Mount Whitney 2024

Mount Whitney 2024

In early September 2024 my brothers and I summited Mt Whitney on a 2-day overnight trip. How we did this trip was It was absolutely grueling, even with training this was an extremely difficult hike, but also very rewarding. I had two new gear purchases for this trip. One was the Katadyn Befree Filter, the…

San Jacinto 2024

San Jacinto 2024

In August 2024 my brothers and I took an overnight trip to San Jacinto Mountain in Southern California. We took the Palm Springs tram up to 8,516 feet, and the peak is 10,834. The way we did it was hike first to the campground, which is about 2.5 miles from the tram station, find a…

Havasupai 2023

Havasupai 2023

This was a trip I planned and took with my 2 brothers in late September 2023. I had done overnight trips before such as Mt. Whitney, but never a multi-night backpacking trip. Havasupai was a great place to do this for the first time because while remote, you are near a small village, there are…