Danke!! 😊

@@helena_hikes ☺️

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Glad you like it 😊

Thank you! I’m so excited to start! I was once at Big Bear, very beautiful there. :-)

Thanks! I’m SO excited!

Thank you! 😊

Thank you so much! It’s been my dream too, for so many years now! Can’t believe it’s happening :-)

@@helena_hikes 😍 have a good time, hope you'll make it all the way through

Thank you!

Thank you so much!! 🥰❤️ I’m most excited for the Sierra!

Danke😊

Hi! Glad to hear you like them! It depends a bit where you’re from. In Europe the 3F UL Lanshan is quite a lightweight and affordable tent if you want to have one that’s set up with trekking poles. Six moon designs also have some cheaper one. It really gets expensive when you want DCF but I think you don’t really need that. For the backpack you technically don’t need to go UL unless you really want to. If the rest of your kit is light, having a „traditional backpack“ could absolutely do it if you have one at home. You could also check out gossamer gear and liteway(in Europe).

Oh that’s so soon! All the best for you😍 I wish I could start in 2 weeks haha

@@helena_hikesThanks! Same to you 😊. I assume you’re doing a SOBO hike since you won’t be leaving for another two months? Edit: Ah, you are doing SOBO. I watched until the end haha. Maybe I’ll pass you on the trail at some point!

@@Nick-kb2jc yeah going sobo ;-) hope to see you!

Dankeschön! Ja, ich werde meine Kamera mitnehmen, und Videos machen 😍

Hi! My baseweight is 5,5 kg, I’ve excluded the camera. You can also see it on my lighterpack. The link is also in the description: lighterpack.com/r/g2e82m

Ohh danke 😊 wohnst du in den USA? :-)

Ja, das gebe ich nie dazu weil es nicht Teil von meinem base weight ist und immer variiert. Meistens linsen, Haferflocken, Ramen, tortillas und viel Nüsse, snickers, etc. immer je nach Verfügbarkeit im Supermarkt. Für die ersten 2 resupplies sende ich Pakete.

@@helena_hikes da du lighterpack nutzt solltest du das aber trotzdem angeben. Das wird ja nicht zum baseweight gerechnet aber trotzdem trägst du es und verfälscht so dein Gewicht um mehrere KG

They should be enough for what I’m doing. :-) When you are at a point where you need these, you will have to go down to lower elevation immediately. They’re not there for making you feel good at altitude, but for preventing possible damage to lungs and brain. If you have acute altitude sickness, you shouldn’t keep hiking. I could bring more but I think if I would reach a point where I’d need to take them I would make sure to not go to that altitude again or acclimatise properly.

Yeah sobo! Starting July 1st

Altitude sickness. Researchers are still debating about the effectiveness but it has worked in some people: www.atsjournals.org/doi/10.1164/rccm.200406-804OC www.apunts.org/en-can-sildenafil-improve-physical-performance-articulo-S1886658115000432#:~:text=The%20main%20conclusion%20was%20that,normal%20physiological%20processes%20of%20acclimatization.

@@helena_hikes thanks for your answer I had no idea

I have sunglasses, but I didn’t show up them! My tyvek sheet also serves as a sitpad. :-)

Yes you did 😂

@helena_hikes oh well good luck on your thruhike I am jealous cheers from Norway 🇳🇴

@@DanielOutdoors thank you!!

The inreach is not for navigation :-)

I'm an InyoSAR volunteer. Absolutely do not follow this advice. Especially because you are going late in the season and I'm assuming solo? Relying on others that you may or may not encounter to have a satellite communicator if the need arises is stupid and potentially deadly.

@@dcl97 thank you for your comment! Yeah I’m definitely not going to leave my inreach at home just because a stranger on the internet told me I won’t need it! I would never go on any thru hike without it.