The building, facilities and grounds were well suited for the conference. From never backpacking to springer in two months the trek. Feeding peanuts to a brazen bluejay that hops and bobs for attention, ray jardine smiles wryly through a closecropped saltandpepper beard. Ray jardines new book trail life ive been a ray jardine fan ever since i read his first book, the pacific crest trail hikers handbook, back around 1995. Beyond backpacking is a major upgrade to the pacific crest trail hikers handbook. Pretrip planning is essential for a successful backpacking excursion.
Shed pounds from your pack with these ultralight backpacking. Thats exactly why i learned so much even after having read two books by chris townsend and one by colin fletcher. Mapping out your entire route beforehand lowers your chances of getting lost, choosing longer hikes than you have time for, or, worst, getting turned back before you begin due to trail closures, forgotten permits or adverse trail conditions. I take you beyond the guidebook to inspire you to live your best life through travel. Digital cartographics owner of has authorized download by you of one copy of this pdf guide document. In typical jardine fashion, the ray way was developed through. Summer backpacking gear checklist national park service. We enjoy nature, and we think that thats how we really relax, by getting away from it all. Ray jardine is the guru of lightweight backpacking.
Currently, thousands of hikers are beginning to enjoy the benefits of going light. Ray jardines guide to lightweight hiking by ray jardine and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The location of the field training will depend on the number of registered participants. Debunking common myths about ultralight backpacking. Longdistance hiker, designer and builder of aerospace composite kayaks, baja and arctic alaska sea kayaker, canadian barrenlands canoeist. Its easy to walk through a backpacking store and grab items that will have you carrying a 70pound pack. And the fact is, anything which represents a radical new way of thinking is bound to rub people the wrong way.
As far as im concerned, beyond backpacking continues to be by far the most important guidebook for ultralight hiking ever written even though i dont agree with all the ideas presented therein. Request month backpacking in south east asia need a. Pretrip planning for backpacking trips backpacking. The list includes some environmentspecific options for the parks backcountry. Backpacking, guest posts, solo travel, travel guides. As an avid camper and outdoor enthusiast, she spends her free time backpacking in the mountains, hitting the hiking trails, or staying active at the beach. The complete technical guide to hiking and backpacking in the. Needs to last a month over there backpacking and for as long after as possible. Beyond those, there are a few more essential items, but youll increasingly find.
Many walkers claim that this book, which has evolved through several. He is also noted for his contributions to the ultralight backpacking community through his. It is a howto manual for enhancing all aspects of the wilderness experience. I believe that ray jardines techniques and philosophy will revolutionize hiking and camping. Now full of colour photos and diagrams, this new title reflects a multitude of updated information, detailing ray jardine s lightweight. This 2009 publication is the updated version of rays classic 1990 beyond backpacking. Apr 24, 2018 this website contains affiliate links, which means the trek may receive a percentage of any product or service you purchase using the links in the articles or advertisements. The program should go well beyond the weight or quantity of gear taken on a trip. Backpacking is one of the most popular outdoor recreational activities. My theoretical introduction to the world of ultralight backpacking came in the late 1990s, in the form of ray jardines, the pacific crest trail hikers handbook.
Here is a small and very carefully chosen selection of what i personally consider to be the best of breed a few superb books certain to enhance your skills and thus your travels. Some 35 years and 20,000 miles of experience are distilled in trail life. The gear contains food, water, clothing, bedding, shelter, stove and cooking kit. Digital cartographics grants you a nonexclusive, nontransferable license to use. The general idea is to combine two or more, but generally two bags or quilts. And according to ray, heavy, clumsy gear tends to discourage us from. Id been following his tips for 10 years or more used a tarp. We hope you found our backpacking essentials checklist useful. The resources section of the hiking life is my two cents worth in regards to gear companies, merchants and backpacking related texts and websites. Planning considerations many factors will influence your gear planning and preparation, including the time of year you start your trip, direction you travel and length of time it takes for you to finish the trail. Ray jardine born in 1944 is an american rock climber who, with bill price, in may 1979, was. The purpose of this sop is to provide project staff with tips, techniques and procedures that can be applied when hiking in the field and to increase hiking safety awareness. When he came out with beyond backpacking in 1999, i snatched it up and again devoured his tips.
Follow the link to learn more about the hiking and backpacking equipment beyond backpacking llc has to offer you. Backpacking in ohio the scenic southern and southeastern regions of the state are home to most of the overnight hiking opportunities in ohio. Traveller a newsletter of the bartram trail conference spring, 2017 t. From amazing cities to white beaches and much more all within reach. Ultralight skills practice a day long field session is planned to practice ultralight camping skills, such as use of a tarp, lightweight stoves, meal preparation, water filtrationtreatment, etc. The softspoken 50yearold sitting in the pale sunshine outside his pacific northwest home seems an unlikely troublemaker. Ray jardine s guide to lightweight hiking read now pdf onlineclik here. Your kits are of outstanding quality and, especially because of the very good instructions, worth every cent. Ray jardines guide to lightweight hiking ray jardine on. I have had personal experience with all of the sources mentioned, and in regards to the books, each one of them has a place in my library at home.
