training
I Said No: Some Ramblings on Pre-Trail Anxiety
I sit at dinner with one of my older sisters and my parents. I’ve become bad at conversing, for thoughts of the PCT have consumed all of my available headspace....
A 70-Mile Section Hike on the Bay Area Ridge Trail: Long Distance Hiking in San Francisco’s Backyard
Training to hike the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) last year, I walked up and around Twin Peaks in San Francisco. Blue trail signs dotted my route. I was immediately intrigued...
The AT Lead-up: Shakedowns, Saving Money, and Slaying Trolls
The lead-up to my Appalachian Trail departure is getting real, folks. There's less than three months to go until my date with destiny at Amicalola on March 10. There's...
Snowpocalypse 2017 Skills
Saturday, I watched both the sunrise and the sunset. I woke up at 4am to begin my Fitted crampons with Vapor Barrier Socks (seemed a little thick, unlikely to use),...
Counting Calories Part II: Training for the Trail
Planning to hike the Appalachian Trail? Start the new year with these focused training tips in mind!
How to Train With No Mountains: An Austinite’s Guide
So, I will be hiking the AT in 2016. All I have to do is prepare myself. I live in Austin, TX, and there are no mountains. Luckily Austin has...
Metropolitan Hiking
Most folks do not live near wilderness areas. The economic dynamism of metropolitan cities and the logistics of millions upon millions and millions of people make wild areas the perfect...
Training For the PCT 2016
I currently tend to think that the amount of fun to be had on the trail is going to be proportionate to how in shape the hiker is. Still, people...
The First of Many Trail Prep Updates
T-minus 299 days The past few weeks have been very exciting in terms of thru-hike training and preparations. Exciting Thing #1 This past weekend, I had the opportunity to run a...
Winter Training in Linville Gorge
(Image unrelated, but it's all I've got at the moment, testing mobile blogging)Following a week of public closures due to severe weather conditions in Forsythe County, we decided to go...
