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    Andrew Skurka
    BPL Member

    @askurka

    Hey all –

    If anyone is interested in hiking the Sierra High Route next summer — a trip that gets my full endorsement — you may find some of the content I posted on my website useful: Sierra High Route.

    There is a major lack of good information about the SHR, so I'm trying to help fill the gaps.

    #1450962
    John S.
    BPL Member

    @jshann

    Good stuff Andrew. I like the post-hike comment section on the gear list.

    #1450967
    Adam Weesner
    Member

    @davefan40

    Great info Andy. Thanks for taking the time to put together such valuable info on the SHR.

    #1451060
    Jeff Jeff
    BPL Member

    @jeffjeff

    I've been kicking around the idea of the SHR for the last year or so. Maybe not in 2009, but soon! Thanks for posting.

    #1451517
    Scott Bentz
    BPL Member

    @scottbentz

    Locale: Southern California

    Andrew,

    That is a great story. I would love to hike this. Maybe 2010 since next summer I'll be hiking the JMT for the first time with my wife and 2 kids. Thanks for the report.

    #1451523
    Dave T
    Member

    @davet

    .

    #1451524
    Martin Rye
    BPL Member

    @rye1966

    Locale: UK

    I just watched the video and "WOW" I liked the Iceland one lots – that topped it and more.

    #1451556
    Jack H.
    Member

    @found

    Locale: Sacramento, CA

    A lack of good info meant adventure. oh well.

    #1451571
    Sam Haraldson
    BPL Member

    @sharalds

    Locale: Gallatin Range

    I personally enjoy reading and writing trip reports. There is no shortage of amazing places to visit that have little to no information about them for the adventurer.

    Andy, I enjoyed your High Route report (well, all except the fact that your beer of choice was Coors). The video was entertaining and the bit where Buzz is glissading is just stellar. The note about hating the bear canister in the gear list was funny as well.

    Another SHR trip report I've enjoyed perusing for a couple years can be found here:

    Lost and Found: The Sierra High Route, July 2006

    * edit – I just noticed that you gave Chris' "Lost and Found" page I noted above credit in your report as well, Andy. Cheers.

    #1463259
    Andrew Skurka
    BPL Member

    @askurka

    I finally received permission from TOPO! to distribute a Sierra High Route map set. For anybody considering doing the entire SHR or incorporating it into another Sierra trip, these maps are invaluable and will save you a lot of time compared to putting your own together.

    Information about the maps and ordering instructions are available on my website: http://www.andrewskurka.com/SHR08/mapsforsale.php.

    #1465267
    George Matthews
    BPL Member

    @gmatthews

    Thanks for doing all your hard work to put the SHR info together for us.

    Looks like a pretty good bargain.

    #1465709
    Tim Cheek
    BPL Member

    @hikerfan4sure

    Andrew,

    Could you describe your menu? The Bearikade Weekender is not that big. Did you consider their larger canister v. having a resupply?

    Thanks, and I ordered your CD.

    #1465710
    Andrew Skurka
    BPL Member

    @askurka

    My diet on the SHR was very similar to the one I followed on my Great Western Loop: http://www.andrewskurka.com/GWL/diet.php.

    We took the smaller canister because we didn't want to carry one at all and at least having "a" canister would be better than not carrying one, even though on the first day, maybe first two days, all of our food did not fit inside them. Much easier to explain to a ranger…

    Moreover, I'm not sure the bigger canister would actually fit in the Jam2 — the weekender marginally fits as is.

    Seeing as how the SHR took us right past Red's and Tuolumne, it would seem foolish to *not* resupply — Why bother carrying the extra weight?

    #1465729
    George Matthews
    BPL Member

    @gmatthews

    Seeing as how the SHR took us right past Red's and Tuolumne, it would seem foolish to *not* resupply — Why bother carrying the extra weight?

    Did you develop this concept in your early formative "years" – hiking the AT? : )

    My belief is: if you are close enough to smell the coffee, then seek its source.

    No one ever got an award for walking right past a bar & grill while in a tired and hungry condition. Look at these things as gifts from the gods.

    #1465735
    Andrew Skurka
    BPL Member

    @askurka

    On the AT I stopped at a lot of places that I would never nowadays.

    My general rules of thumb are: if it's on the trail, use it; if it's just off the trail, AND if I have not resupplied in a while, use it; if it's really far off the trail, skip it and carry more food.

    On the Great Western Loop the average distance between resupply points was about 140 miles apart. Longest was 380 miles, along the MT-ID border from Anaconda, MT, to Macks Inn, ID.

    #1465747
    George Matthews
    BPL Member

    @gmatthews

    average distance between resupply points was about 140 miles apart

    For you, about 4 days on average on the GWL (33 mi/day?).

    On the SHR, weren't you guys in low 20 mpd? What would be your guess of average miles per day for an average SHR hiker?

    #1465898
    Andrew Skurka
    BPL Member

    @askurka

    Yes, about every 4 days. I would happily have gone longer without resupplying but, like I said, if I'm walking right past a PO, hiker hostel/lodge/motel that will take packages, etc. it'd be foolish and contrived to not use the service.

    I address the mileage question, in addition to a lot of other questions prospective SHR hikers may have, at the bottom of this page: http://www.andrewskurka.com/SHR08/hiking.php.

    #1466401
    George Matthews
    BPL Member

    @gmatthews

    Andrew,

    The Sierra High Route Map Set

    SHR Map Set

    Fantastic! Don't know if I will hike all of it, but I plan to at least do parts of the SHR this summer. I really like the way you show "the way" versus a red line.

    I'm sure you expended quite a bit of effort on the SHR map set. Great work! Really professional quality.

    Plus – your web site info on the SHR is very informative.

    Thanks!

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