one tough trip- snowshoeing across the Bob Marshall

[Elkfitness]

That sounds like a tough but great trip. Thanks for sharing.


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[doc holiday13]

SO this turned into a 7 day trip or 8 day ? How many miles?? If i missed this info I apologize..

Certainly a great accomplishment.. Thanks for taking us along in photos and story so we didn't have to do it ourselves

 

[hoyt-guy]

Wow what an adventure! I love the Bob Marshall. Thanks for sharing!!

 

[mtwarden]

Thanks Gents!

SO this turned into a 7 day trip or 8 day ? How many miles?? If i missed this info I apologize..

Certainly a great accomplishment.. Thanks for taking us along in photos and story so we didn't have to do it ourselves

was supposed to be a six day trip- start Monday, finish Saturday, we finished Sunday afternoon- basically a day late

100 miles +/- 5 miles, going around blowdown, few navigation errors, etc added a few miles

we definitely overestimated how much country we could cover in a day- I think we figured 16-ish miles/day; part of our miscalculation was starting at noon on day 1, although that was the best day day condition wise for traveling so didn't put us in the hole too much

if we were to do it (or something similar) we'd figure on 12 miles/day, if we had good sledding the entire trip we'd finish early, if the conditions were more like we encountered (probably more likely) would have given us time in the evening to get a fire going (ditto in the morning) and prevent any midnight death marches

 

[Eyeman]

WOW!
I have questions like the the others but, my main question is what and how much food was brought for the pup?

 

[mtwarden]

WOW!
I have questions like the the others but, my main question is what and how much food was brought for the pup?

I think Tom said a little over a lb/day, I can't remember what brand food it was, but he would add oil/tuna/chicken/etc to it as well; Pepper is a border collie/heeler mix, female about 30 lbs

 

[Huntindog45]

The amount of badassery in this post is tough to measure.

 

[DooleyVT]

You guys are as impressive as that beautiful countryside. Really appreciate the inspiration.

 

[Justin Crossley]

Sounds like an awesome trip! Thanks for sharing.

 

[orionsbrother]

Thanks Guys- much appreciated!




It's actually a Divide (I do have a gen 1 Flight though, but needed more volume for this trip)

sleep system was a FF Flicker w/ 3 oz of overfill- closer to 10-15 degrees; Thermarest XTherm, 40" section of a Z-Rest pad that doubled as sit pad, S2S pillow- also Goosefoot down booties and a Black Rock down beanie- I find if my feet and head are warm, it's half the battle
shelter is a Tarptent Stratospire LI- was a worthy shelter, but jealous of Tom's Locus Gear Djedi- which could be pitched in about 60 seconds. Brought both regular stakes (8" nail ones) and snow stakes- only used the regular stakes on night one
cook MSR Pocket Rocket w/ the copper strip for colder temps, MSR Big Titan pot (had to melt snow for water a couple of times)
clothing top- lightweight hardshell (never used), Montbell Alpine Light down parka, Patagonia Nano Air Light (mid-layer), Sitka Core Lightweight hoody, Black Diamond Alpine Start windshirt, bottom- Smartwool boxers, Kuiu Peloton 97 zip off bottoms, Sitka Ascent pants, Kuiu Yukon gaiters, 3 pairs of Darn Tough boot socks, Crispi Thor boots; hats/gloves Patagonia thermal weight beanie, BD lwt grid fleece liners, BD heavy wt fleece mitts and eVent overmitts
misc first aid kit, repair kit, fire kit, tp, maps/compass, iPhone (w/ Gaiagps loaded), avy shovel, microspikes, charger, headlamp w/ spare batteries, toiletries, etc

my pack with food for 6 days and 80 oz of water (32 oz Nalgene and a 48 oz Nalgene Cantene) was 33 pounds

Sixteen miles a day in snow, breaking trail, with smaller shoes, post holing… that’s studly… with your pack at 33 pounds including water… daaaayyum!!!

 

[SWOHTR]

I'm nearly speechless, Mr. Shackleton...

 

[mtwarden]

Thanks Gents!

Definitely a trip that will be remembered for awhile

 

[GreenNDark Timber]

You're a sick man!

 

[Ross]

Epic stuff

 

[Wyobohunter]

Man, the more I think about this trip the more I’d like to do something similar. The last cold weather trip I did was climbing Buck Mountain (Tetons) in the winter. That was a long time ago and not nearly as long as the one you did across “The Bob”. I have to start looking ahead. If going to NM for Barb doesn’t work out maybe I’ll plan something similar. Thanks for the inspiration!

 

[Pacific_Fork]

What a trip! Thanks for sharing

 

[Woodsman633]

Quite the adventure!

Thanks for sharing!

 

[Peaks&Creeks]

Thanks for sharing, that sounds like a great trip. May have to steal this idea from you someday.


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[PNW bow hunter]

What a memory you and your buddy made. A trip that will never be forgotten. I like how through all the misery you guys a grinning ear to ear in each picture you posted. A positive attitude can get you a long ways!

 

[jjohnsonElknewbie]

Reminds me of a Lew and Charlie story out of FFG. Well done!