Multi-day Hiking Advice

mtliberty The view at sunrise from Mt. Liberty, NH. For some amazing, full resolution panoramic shots, click here.

I’ve been preparing extensively over the last 4 months to hike parts of the Appalachian Trail. I’ve recently completed a few sections of it and plan to do much more. This marks my entry into learning trail backpacking, a step up from my day-hiking and camping experiences. Through the training process, I iteratively tuned my gear loadout and gained valuable strength and experience. Here is my advice on multi-day hiking, my opinions on gear, and other bits of information that may be helpful to know if you are planning to do something similar.

Advice & Tips

mefrancridge Up at 5,000' on New Hampshire’s Franconia Ridge. It was sunny, windy and beautiful!

tentplatform My tent set up on a tent platform in the White Mountains.

mtgarfield The view from Mt. Garfield, NH.

Happy hiking!

Daniel