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Beartooths 2016 Expedition Dispatches, Notes, and More

Backpacking Light staff Eric Vann & Ryan Jordan, along with BSA Venturing Crew One, completed a 12-day traverse of the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness along a high route weaving in and out of the Absaroka Crest on July 9-20, 2016. This archive includes daily expedition dispatches & photography published live during the trek via a satellite modem. Learn more about this amazing wilderness and join us on a trek there through our Wilderness Adventures program.

Dispatches from the Beartooth Plateau (Day 12): Exit to the Beartooth Cafe

Jul 20, 2016 by Ryan Jordan

Live dispatches via satellite from an expedition in Montana’s Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness: Day 12 – Exit to the Beartooth Cafe

Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, Beartooths2016, BSA Venturing Crew One

Dispatches from the Beartooth Plateau (Day 11): Aero Lakes Basin

Jul 19, 2016 by Ryan Jordan

Live dispatches via satellite from an expedition in Montana’s Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness: Day 10 – Sky Top Lakes

Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, Beartooths2016, BSA Venturing Crew One

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Dispatches from the Beartooth Plateau (Day 10): Sky Top Lakes

Jul 18, 2016 by Ryan Jordan

Live dispatches via satellite from an expedition in Montana’s Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness: Day 10 – Sky Top Lakes

Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, Beartooths2016, BSA Venturing Crew One

Dispatches from the Beartooth Plateau (Day 9): Fossil Lake

Jul 18, 2016 by Ryan Jordan

Live dispatches via satellite from an expedition in Montana’s Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness: Day 9 – Fossil Lake

Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, Beartooths2016, BSA Venturing Crew One

Dispatches from the Beartooth Plateau (Day 8): Lake of the Winds

Jul 16, 2016 by Ryan Jordan

Live dispatches via satellite from an expedition in Montana’s Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness: Day 8 – Lake of the Winds

Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, Beartooths2016, BSA Venturing Crew One

Dispatches from the Beartooth Plateau (Day 7): Talus and Snow

Jul 15, 2016 by Ryan Jordan

Live dispatches via satellite from an expedition in Montana’s Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness: Day 7 – Talus and Snow

Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, Beartooths2016, BSA Venturing Crew One

Dispatches from the Beartooth Plateau (Day 6): In Search of Trout

Jul 14, 2016 by Ryan Jordan

Live dispatches via satellite from an expedition in Montana’s Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness: Day 6 – In Search of Trout

Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, Beartooths2016, BSA Venturing Crew One

Dispatches from the Beartooth Plateau (Day 5): Crossing the Crest

Jul 13, 2016 by Ryan Jordan

Live dispatches via satellite from an expedition in Montana’s Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness: Day 5 – Crossing the Crest

Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, Beartooths2016, BSA Venturing Crew One

Dispatches from the Beartooth Plateau (Day 4): A Merry Bushwhack

Jul 12, 2016 by Ryan Jordan

Day 4: July 12 I woke up at 5:30 am noting an orange glow through the wispy fabric of my Cuben Fiber pyramid shelter. Unzipping the door, I was elated to see the day dawning clear with the first fiery tinges of morning alpenglow descending from the summit of Whitetail Peak. I brewed coffee from […]

Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, Beartooths2016, BSA Venturing Crew One

Dispatches from the Beartooth Plateau (Day 3): Waiting out the Storm

Jul 12, 2016 by Ryan Jordan

Live dispatches via satellite from an expedition in Montana’s Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness: Day 3 – A Break in the Storm

Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, Beartooths2016, BSA Venturing Crew One

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