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  • #3507742
    Dan @ Durston Gear
    BPL Member

    @dandydan

    Locale: Canadian Rockies

    This summer my wife and I did the first yo-yo thru-hike of the Canadian Rockies via the Great Divide Trail. It’s awesome. Everyone should go.

    Over the summer I wrote up trip reports for each section at my blog:
    https://intocascadia.com/great-divide-trail/

    Recently, I started work on a series of short videos from the hike. The first couple are out now, and the rest will be out over the next few weeks. I think they’re pretty awesome, so please check them out:

    YouTube video

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    #3507747
    Greg Mihalik
    Spectator

    @greg23

    Locale: Colorado

    Damn!

    Kudos, to both of you.

    #3507757
    Ryan Jordan
    Admin

    @ryan

    Locale: Central Rockies

    @dandydan terrific! Thank you for sharing. You guys are very inspiring, and endearing!

    #3507863
    Dan @ Durston Gear
    BPL Member

    @dandydan

    Locale: Canadian Rockies

    Thanks guys!

    Part two

    YouTube video

    #3507864
    jscott
    BPL Member

    @book

    Locale: Northern California

    Fantastique! Which is a notch past fantastic. Awe inspiring country. And what a great attitude you both have.

    The film is well done and very well produced. If I may quibble with a tendency that all backpacking films share, brought on perhaps by mtv, is the tendency for lots of quick cuts. Often when I see a shot of great mountains or whatever, my eyes want to linger. Or if someone is making a snow traverse, I want to watch for a while. This is a personal preference and not at all what’s in style, and most people may disagree, so I admit to possibly being cranky. But I think there’s a place in adventuring films for those slow tracking shots like Kubrick uses. Again, this isn’t really a fault of your film in particular but a tendency of all the back country films I’ve viewed over the last ten years.

    But what a wonderful adventure! Thanks for this and alert us when more comes available.

    p.s. I haven’t viewed chapter two yet so forgive me if what I wrote is misplaced.

    #3507866
    BlackHatGuy
    Spectator

    @sleeping

    Locale: The Cascades

    Good stuff Dan. Thanks for sharing your wonderful adventure with us.

    #3507867
    Jeffs Eleven
    BPL Member

    @woodenwizard

    Locale: NePo

    Very nice.  I like it when whats happening underfoot changes over the course of miles.

     

    2jelly

     

    #3507869
    Ryan Tucker
    BPL Member

    @beartoothtucker

    Thanks for sharing.

    #3507870
    Gunnar H
    BPL Member

    @qy

    Thanks for sharing, looks wonderful!

    #3507883
    Greg Mihalik
    Spectator

    @greg23

    Locale: Colorado

    Dan,

    What packs are you (two) using?

    #3507886
    Ken Thompson
    BPL Member

    @here

    Locale: Right there

    Sweet! Thanks Dan

    #3507887
    BlackHatGuy
    Spectator

    @sleeping

    Locale: The Cascades

    “What packs are you (two) using?”

    I know Dan’s a fan of the Hanchor Marl pack, so that would be my guess.

    #3507891
    Jeffs Eleven
    BPL Member

    @woodenwizard

    Locale: NePo

    I think they are Seek Outside Gila or divide

    #3507892
    Dan @ Durston Gear
    BPL Member

    @dandydan

    Locale: Canadian Rockies

    They are Hanchor Marl packs. I wrote up a review of them on my blog:
    https://intocascadia.com/2017/05/06/review-hanchor-marl-42l-pack/

    They’re awesome packs. A little heavier (~38oz) and more capable (3 frame stays, load lifters) than I usually need but we had some 10 day stretches on this trip. The Marl is a good all around pack if you need to be able to carry a bit of weight. I think of it as one step up in beefiness over a HMG Windrider. For an extra 3-4oz you get tougher fabric, load lifters, horizontal stay and better craftsmanship.

    #3507895
    Greg Mihalik
    Spectator

    @greg23

    Locale: Colorado

    Thanks Dan.

    (… and Doug)

    #3507900
    Ito Jakuchu
    BPL Member

    @jakuchu

    Locale: Japan

    What a great adventure! Great attitude as well thanks for sharing all the info.

    edit – for any other potential question about gear, the man was so nice to share that here

    #3507924
    William Chilton
    BPL Member

    @williamc3

    Locale: Antakya

    Thanks for sharing. I really enjoyed those and look forward to future instalments.

    I wonder how many takes the pole twirling scene took :)

    #3507925
    Dan @ Durston Gear
    BPL Member

    @dandydan

    Locale: Canadian Rockies

    @willamc3 Just wait for the next instalment! There is a sweet triple pole flip – this one was only a double.

    I actually dialed in the pole flips back on the Pacific Crest Trail, here’s back to back doubles:

    YouTube video

    I got to the next level on the GDT though – eventually landing my first quintuple flip. Naturally, my wife was very impressed.

    #3507933
    William Chilton
    BPL Member

    @williamc3

    Locale: Antakya

    Impressive stuff! I look forward to seeing the triple. In the meantime, I’ll be going through your PCT videos.

    #3507949
    Ethan A.
    BPL Member

    @mountainwalker

    Locale: SF Bay Area & New England

    Dan thank you very much for taking the time to edit and share these. My wife and I had been following your adventure on your blogs and it’s so much fun to see the “moving picture” version. Looking forward to enjoying the rest. For anyone looking for more in-depth coverage, read Dan’s blog, it’s very well-written with beautiful photos.

    #3507951
    Brad Rogers
    BPL Member

    @mocs123

    Locale: Southeast Tennessee

    Thank you for sharing Dan.  That looks like an amazing trip and your videos are top notch.

    #3507978
    Jeffs Eleven
    BPL Member

    @woodenwizard

    Locale: NePo

    I just checked out the website (I just watched vids earlier)

     

    Man!  Want an amazing trip report!  Amazing

    #3508345
    Dan @ Durston Gear
    BPL Member

    @dandydan

    Locale: Canadian Rockies

    Third instalment is up. The much hyped triple pole flip is at 3:15 :)

    YouTube video

    #3508374
    Lester Moore
    BPL Member

    @satori

    Locale: Olympic Peninsula, WA

    Wow Dan – excellent, detailed and useful trip report. And the videos look great (love the instrumental version of “Oceans” in chapter 2). You’ve inspired me to put a shorter trip together from South to central Jasper.

    #3508383
    Dan @ Durston Gear
    BPL Member

    @dandydan

    Locale: Canadian Rockies

    Thanks Lester! Nice song ID skills ;)

    Yeah that section in southern/central Jasper is awesome, other than that 2 hr slog up Owen creek (2:44 – 2:55 in video). The White Goat Wilderness (south of Jasper Park to highway 11) is at least as impressive as what’s in the park. The trail’s not as good, but it’s not that bad and there’s few people plus you don’t need permits/reservations. So it’s all stunning, but a fantastic trip would be starting from highway 11 through the White Goat, into Jasper at Cataract Pass and then exiting out Nigel Pass to Hwy 93. Perhaps 50 miles, but you could easily make this shorter (exit at Surprise Pass near Pinto Lake) or longer (exit at Pobokton).

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