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Wind River High Route - blissful hiker

It's big climbs over Knapsack Col into stunning Titcomb Basin then up towards Indian Pass. WRHR, day 3: Indian Basin to Alpine Lakes: 6 miles?

Guide to Hiking the Lowest to Highest Route | Halfway Anywhere

Before continuing, know that this is a route, not an established trail. This means that much of the Lowest to Highest Route (Low to High/L2H) ...

Hiking The Sierra High Route

To access the southern trailhead at Road's End in Kings Canyon (see opposite page), the easiest/cheapest way is to start from Onion Pass ...

Wallowa High Route - Engineered For Adventure

He had drawn up a route that traversed high along ridgelines in the Eagle Cap Wilderness, from Wallowa Lake to Mount Howard to Aneroid Mountain, ...

Wind River High Route - A Guide - Adventure Alan

At Three Forks Park the trail turns abruptly west and you begin your ascent into the high country, climbing to just above 10000 feet and over ...

The Bighorns Medium-High Route - Elspeth Ronnander

Next I went to hillmap.com (to use hillmap.com, zoom in on an area, then from the drop-down option from the upper right of either map, choose ...

Sierra High Route: An Off-Trail Documentary - YouTube

The Sierra High Route is said to be one of the most challenging and beautiful hikes in North America. I've wanted to hike the SHR since ...

Wind River High Route: A Wonderful Week In Beautiful Alpine

Our start point was Trail Lakes in Dubois and we planned to finish in Lander at Bruce's Bridge. Flying into Wyoming added logistical challenges.

A New, Majestic High Route Through Yosemite

By starting and finishing at Tuolumne Meadows ...

Sierra High Route: A First Taste - Backcountry Sights

Begin at the Copper Creek trailhead and follow the SHR until it joins the JMT in Upper Basin below Mather Pass. From this junction, follow the ...

The Sierra High Route (+ the Southern SHR) - Halfway Anywhere

The plan is to begin at Horseshoe Meadows and hike north on the Southern Sierra High Route until reaching Bubbs Creek Trail. Instead of ...

Sierra High Route/JMT Loop - Backpacking Light

This route will start out the same, beginning at Onion Valley Trailhead at about 9000′. Next stop is Kearsarge pass, at about 11,800′. From ...

Southern Sierra High Route - an alternative to the JMT

The Southern Sierra High Route (SoSHR) starts at the South Lake trailhead, west of Bishop, CA. This popular trailhead allows fast access to the ...

Planning A Traverse Part I: First Steps - The High Route

Consider a circuit to keep it simple. Start and finish in the same spot. A trip like this requires less planning and coordination. Circuits are ...

The Alta Via 1: A guide to the trek - Alpine Exploratory

Translated, it simply means High Route One. German is the language at the start of the AV1 and on the maps that we include in your info pack, you will see the ...

Guide to Backpacking the High Sierra Trail - Treeline Review

The HST was designed to be the easiest route from west to east across the Great Western Divide, a shorter and less crowded trail than the John ...

FKT: Kaytlyn Gerbin, Jenny Abegg - North Cascades High Route

D4 (part 1, our “rest day”): Stettale Ridge to Sourdough TH, 6:39am start, 7.7 miles, 1,200 ft, 3:00; D4 (part 2, our “rest day”): Sourdough TH ...

Helpful tips for the Lowest to Highest Route | CARROT QUINN

Look up online trip reports. Use The Google for this. There are only a handful, but there may be new ones now and then. Reading them all will ...

Alta Via 1 (Dolomites) - The Hiking Club

KEY TRAIL STATS for “CLASSIC” ROUTE ... Alta Via 1 Dolomites: High level map from our planning app showing the trail through the Dolomites which are located in ...

Southern Sierra High Route (2019 Backpacking Trip Report)

Start of the Southern Sierra High Route · Day 20 (Day 1 backpacking the Southern Sierra High Route) – Bishop to Barrett Lakes · Day 21 – Barrett Lakes to the base ...