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
    • Wyoming’s Mullen Fire
  • Federal vs. state ownership of public lands / land transfer
    • The American People are opposed to the seizure, sell-off, or transfer of federal public lands
  • How to vote in your state
• Transitioning from Summer to Fall Gear
  • Wyoming’s Encampment River Wilderness
  • Feathered Friends Tanager 20 Sleeping Bag
  • Smartwool PhD Merino Wool Hoody
  • Arc’teryx Sigma FL Pant
• UV Light as a Water Treatment Technology
  • Giardiasis
  • Steripen Ultralight
• 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