In 2020 I thru-hiked across Ireland coast to coast. From Dublin to Cork along the E8 Long Distance Trail Route. I wild camped every night in my Zpacks Altaplex tent. The trail was 650km/400 miles and took around a month to complete. The E8 Long Distance Trail is part of a trail that stretches from […]
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In July & August 2020 I hiked across Ireland, coast to coast. It’s around 650km, 400 miles give or take. I started on the shores of the Irish sea, in Dun Laoghire, Dublin. Then I followed the Wicklow Way down over the Dublin and Wicklow mountains. Then the South Leinster Way and East Munster Way across
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I hope to be thruhiking next year in 2021. Either the AT or the PCT, I haven’t fully decided yet. So I wanted to talk about if can you vlog or cinematically document your thruhike with just a smartphone? Spoiler alert: Yes, you can. For example, you can see a video I made about my
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2020! It’s been an interesting year. I had to cancel my PCT thruhike but I managed the coast to coast hike across Ireland and plenty of little day hikes and I even adopted a mountain in Sicily. So my top 10 favourite pieces of gear this year In no particular order: 1) Red Paw Packs
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My personal opinion: No In actual reality: Do whatever you want Many of the long distance thru-hikes have their own unique culture, a key aspect of which is Trail Names. For those that don’t know, these are essentially nicknames people use when hiking on trail, instead of their ‘civilian’ name. There is usually a story
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So, where to start. I was planning on hiking the PCT this year. For those that don’t know this is a hiking trail that goes from the Mexican border all the way up to the Canadian border through California, Oregon and Washington. It starts with around 700 miles of desert then a couple hundred miles of
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If you haven’t seen Elina Osborne’s 2019 PCT thru-hike vlog series then you’re missing out. In my humble opinion, it’s the best thru-hiker vlog series ever made. Whilst her series was great it now means the bar is that much higher for anyone who wants their hiking vlog to stand out. So, I thought it
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I’m 6ft2 (188cm), so when Zpacks announced they were bringing back the Altaplex I was very excited. I have been using the Duplex for a while but found I was just too tall for it. I’d either wake up with a wet footbox or a wet head. So, I sold my Duplex and decided to
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Innovation of the Ultralight Community The UL hiker community can be a strange place at times. Some people can go too far but it’s this constant need to test new things, try out new ideas that has led to some of the most interesting and beneficial innovations in ultralight hiking. Sure, for every good idea
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What is the B2 Visa? If you’re an aspiring international thru-hiker, wanting to hike one of the US long distance trails such as The Appalachian Trail(AT) or The Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), you’ll need a B2 Visa. A normal tourist visa lasts for 90 days. If your planned hike won’t take longer than 90 days
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