Great Divide Trail – summer 25

Here is Jupiter’s The Great Divide Trail trip report with a lot of information. He wrote it because when he went in 2023 he had problems finding a lot of info, hope this helps some(or maybe you have read it already?)

Wow! what absolutely stunning scenery!! Seemingly one of the great hikes in the world.

Umm..folks, hiking videos are not MTV. One doesn’t need to cut the scene every three seconds. Adults have longer attention spans.

For example,  there was a shot of the woman on this trip entering a deep and rapid river crossing. CUT!!! wait a minute, what happened? how did it go? It’s like telling someone, “one day I was held up outside of a bar at midnight” and then changing the subject to “but the weather the next day was fine”. obviously the woman survived. Still, given the printed river crossing warning in the video, and given this looked to be a risky crossing…use it as an illustration, please. Theres a time to linger on the subject at hand.

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That was a great read! Thanks for the link.

I was referencing the video on the link. Which I greatly enjoyed! It’s very well done for sure. Everyone here should enjoy this. Sorry if I came off as being too critical. It’s a fabulous video! After posting, I read the written report, and that helped to clarify the intent of the video. so again, apologies for sounding negative in my post above.

The written document is also a great trip report!! Extremely informative and well written with yet more great photos. Taken together the two documents are an amazing and enjoyable and informative cache. thanks to y’all!!

p.s. I understand that it’s impossible or anyway unwise to film risky moments on the trail, such as dangerous river crossings etc.

I thru-hiked with a friend in ’22.

I carried an Ursack and would again.

There in the Rockies, most gas stations should carry HEET or similar gas-line de-icer you could use for fuel.

Mailing a package would have been much less hassle, but we hitched into Lake Louise from Field. Golden would have been much cheaper.

I needed to replace a blown NeoAir at the Crossing, so we hitched into Jasper without too much trouble. It was nice to access everything else Jasper had to offer at the same time.

Thanks Buck.

You should also check out the ADOTEC Ultralight Food Locker: Grizzly Bear Resistant Bag .I think it fits better into a pack and is made by a Canadian company(where the Great Divide trail is located so you can support a local business) Ultralight Food Locker: Grizzly Bear || IGBC TEST VIDEO . New Ultralight Hiking Gear for 2025! Jupiter Hikes Video (I own one also).