8. Ultralight Pioneer

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Pacific Crest Trail, Then and Now

Always Another Adventure

10 episodes

3 days ago

What's it like to spend six months walking the length of the United States, from Mexico to Canada, following a wilderness trail? Liz and Simon Willis tackled the Pacific Crest Trail in 2002 at a time many people now consider to be a 'classic era' on the PCT. They recorded conversations with hikers, trail angels and townsfolk and, eventually, assembled them into this audio time capsule of a life-changing endurance walk. Things are brought up to date in fresh interviews with people who know the trail well, including a couple who hiked the PCT exactly twenty years later.

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8. Ultralight Pioneer

Pacific Crest Trail, Then and Now

20 minutes 16 seconds

2 years ago

8. Ultralight Pioneer

Twenty years on we speak to a pioneer of ultralight hiking, Henry Shires. His revolutionary combination of homemade Tarp and Tent was tested during his own 1999 hike, then grew into his business.
Henry has been a Board Member of the PCTA and back in Episode 4, he’d shared his assessment of the threats to the future of the trail. We discuss how accurate were those predictions and how home-sewn shelters have grown into an international business.

New episodes daily - and PCTpodcast.com you can buy a download of our trail journal and see photos from the series.

There are no adverts, but it costs money to produce, host and distribute. So if you enjoy it, and could help contribute towards the ongoing hosting costs, please buy me a virtual coffee - just a small payment that helps.

Thanks to TarpTent.com for their support during our hike and with this series.