Join Andrew and I on March 6 for another tutorial livestream. The focus of this conversation is a deep dive on how to plan a backpacking trip.
Join us on March 6 at 6:00pm MT here.
Topic covered will include:
- Why trip planning matters
- Defining trip parameters: where, when, with who, and why?
- How to research likely conditions, such as temperature and bug pressure
- How to select gear
- Planning an itinerary
- Food and resupply planning
- Creating and collecting navigational resources
- Assessing and gaining the appropriate skills and fitness
- Completing a final systems check
Andrew draws from experience planning lengthy expeditions like the:
- Alaska-Yukon Expedition (6 months, 4,700 miles),
- Great Western Loop (7 months, 6,875 miles), and the
- Sea-to-Sea Route (11 months, 7,775 miles).
And Katie from planning trips, such as:
- backpacking the length of the Grand Canyon,
- hiking an 800-mile off-trail loop in the Great Basin of Nevada, and
- traversing the Sangre de Cristo range.
Questions?
If you would like to submit a question for this event, complete this form. Or leave a comment below. During the broadcasts we try to answer all questions received.
Hi! I’ve never joined one of your livestreams before. Do I just return to this page on March 6, and it will be updated with a link?
Hi Liz,
If you click on the word “here” in the sentence “Join us on March 6 at 6:00pm MT here,” you’ll be directed to a YouTube page where the tutorial will be streaming live at the specified date and time.
Oh perfect! I could not tell that was a hyperlink. Thank you!
Andrew, during the live stream, you mentioned planning templates, but I couldn’t figure out where these were. Can you link to those in the youtube description?
Links to all resources have been added to the youtube video as well as included in this post, https://andrewskurka.com/video-tutorial-how-to-plan-a-backpacking-trip-in-7-steps/
I think this would be a very worthwhile livestream to watch for anyone who is looking to learn more about backpacking trip planning.
How can I see a replay of this event. Missed the time and date.
Follow the link. It was recorded.