How I Plan My Hikes (Finding trails and creating a new long-distance route)
This post is to help hikers who want to explore the wild for weeks or months, but don’t want to stick to the official long-distance
This post is to help hikers who want to explore the wild for weeks or months, but don’t want to stick to the official long-distance
A post on female hiker safety and why you should not be afraid to go out there on your own. I’ve created this post as
Food. Arguably the most important topic once you’re hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. And certainly something to consider before setting off. Because what are you
This post is part of a PCT series for all the information you need to hike the Pacific Crest Trail. A guide for future hikers,
This post is part of a PCT series for all the information you need to hike the Pacific Crest Trail. A guide for future hikers,
It’s early September 2020. That year with that pandemic. In any other year I probably would’ve been hiking for a few months already, but this
Five days of walking. Four nights hiding under a tree. Subpar gear but superior English weather. As part of a small series on walking the
It’s a Tuesday when I realise the weather has warmed up again. When I sit at my desk in the evening, I decide I need
Presenting Kosumo. Time to build my first pack! The prototyping stage of making this pack is explained in my previous post, and a YouTube video
The first stages of designing Kosumo. Specs: • Capacity: ~40-45l • Weight: 450 gram / 1 lbs / 16 oz • Why? • What
Cosmo’s post-hike solo female gear list, digging deep into everything needed to deal with the sun, snow, mosquitoes and why certain items didn’t work out
So far I’ve mostly devoted this space to telling my hiking stories, but sometimes I get questions about life beyond hiking – and I have
Permit season is over! And what’s next besides getting all the gear sorted? Insurance, plane tickets, your resupply strategy and oh yeah, for all of
Imagine hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. Imagine the distant desert views, the granite Sierra trails, blue alpine lakes and layers upon layers of mountains, the
September 16 (~08:10 – ~19:50) After Gomez Meadow – Kennedy Meadows (25.7 mi / Total: 702.2 mi) Total PCT miles: 2653.1 Weather: Mostly overcast and
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