JMT – Yosemite to John Muir Ranch

Looks pretty good to me. The two main things that are a bit heavy are also the things I approve of. I used the Helium and a Tarptent shelter for many years in the Sierra. You will have a comfort buffer and will be ready for just about anything. Enjoy your trip.

I will be leaving on Aug 14 on my LKT attempt (longest known time). I'm trying to break 40 days. Its harder to take a really long time than you might think.

I think maybe there is a McDonalds around the Charlotte Lake junction.

–B.G.–

Looks like a good list you have thought out.

My two areas are clothing:

2 long sleeve base layers. One in pack one while worn/carried. You could get away with just one long sleeve base layer and save 5.5. You do have a down jacket and it's August in the Sierra.

Wind shirt and rain jacket. To me, a wind shirt is redundant as the rain jacket can do the same thing saving 4.0. Personally, I leave my down jacket at the top of my pack at all times. When I get to a pass and it is howling wind or just cold I put the down jacket on and wear it down the other side until it's time to take it off. If

Enjoy your trip.

I had a couple of things I would likely change. I would leave the mid layer at home. I would consider a quilt from EE and save about a pound – that's real.