What started out as a whim turned out to be one of my most enjoyable overnight backpacking trips to date. This area has the most high-quality camping sites – in high quantity, mind you – that I have ever seen. I highly recommend it due to this alone, but the Read more…
3 years after my first overnight in Dolly Sods, I made it back out to the Wilderness to do it right. This time, I meant to do a 3-day loop starting from Bear Rocks Trail, making it to Lions Head on Day 2. Although I went solo, there were plenty Read more…
The trek to Los Nevados started here. Each day was unique, but this kick-started the adventure. Details below, including GPS data + summary video at the bottom! Click Here to Jump to Day 2Click Here to Jump to Day 3 Starting the Trek from El Cedral to La Pastora A Read more…
On Day 3, we ditched our packs in the morning to check out the Paramo Ecosystem, before heading back to the cabin for lunch. We would ultimately take our gear with us down the mountain as we headed back to La Pastora. Click Here to Jump to Day 1Click Here Read more…
The trek continued here, where we would enter Los Nevados National Park. It was the most exciting day of the trek. Click Here to Jump to Day 1Click Here to Jump to Day 3 The Trek from La Pastora to Doña Nelida’s Cabin We started the day at La Pastora Read more…
Links to related articles Main postDay 1Day 2Day 3Day 4 Agenda Break camp before daybreak Trek up to Llactapata Hike down to Hidroelectrica Take the train up to Aguas Calientes and check into hotel Breaking Camp Excitement for today came in the form of several heavy realizations. Most importantly, today Read more…
CLinks to related articles Main postDay 1Day 2Day 3Day 4 Agenda Break camp at a reasonable time (unlike yesterday!) and fuel up Continue on the Salkantay Trail, heading towards Chullay Reach Chullay and rest Take a taxi from Chullay to Lucmabamba and make camp Breaking Camp Dehydrated and assaulted by migraines Read more…
Links to related articles Main postDay 1Day 2Day 3Day 4 Click here to go back to Day 1 [Click here to go back to the main post] Agenda Break camp and start hiking ASAP Head towards Abra Salkantay, taking breaks for food / snacks as needed Reach Abra Salkantay (the Read more…
This was my first overseas hike, and it was going to be a tough one at that. We would be doing over 10 miles each day, at high altitude, and the uncertainty with regards to completion made it exciting. The night before starting the trek, we packed our gear while Read more…
We tried to solo hike the Salkantay Trail to Machu Picchu. This meant no guides to direct us, no porters to cook us food, and no horses to carry our gear along the 40 miles of trail. This meant we had to plan our route. This meant we had to Read more…