said I would usually encounter one or two people a day. Tracks in Australia are quiet though anyway. The points you raise are correct in my view. In spring this September I will be hiking with an ole mate 600 miles on the Bibbulmun Track. We're independent not co-dependent. Great topic. Well done thank you.
Hey Ingrid, great videos. Keep them coming, I start my thru-hike of the pct on the 16th may. I really can not wait. Your a good looking girl, love your smile :)
+Karlos Osborne That's exciting! You'll love it!
Ingrid this was another fine video. Thank you for sharing this one. You are to be commended. Be sure to take good care of yourself. Stay healthy. 🤗
Great video Ingrid. I am a solo hiker. You did a great job articulating all the benefits as well as the negatives to solo hiking. I have been solo hiking for over a decade and go out on monthly trips year round. It is not for everyone. If you've watched any of the series "Alone" you see many people tap out because they cannot emotionally or psychologically handle being alone. It tests a person. If you are going to spend lots of time to oneself in the wilderness with no other distractions, you get to know yourslf really fast. Well thanks again. I have recently discovered your channel and really like what I am seeing.
+Rodney Mruk Thank you! I admire your ability to have solo hiked for so long. It is definitely not for everyone and that's a shame! We are our own best friend :)
I love the relationship you have with your dad. My daughter and I have a similar one. It's special.
I doubt that you would have trouble finding hiking partners.. Also you vids are really great, and it would be great to see vids of your actual hikes..
Thank you, from Australia! Very inspiring & informative! 🔆 💚
love solo hiking..
how do i get white teeth?
Dont drink coffee
bleach
spray paint
I'm an INTP, solo hiking is 100% pro! lol
This is an awesome video :D Like + Share and subbed you, i will try to visit your channel regularly from now on ^^D if you can do visit my channel! That would be awesome!! :D Until next time and keep up the good videos! Peace
+Arduous Ant Thank you! I appreciate that! :)
:D:D:D
I wanna solo hike more, but sometimes I get nervous being out in the wild alone. Do you ever get nervous around strangers as a female hiking alone?
Nervous? No. Not a trail like this!
Alone I would have the problem with bears, cougars and snakes when I sleep and they wake me up. I couldn't get out fast enough of my sleeping bag. but a hiking partner could wake me up, ask me what that was and I can get the knife ready to get some steaks as far as that animal is willing to share with me 😂😉 ... ok I don't need someone telling me that I can do it, I would just tell my hiking partner on a hill to go first and then look and think what others can, I can do...
I had some things happened to me where I was happy that I wasn't alone. even I got robbed on a trail, I never think of bad people, those criminals... ok, he try to rob my and I messed up his day, but that was only possible because I had a hiking partner 😉
I did Mt Baden Powell in the angeles crest highway, and it just so happens that mountain crosses the PCT, i met so many great pct hikers and offered a few of them a ride back to Wrightwood the closest city. What an experience that was, my name by one of the pct hikers was hipster B lol.
+TVinmyEye I remember that summit... rough day, heavy pack. haha people nicknamed me hipster (because I was limping) for a few days, but it didn't stick!
I remember Baden Powell, too, from my summer of '84 solo hike. While still in that Baden Powell area, on another ridge I saw patches of snow. This was in late June--midsummer--no less. But I was born and raised in western New York State, with its own cold, winter snows, so instead of taking any interest in the snow on that ridge, I must have thought at the time something like "oh, snow, whatever."
Did you do small solo hikes before the PCT and if so where and for how long?
+Helen Wolfe No, not in preparation for this hike. I had experience hiking and mountaineering
She doesn't even hike🤣🤣🤣
You talked about family being worried of you running into potentially "bad" people on the trail. But you also said you did meet some not so cool people. Did you have a scary or dangerous encounter with anyone? Like what would you say was your worst experience with that?
+anotherwhat hi, I never had any scary encounters. My worst experience is just enduring the rough physical and mental struggles of long days, bad weather and fatigue.
You statistically are super probable to experience a bad encounter of any sort in daily life before one while solo hiking. There are some shady folks out there, but they are few and far between and the hiking community has a strong bond whether you're a stranger or known face
yep, weird people are there even on day hikes too. I find just being friendly but vague on your plans works well but use your instincts too.
Great video with one complaint, my computer kept on freezing at really awkward times when she was making these really funny face Lol
Thanks, Ingrid.
Keep well and happy,
Sandalwood
Semi solo hiker from Canada
Man this makes me super worried to do this with my girlfriend... I've only hiked alone before.
