On Thursday, January 4, Andrew and I will be joined by guide Richard Forbes for another Ask Us Anything event. The focus of this conversation is how to safely backpack in winter.
Join us on January 4 at 6:00pm MT here.
Richard has guided more than 220 days across a wide range of mountain sports including rock climbing, mountain biking, mountaineering, whitewater, backpacking, backcountry skiing, map and compass, and photography. Over the last few years, Richard has:
- skied or mountaineered across the Isolation, Ptarmigan, Bailey, Chiwaukum and Enchantments traverses in WA State
- climbed and/or skied the five volcanoes of WA
- rowed a raft down the Grand Canyon as part of a 27-day winter noncommercial trip, and
- visited 20 out of 26 wilderness glaciers of Glacier National Park as part of a multi-year storytelling project.
Topics discussed will include:
- Requisite knowledge and skills to safely backpack in winter
- Choosing a location
- Special gear considerations
- Navigation in winter
- Clothing and layering
- Campsite selection and preparation
- Sleeping warm
- Nutrition and hydration
Questions?
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Good evening, was this event recorded and if so will it be posted to be able view?
You can watch the replay here, https://youtu.be/RMyL_QsiI-Q