I read beyond backpacking years ago and got hooked on ultralight backpacking. The book was revised and retitled in 1999 as beyond backpacking, and revised. Ray jardine has probably done more than anyone else in the last decade to alter the way backpackers approach planning and equipping their longdistance hikes. The pacific crest trail hikers handbook hit like a thunderclap for countless backpackers current, wannabe and former when it was published. As always, i welcome this transition, but each time i do so with a small dose of seemingly incurable apprehension. Jardine moves beyond traditional backpacking philosophy and brings to the table a different way of thinking which is driven by his engineering background and a constant desire to improve technique. Ive been meaning to write about hanoi for three years now, since i started my blog in 2015. It details his present system of long distance thruhiking, which i based on 25,000 miles of trailtested knowhow. We offer a range of equipment rental packages for short day hikes through overnight treks.
Backpacking southeast asia was an incredible, lifechanging experience for one solo female traveler. Beyond backpacking is a followup to his book are how to hike the pacific crest trail. This is handsdown the most common misconception about ultralight backpacking. Most backpackers carry extra weight because they use gear that manufacturers make bombproof. The book, a howto manual for any longdistance hike and not just a guide to the. Backpacker the ultralight handbook the skills the menu the gear the recipes more skills illustrated map of yosemite, which covers just a fraction. Backpacking is not limited to supermen and superwomen.
Ray jardines guide to lightweight hiking by ray jardine 19990702. The ultimate ultralight backpacking book hike light. Jardine reeves brown to merge with abbey national benefit. Request month backpacking in south east asia need a travel pack and day pack combo ideally for the journey. If you love camping and hiking you probably want to learn how to go backpacking, but the great outdoors can be overwhelming for firsttime backpackers. Many factors will influence your gear planning and preparation, including the time of year you start your trip, direction you travel and length of time it takes for you to finish the trail. This 2009 publication is the updated version of ray s classic 1990 beyond backpacking.
A frequent backpackers guide to sleeping on the trail. If you go into this book having decided that lightweight backpacking is a fad, youre not going to like it. In addition to backpacking, fishing, carcamping, hunting, birding, cycling, and horseback riding are other activities ive seen going on in and around the state forest. Appalachian trail backpacking packing list rei coop journal.
Lightweight backpacking hiking in portland, oregon and washington. Now full of colour photos and diagrams, this new title reflects a multitude of updated information, detailing ray jardine s lightweight backpacking techniques, his gear, and his methods for enjoyable and safe trekking and camping. Now full of colour photos and diagrams, this new title reflects a multitude of updated information, detailing ray jardines lightweight backpacking techniques, his gear. This is ray jardine s new, fullcolour, 2009 edition of his bestselling book beyond backpacking. Ray jardine beyond backpacking pdf download 10vkep. Our typical trip is a lot of backpacking and camping. We strive to offer quality equipment from local companies to meet all of your outdoor adventure needs.
This is a complete list of all the hiking resources available on our website, from guidebooks to checklists, articles, courses, and online forums. Ray jardine beyond backpacking pdf download, natural experiments in the social sciences pdf download bcfaf6891f sales and distribution management pdf ebook downloadamerican headway second edition pdf downloadthe context of business karakowsky pdf downloadiso iec tr 19760 pdf downloadamerican english file 4 teachers book pdf free downloadpioneer m 73 pdf downloadstephen hawking theory of. Practical methods for all who love the outofdoors, from walkers and backpackers. He rocked the world of climbing, challenged the accepted wisdom in sea kayaking, and now ray jardine turned his renegade way of thinking. Day hiking resources welcome to the day hiking resources page at the adventure junkies. This is ray jardines new, fullcolour, 2009 edition of his bestselling book beyond backpacking. This is a fat book, the the key is where he talks about what i call the physics of backpacking the effect on packweight on miles walked. In beyond backpacking we learn about the myths in todays heavyduty hiking and camping gear and clothing, and we see with several examples how we tend to acquire our equipmentrelated misbeliefs from the advertising industry.
Ray jardines guide to lightweight hiking by ray jardine 19990702 on. Ray jardine played a significant role in popularizing an ultralight approach to backpacking. However, after a careful reading of beyond backpacking, we find we must do a bit of both. You are camping in the wilderness miles from roads, facilities, and other people but, the solitude is one of the best reasons to get on the trail and go backpacking. Parent jardine lloyd thompson has acquired abbey national benefit consultants anbc, the pension administration and consultancy division of abbey national group. Overnight backpacking trips should be under taken only by those who are accustomed to hiking mountain trails and are familiar with backpacking tech niques.
I have incorporated many although not all of his ideas with great success. For information about visiting the park, see our guide. And while backpacking southeast asia, they made a huge impact on me. The softspoken 50yearold sitting in the pale sunshine outside his pacific. The following list is designed for a nonguided backpacking trip in rocky mountain national park.
