Well this post is a lot late. Life got in the way for a while. Following JMT I got pregnant had a miscarriage, surgery, 3 weeks of binge eating and being lazy, and then on a whim to heal signed up and ran a 100 miler in Australia. The trails always seem to heal.
Here goes as best I can remember. Fortunately I had photos and lists.
I wanted to get lighter on my pack weight for this trip, but I had found that I had used every piece of gear the prior year so I used mostly the same gear again this time around. I went with bringing a bear canister again as I have a hard time breaking rules and it is just the right thing to do.
For food I went with what worked from the previous year which was Perpetuem. The nut butter coconut oil mix I used in 2015 I didn't think I'd be able to palate again so I went for straight nut butter. I brought macadamia nuts this time for the higher fat and thus higher calorie per gram content.
I wanted to get lighter on my pack weight for this trip, but I had found that I had used every piece of gear the prior year so I used mostly the same gear again this time around. I went with bringing a bear canister again as I have a hard time breaking rules and it is just the right thing to do.
For food I went with what worked from the previous year which was Perpetuem. The nut butter coconut oil mix I used in 2015 I didn't think I'd be able to palate again so I went for straight nut butter. I brought macadamia nuts this time for the higher fat and thus higher calorie per gram content.
Ultimate Direction Fastpack 20L (removed back liner) 472g
Therm-a-rest z lite pad cut to fit shoulders to hips 150g
Sea to Summit Spark II 526g
Rain poncho/ground sheet/bivy- frogg toggs 196g
Delorme InReach 196g
Black Diamond Storm with lithium batteries 196g
JMT pocket atlas minus some pages/ Erik the Black 60g
Bare Boxer Contender 101 750g
Food 3773g
Water treatment tabs 32g
NUUN with duct tape around bottle 160g
Foot tape 26g
Sunscreen/bug spray 60g
2 extra pair socks 76g
REI puffy 284g
Fleece 176g
Arm warmers/coolers 52g
Balaclava 32g
Gloves 66g
Shorts 110g
Tights 146g
meds-caffeine/benadryl/tylenol 62g
Food:
Chocolate nut butter 6.3 calories per gram 873 grams=5500 calories
Macadamia nuts 7.2 calories per gram 847 grams=6100 calories
Perpetuem 3.9 calories per gram 2052 grams=8000 calories
Total calories were about 19600 with a goal of eating 4900 calories per day.
Rough planned gear came in at 17 pounds without bottles or water. I carried a 750ml smartwater bottle and a 600ml bottle that I used for the Perpetuem. These when filled added 2.7 pounds to the weight. I was also wearing some of the gear. In the end I started with an 18 pound pack fully loaded with 1350ml of fluid.
Size of bear can in comparison to pint glass. 750 grams
Ultimate Direction Fastpack 20L with liner removed. I figured I didn't need the back liner as I would be putting my sleep pad against the back.
I had cut the z-lite pad to fit hips to shoulders only so it was only 6 segments long and folded it fit perfectly against my back.
I placed the poncho/ground cover/bivy loose in the bottom to prevent the bear can from sliding down to far and hitting my back.
Bear can went in next. The rest of my gear was placed around it.
My sleep system. Poncho was folded in half. I used safety pins to keep the sides and end closed. I kept my sleeping bag much warmer that it was rated for plus it kept me off the ground. I could have also used to to rig up a shelter if I got caught in a storm.
All my gear.
I used the original version of the Hoka Challenger ATRs. They held up well on the granite and I only wish I had more of these shoes or that they hadn't changed them.
My bag at the start
