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Hey Buck,
Just watched your trip across the Brooks Range and wanted to offer a simple thanks for chronicling your adventure. You captured not only some great footage but as you well know I’m sure…some very fortunate footage. Your understated approach coupled with your obvious love for the country made the video special. There is a lonely beauty to that country and again wanted to thank you for bringing it to the rest of us.
Hi Daniel,
I suspect from your comment that you’ve spent time in the Brooks Range yourself. “lonely beauty” captures one of the most important qualities of the Brooks. I was extremely lucky getting some of that footage, no doubt about it. Thanks for your comment!
Buck
Hey Buck,
A friend and I are in the beginnings of planning to hike the CDT next spring, it will be our first hike!!! Any info you can give to me about the gear you took and any other information would be appreciated.
It’s not what you want to hear, but I would recommend not making the CDT your first hike. It’s a perfectly doable trail for experienced, fit, highly determined hikers, but it’s a lot to tackle for those learning as they go. You should know how to navigate in the backcountry, how to stay warm and reasonably dry, how to pace yourself and take care of your feet, how to travel in snow in steep mountains, and much more. If you DO want to hike the CDT next year, get out and do as much hiking and camping as you possibly can and order Yogi’s CDT Handbook now to start studying up. Here is my PCT hiking gear list. I had similar gear for the CDT except, for example, a good 20 degree back instead of a 30 degree bag, and I carried rain pants the whole way. I also carried a good mapping gps
which I highly recommend.