Pacific Crest Trail
Learning Lessons, Living, and Loving The PCT: Week 1
Day 1 Southern Terminus to Hauser Creek I am so glad to be out here. I didn't realize how much I missed the community and the people. My life back...
My Ultralight Gear Journey
On the Appalachian Trail I finally achieved the sub 10lb base weight of my dreams with a tiny little Pa’lante pack. Every time someone would mention how small my pack...
4 Things I Thought I’d Have Sorted Before Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail
Today's number is 32. Not my age (unfortunately :D), but the days in my countdown app until I start the biggest adventure of my life. I´ll hike the Pacific Crest...
Doing Your Research: Small Connections in a Big World
I like to think of history as a whole as a big tapestry, or spider's web. Each thread in the whole helps make a beautiful image, but is deeply interesting...
Getting Ready
Well, it's just over a month to go and it's time to get ready to start my thru-hike of the Pacific Crest Trail, I couldn't be more excited. After finishing...
From Memories to Milestones: Incredible Days and Huge Steps towards My Pacific Crest Trail Start
Oh boy, what a week. A lot was going on in the most positive way possible. A day I´ll probably never forget, a 3-day trip to Vancouver sums up intensive...
I’m Ditching the Luxury: My Journey to Ultra-Light Packing for the Pacific Crest Trail!
Hiking and weight. An inevitable connection. A balancing act between luxury items and backpack weight. Light is fast, Ultra-light even faster. At least in theory. In the past During my
Seeking New Trail Name
When you are dubbed with a trail name, it's a badge of honor that you carry for the rest of the trail. And yet here I am, leaving my trail...
PCT Countdown: A Deep Dive into Permits, Visa Challenges, and Physical Conditioning
I received a lot of questions about how I prepare for the Pacific Crest Trail. What my training in detail looks like, and what is necessary to hike across the...
And suddenly, my hike is almost around the corner…
Time is running here in the wonderful Winter of British Columbia. I work 5 days, take 2 days off, and walk 20.000 steps daily. Gym, skiing, yoga, and a lot...