So what is it?

So what is it?...

For those of you who have stumbled across this, or are just having a quick browse through curiosity; what is the Appalachian Trail? Well, it's a footpath. In North America. Going from Springer Mountain in Georgia, north to Mount Katahdin in Maine, covering a distance of somewhere between 2000 and 2180 miles depending on which source you read. The 30% of aspirational thru-hikers that complete it take 4-6 months, cross 14 states, take 5 million steps, and I've heard somewhere that they climb the equivalent of 16 Everest's. Ok, enough about the manliness of the feat at hand; its basically going to be a cracking walk through some beautiful environments and (I hope) one of the most challenging yet rewarding experiences in my life.

For those of you who're interested I'm going to keep this page updated as I plan, prepare, and eventually hike the trail. Enjoy, and thanks for reading!

Saturday, 15 February 2014

Bear bags...

I've never tied a bear bag in my life. The only creature with any potential to steal your food when hiking the South West Coast Path is a seagull; but they can fly so hanging food in a tree wouldn't really be of any benefit. In fact it would probably make life easier for the seagull.






Any how... have a read of this, it's brilliant! Hilariously funny and pretty useful.

http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/bear_bag_hanging_technique#.Uv_cAfl_tJI

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