Join Mike, TJ and I for 4 days of hiking & camping as we initiate our friend Zeke on his very first backpacking trip. GPS Data at www.sintax77.com
For this backpacking trip, we'll be visiting one of my favorite areas, the White Mountains, for a counterclockwise Pemi Loop. While I've previously done this loop as a solo hike, I switched things up this time by doing the loop in the opposite direction, starting with Bondcliff Trail and the Bonds and ending with a traverse of Franconia Ridge to return to the Lincoln Woods Visitor Center where we started. We also stretched the hike out to 4 days and 3 nights. This enabled us to get some more camping and exploring in, and also let us do less miles per day, since this was our friend's first backpacking experience. The White Mountains are home to some of the most aggressive hiking trails in the country, and our goal was to make sure he actually wanted to do this again!
If you've never done a Pemi Loop before and are looking for some more logistics, trail listings, etc, feel free to check out my previous solo video. For this video, we'll be focusing more the amazing views, camp camaraderie and of course, the biggest question - will Zeke ever want to do this again? Or will he want to push us off one of the numerous precipices that the Pemigewasset Wilderness has to offer...
Link to Pemigewasset Valley Search and Rescue Facebook page for more info on the "helicopter situation": / 933606923364409
A note on GPS Data: I didn't record new GPS track data for this trip, as the data from my previous trip pretty much covers the route (in reverse of course) and includes waypoints for points of interest included in that video as well as this one. I also tagged a decent amount of extra potential tent and hammock camping spots as I hiked, which some may find useful if looking for alternative camping spots. www.sintax77.com/trip-data/
Notable Items and Gear that may be of interest:
My hammock - Dream Hammock Darien, single layer.
Mike's Hammock - Dream Hammock Thunderbird, double layer
TJ's hammock - Dutchware NylonD, 11 foot, single layer with Dutchware Summer Sock
Zeke's Tent - Marmot Eos 1P Tent
Myself and Mike's tarps - Both are Hammock Gear Cuben Hex Tarps with 11 foot ridge lines
TJ's Tarp - Hennessy Deluxe Tarp, 70D model, 12'x10'
My underquilt - Hammock Gear Phoenix 30°
TJ's underquilt - Hammock Gear Incubator 40°
Mike's underquilt - HG Phoenix 40°
Top Quilts - Hammock Gear Burrow 40° for me and 20° for Mike (TJ used a regular sleeping bag as a quilt)
My backpack - Osprey Hornet 46 (no longer in production)
Mike's backpack - Osprey Exos 58
Zeke's backpack - Gregory Contour 70
6 авг 2024