As a solo hiker, what did you do on a normal day, not counting hiking. did you just hike until you were so tired that after dinner you went to sleep?
Thanks for sharing your PCT stories. I also love traveling by myself. Samantha Brown from Travel Channel ounce said, I'f you want to take a true vacation take one by your self.
+newstart1651 Couldn't agree more!
Thanks for answering my question 😇 Keep up the great videos 📽
I'm a lone-wolf type, so it was always a sort of no-brainer that I would solo hike, even though I've only done a handful of one- or two- or three-week treks. I understand the risks of solo hiking, but I was always comfortable with the logistical and planning decisions I made and implemented to protect against such risks,
Many more risks if you are female, sadly.
Thanks for the video, u looking beautiful
BORING!
going to mount hood Friday...solo..can't wait!
duh.
Great smile... Anybody have a story on a solo of the CDT ?
Have you ever thought about hiking the Camino de Santiago in Span?
+Anthony S I'll be doing it starting June 1st! :)
Cool. Peace be with you. You will probably find it a lot easier than the PCT... and encounter a lot more people (pilgrims). Once you get to Santiago, make sure you hike all the way to the sea. It is well worth it.
Love your videos,you are also very beautiful,thank you.
great video, subbed. I was thinking that i needed a hiking partner.
I have been hiking with my roommate. Hiking solo looks intimidating, but very doable.
+Heather White I agree with you. It can definitely be intimidating, especially after having hiked with someone. The rewards are unlike anything else though, definitely worth it.
You're so inspiring. Thinking of doing the pct as well but concerned about going at it as a solo female hiker. Feels good to know I'm not the first !
+babyblackbeans aw thank you! Well I wasn't the first and I won't be the last! Good luck to you!
Really informative videos. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Plan on doing any more thru hikes?
+Debbie Morales Alva CDT will be the next one, but don't have an exact schedule for that yet!
I would have carried your weight...
Just be my girlfriend already.
thanks for sharing the video
What kind of preparations and skills should someone have or do in order to do something like the pct? I'm just curious and also interested in doing it solo.
+wellington jones this is probably a mile long list, but I would say the most important things for a solo hike should be comfortability being alone and able to handle various unknown situations solo. Most other things can be learned--- putting up a tent, using a stove, reading maps, etc.
Away With Ingrid okay! Thank you for the reply!
Wondered if you had any plans on doing any videos of your actual hikes. Those are always pretty cool.
+Mad Martigan I'll definitely make some videos of my future hikes if that's something that people are interested in!
Those are videos people seem to be fans of. At least with me and the others subscribed to the same channels as me.
poor bob
you have really pretty eyes, i'd hike with you
Who wouldn't? She looks gorgeous.
1 and 2 are exactly the same
Holy shit and 3 just gives us the same thing again
RU a Med Student by chance?
+martyisabeliever Once upon a time! I changed my path. Do I seem med schooly? haha
Away With Ingrid Yup I too am a drop out from that school.
alone five months; sounds dangerous; lots of dangers. Do you have videos of your hikes?
Wow this was inspiring! I am a total do it myself person too, I plan to solo hike as well hopefully this june! I want to go southbound since I feel like it is too late for me to start in spring, im literally about to quit my job and go..just curious how old are you? i am 27 and just now deciding to do this lol you look so much younger and i wish i knew about this sooner.
+Randomly0deliberate that's amazing and I'm excited for you! I'm 27 as well :)
+Away With Ingrid
Hah that's awesome! If you don't mind me asking some questions, I have soo many... but the essentials I guess I will list here and if you have some way I can message you besides spamming your comments that would be great! I'm running out of time since I don't feel ready for the April group. But here goes...
- what kind of water purification should I use and how much should I bring?
- as far as fire starting, what should I bring other than just normal fire starters for when it's really wet out / should I even bother with a fire on nights like that?
- I want to start from the north to south trail so likely I will start in the cold, what gear did you use for your shells and insulators.
- what kind of shirts/ pants should one typically wear for this trail.
Feel bad to burden you.. I plan to buy yogis guide tomarrow, I only have a couple months and I have nothing yet, any help is very appreciated! Again let me know if there is somewhere else we can talk about it more!
+Randomly0deliberate maybe DM me on Instagram @awaywithingrid and I can pass along more info through there or email.
+Away With Ingrid will do, thanks.
+Away With Ingrid alright, sent you a DM, thanks again for assisting me!