The Brooks Range offers arguably the greatest wilderness trekking in North America. But it has no trails or bridges; it’s the subject of no guidebooks and few online trip reports; it’s crosse...
https://andrewskurka.com/video-tutorial-how-to-plan-a-backpacking-trip-to-alaskas-brooks-range/
Alaska is home to arguably the best backpacking in North America and planning a trip there requires careful consideration of factors that are unique to that location. Join Andrew and I on April 9...
https://andrewskurka.com/alaska-trip-planning-tutorial-join-us-april-9/
Last night Andrew moderated a discussion between guide Kat Weyland and myself about all the ways that backpacking is inherently different for women than it is for men. Topics we discussed include...
https://andrewskurka.com/video-tutorial-8-reasons-backpacking-is-different-for-females-than-males/
Our first guided trips of the season in southern Utah start in about four weeks, wahoo! We still a limited number of open spots on 5-, 7-, and 11-day backpacking trips and technical canyoneering ...
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Footwear is consistently the most discussed topic among the clients on our guided trips in southern Utah during the planning phases. It comes up in our online discussion board, during gear list r...
https://andrewskurka.com/recommended-footwear-for-desert-backpacking/
Join Kat Weyland and I on March 26 for a discussion, moderated by Andrew, about considerations for female backpackers that are different than those for males. Kat is based in West Virginia and ha...
https://andrewskurka.com/women-specific-backpacking-tutorial-join-us-march-26/
Last night Andrew and I hosted a 55-minute tutorial on trip planning. If you joined us, thank you. If you didn’t, you can watch the replay below. Please join us for our next discussion at the e...
https://andrewskurka.com/video-tutorial-how-to-plan-a-backpacking-trip-in-7-steps/
For about twenty years and almost exclusively I have used Aquamira ($15) to purify backcountry water sources. And it’s been the only purification method used by the guided trip program that I s...
https://andrewskurka.com/aquamira-why-we-like-it-and-how-we-use-it/
Join Andrew and I on March 6 for another tutorial livestream. The focus of this conversation is a deep dive on how to plan a backpacking trip. Join us on March 6 at 6:00pm MT here. Topic covered...
https://andrewskurka.com/trip-planning-tutorial-join-us-march-6/
Yesterday, Andrew and I hosted a livestream focused on the foundations of backpacking in the desert. Topics we discussed included: In terms of the desert experience we’re drawing upon, here are...
https://andrewskurka.com/tutorial-gear-and-skills-for-desert-backpacking/