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Gil (GoHiker.com) and I hiked the High Sierra Trail to Mt. Whitney, June 17-22. Here is Day 1 of our trip: If you’ve hiked the High Sierra Trail or plan to do so in the future, please join our Facebook Group, High Sierra Trail! The Plan June 17 – travel to Sequoia, pick up permits, start hike Shuttle 6:00 AM – Sequoia Shuttle … Read More

Gil (GoHiker.com) and I hiked the High Sierra Trail June 17-22. This entry will serve as a summary of our trip. It will be updated with links to the trip reports and photo galleries for each day of our trip as they are created. Going into our hike, I had some concerns about mosquitoes, snow, and water sources. Here is what … Read More

Tuesday morning (June 16th), I leave for the High Sierra Trail. It will be my first multi-night backpack as an adult and frankly, I’m not sure if I’m more excited or nervous at this point. When planning  a big trip, it’s pretty easy for me to get lost in the details and not look at the bigger picture. Now that … Read More

After daydreaming about taking on this hike for a few years, I will finally be hitting trail June 17th. The High Sierra Trail (HST) starts in Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park (SEKI), travels east and eventually meets up with the John Muir Trail (JMT). The JMT can be followed to the summit of Mt. Whitney, which is one of my favorite places … Read More

I had some difficulty putting this gallery together. I couldn’t decide what it should contain; should it be the best photos I took, or should it be the photos that best document my year? After flopping back and forth, I thought it should be both, then realized it would contain too many photos. After looking through thousands of photos, I managed to limit the … Read More

When I first started hiking on a regular basis, I always loaded my pack with what I thought I needed. If there was room left over, I would toss in some extras for good measure. Being the consummate worrier, it was not long before I was dubbed the ‘mother hen‘ amongst my hiking buddies and consistently carried the heaviest pack in our group. I used … Read More

I’ve started to repair some of my gear with Tenacious Tape. I will add details once I’ve tested it’s durability more. This is what I’ve repaired so far: Outdoor Research M’s Verglas Gaiters I tore a hole in these gaiters with my crampons The gallery includes photos before the repair and immediately afterwards. I will add some current pics soon – the tape … Read More

In the past, I’ve kept very detailed logs of all of my hikes and training. With a 2 year old in the house, I feel lucky when I’m just able to get out;  I have a hard time sitting down to log everything afterwards. I spent some time looking through my pictures & emails and I have complied list of the major hikes I … Read More

Why Buy? I purchased a set of Hillsound FreeSteps6 Traction Devices for my father-in-law earlier this year in preparation for our Mt. Whitney. Looking at their construction and materials, I thought they were very similar to my more expensive Kahtoola Microspikes. I began to wonder why I had not seen FreeSteps recommended on the several hiking forums and facebook hiking groups I belong to. … Read More

Itinerary A rough outline for our Mt. Langley Backpacking Trip, scheduled for October 4-5. More details to come… Mt. Langley Backpacking Trip Day 1 (Saturday) 8:00 AM – Leave Home 11:30 AM – Arrive in Lone Pine Pick up permits & bear canister(s) Eat late breakfast/early lunch 1:00 PM – Arrive at trailhead Hike Cottonwood Lakes Trail Head -to- Cottonwood Lake #3 (light … Read More