Jul 17, 2017 but so many times these small gestures can have a huge impact. The buyer pays the same price as they would otherwise, and your purchase helps to support the treks ongoing goal to serve you quality backpacking advice and information. Flip through beyond backpacking and youll see photos of jardine hiking deep in the wilds with a pack about the size of a book bag slung over. A backpacking holiday in new zealand will inspire you. Jul 04, 2002 we came to praise ray, not to bury him. Backpackers hike for more than a day, and sometimes they camp too. Even if you are carry the kitchen sink kind of backpacker, you need to read and understand this book.
The ultralight handbook california state university. Backpacking and beyond food for thought travel listicle vicariously in vietnam eating my way around hanoi, 2018 edition. Backpackagram episodes we challenged 3 teams to take on epic challenges in new zealand. Everything you need to be safe, confident and prepared to. Everything you need to be safe, confident and prepared to enjoy the outdoors.
Beyond backpacking is largely dedicated to backpacking practice, rather than just a long gear list. Feb 14, 2017 the softspoken 50yearold sitting in the pale sunshine outside his pacific northwest home seems an unlikely troublemaker. A pdf trail map can be found here, and heres where we parked to catch the beginning of the backpack trail. This part of the buckeye state lies in the unglaciated allegheny plateau, a physiographic region uplifted. Now full of colour photos and diagrams, this new title reflects a multitude of updated information, detailing ray jardines lightweight. You are camping in the wilderness miles from roads, facilities, and other people but, the solitude is one of the best. With that in mind, maybe another reason beyond backpacking didnt bother me is because i have never been a traditional backpacker.
So im off to ausseasiaamerica and i have just started wearing contact lenses, im wondering if its fine if im in a situation when all ive got is hand sanitizer if i can just rub my hands with that then handle my contacts to put in my eyes. Rocky mountain national park backpacking packing list rei. Home forums gear forums gear general ray jardine closes shop. However, it does re quire physical stamina and a genuine liking for the isolation of remote country. His 25,000 miles of trail experience just scratches the surface of his sweeping array of accomplishments. Accidents during hiking activities are the cause of most of the injuries reported by pcsu project staff and. The complete technical guide to hiking and backpacking in. Beyond backpacking by ray jardine was, perhaps, the creation of the ultralight backpacking. Now full of colour photos and diagrams, this new title reflects a multitude of updated information, detailing ray jardine s lightweight backpacking techniques, his gear. Adventure club and backcountry rental services based in summit county, co, serving frisco, silverthorne, dillon, breckenridge, alma, fairplay, and the greater rocky mountain colorado high country region. Summer backpacking gear checklist dont count pounds count ounces needs will vary depending on specifics of your trip and personal preferences.
This website contains affiliate links, which means the trek may receive a percentage of any product or service you purchase using the links in the articles or advertisements. Nov 17, 2015 its a way of looking at and discovering the world. Henderson president, bartram trail conference t he bartram trail conference 2017 took place in the beautiful east baton rouge parish main library on march 24 through the 26. Ray jardine, a pioneer in lightweight backpacking, came up with the idea in the. If youre going with a commercial group, check with the guide company to see what items they provide. Nov 16, 2000 jardine reeves brown is to merge with rival actuarial consultants abbey national benefit consultants, following a. Step 8 downsize your pack your streamlined load should fit in a pack with about 3,000 cubic inches of capacity. Managing risk requires a wellplanned, comprehensive program that starts as much as a year in advance of a trek. Aug 10, 2016 this is handsdown the most common misconception about ultralight backpacking. I believe that ray jardine s techniques and philosophy will revolutionize hiking and camping. Manual on planning and preparing for hikes of the pacific crest. If you go into this book having decided that lightweight.
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You cant truly claim to be a backpacker, or to go backpacking, unless youre already a certain type of person. Now full of colour photos and diagrams, this new title reflects a multitude of updated information, detailing ray jardines lightweight backpacking techniques, his gear, and his methods for enjoyable and safe trekking and camping. Ray jardines guide to lightweight hiking by ray jardine with fast free shipping on every used book we have in. Beyond backpacking is a relatively new and innovative approach to lightweight backpacking. Rocky mountain national park backpacking packing list. It is all about roaming through the wilderness while carrying gear on the back. The complete technical guide to hiking and backpacking in the buckeye state published january 2008 updated february 20. Backpacking doesnt teach you independence it hones your independence and makes you more selfsufficient. Trail life, the ray way tarp book essential, beyond backpacking, siku kayak, the pct hikers handbook. Hi, im bianca and i have traveled across 6 continents, sometimes alone, but in recent years, with my husband and beautiful young son. Backpacking can be quite intimidating at first but the lesson you learn and life changing experiences youll have will be worth it. A visit to any decent bookstore will reveal a mindboggling assortment of travelrelated books.
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