Episode 31 | 40 Days Unsupported in Russia
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Summary
In this episode of the Backpacking Light podcast: National Public Lands Day, transitioning from summer to fall gear, UV light as a water treatment technology, an interview with adventurer Tully Henke about his epic trek through the wilderness of eastern Russia, and attempting to answer the question: “why do I walk?”
Outline
- Public Lands
- National Public Lands Day
- William Perry Pendley is looking for work
- Public Trust Documentary
- Wildfires 2020
- Federal vs. state ownership of public lands / land transfer
- How to vote in your state
- Transitioning from Summer to Fall Gear
- UV Light as a Water Treatment Technology
- Tully Henke Interview
- Packing Light with 95 Pounds
- The parameters of the trip
- Tully’s route
- Why Russia?
- Tully’s skillset – what he already had, and what he developed for the trip
- Physiological preparation and a personal relationship with hunger
- Slowing routines and pace
- Mindfulness and pain-management
- Route planning and food management
- Managing energy reserves in case of emergency
- Body-fat loss
- Why Tully didn’t fish or forage to lower his food weight
- Why you can’t fudge the numbers on daily caloric intake on a trip of this scale.
- Patience – going from fast and light to heavy and slow (and why it’s okay sometimes)
- Adjusting the mindset of different views and distance accomplishment
- The landscape changing over time as opposed to changing over space.
- Handling the stress of weather-related discomfort on an unsupported long-distance trip.
- Prioritizing a certain level of comfort over physical challenge
- Gear
- Tarptent Stratospire Lithium
- Load-hauling packs vs. more lightweight packs
- Footwear
- The advantages to camp shoes on this type of trip
- Canister stoves vs. wood burning stoves vs. liquid fuel stoves
- Entertainment and expectation management
- Managing backcountry energy and electronics
- Tully’s blog
- September Content Review
- Jeff Garmire’s FKT of the Colorado Trail
- Standard’s Watch (Intro | Sleeping Bag Temperature Ratings)
- Land Of Fur and Fire: Circumnavigation of the Yellowstone Caldera
- Nemo Hornet Elite 2P Tent Review
- Hydrapak Flux Bottle Review
- Accessory Pouches for Keeping Gear Handy While Backpacking (see the Hyperlite Mountain Gear Versa Pack)
- Why I Walk by Ben Kilbourne
- Featured Music: Lyin’ on the Floor by belmontclub and Grounded by MagnusMoone
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- Executive Producer - Backpacking Light; Show Director and Host - Ryan Jordan; Producer - Chase Jordan; Theme music: Look for Me in the Mountains written by Chris Cunningham and Ryan Jordan, performed by Chris Cunningham (acoustic guitar, lead and harmony vocals, harmonica), Chad Langford (upright bass), and Tom Murphy (mandolin), produced by Basecamp Studios in Bozeman, Montana.
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