Inspiration
I’m Ditching the Luxury: My Journey to Ultra-Light Packing for the Pacific Crest Trail!
Hiking and weight. An inevitable connection. A balancing act between luxury items and backpack weight. Light is fast, Ultra-light even faster. At least in theory. In the past During my
PCT Countdown: A Deep Dive into Permits, Visa Challenges, and Physical Conditioning
I received a lot of questions about how I prepare for the Pacific Crest Trail. What my training in detail looks like, and what is necessary to hike across the...
Reflections of the PCT as I gear up for the AT
I remember my first hike as a young nipper. I would have been about 10. Dad took my sister, friend, and I on a two-night three-day hike called the Rakiura...
How hot can you handle? Conditioning for the heat on a PCT thru-hike
From January 2022 to December 2024, my partner Chris and I were based in Norway. As South African immigrants to Norway, the frigid, long winters were a baptism of ice....
A slow-paced wilderness immersion for PCT preparation in Southern Africa
To welcome in 2025 Chris and I spent time immersed in wilderness, well out of mobile connectivity. We joined a group of friends on a 5 night hike in Pondoland,...
What Made Me Decide To Hike 2,650 Miles
Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail has been a dream of mine for so many years. I can’t believe I'm making that dream come true this year. 2025 is my...
Congratulations to These 2024 Pacific Crest Trail Thru-Hikers: Part 5
The Pacific Crest Trail is often regarded as one of North America's most beautiful and iconic thru-hikes, stretching 2,650 miles from the Mexican border all the way to Canada. Every...
Congratulations to These 2024 Pacific Crest Trail Thru-Hikers: Part 4
The Pacific Crest Trail is often regarded as one of North America's most beautiful and iconic thru-hikes, stretching 2,650 miles from the Mexican border all the way to Canada. Every...
Answering the Top 15 FAQs about the Pacific Crest Trail
Happy New Year! I'm responding to the top 15 most frequently asked questions I received about my hike. What's that/where's that? The Pacific Coast Trail, right? I used to think...
Learning From a Successfully Failed Thru-Hike of the PCT
In 2019, I almost thru-hiked the Pacific Crest Trail. My intention was to hike the entire PCT, Northbound, in a single season. Five years in the making, it was cut...