4 thru-hikers share what they eat on a long trail. We discuss nutrition, hydration, and cooking gear and no-cook systems, and getting enough calories, fat, and protein. You’ll hear how to send resupply boxes of food, dehydrating your own meals, vegan and vegetarian-friendly options, and no-stress resupply from grocery stores and gas stations.
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About the Panelists:
Katie Gerber has hiked thousands of miles on trails and routes including the Pacific Crest Trail, Continental Divide Trail, Colorado Trail, Oregon Desert Trail, Wind River High Route, and Great Basin Trail, in addition to many shorter trips. She’s hiked 50 of Colorado’s 14ers and has an increasing love for off-trail travel and remote routes.
She’s a certified holistic health and nutrition coach, backpacking guide, wilderness instructor, and author of the upcoming book "Adventure Ready: A hiker's guide to planning, training and resiliency." Katie is also the founder of the Adventure Ready and Backpacker Academy family of online courses, which are designed to help backcountry enthusiasts overcome all variety of obstacles so they can confidently and safely spend more time outside.
Instagram: @Katie Gerber
Website: http://katiegerber.com/
Allie "Knock on Wood" Ghaman is a Triple Crowner and Communications Manager for the Continental Divide Trail Coalition. She, her husband, Clif "Honeybuns" Reeder, and their dog and cat live in Golden, CO. Allie has thru-hiked as a vegetarian and as a vegan.
Instagram: @AllieG
Miguel “Virgo” Aguilar is a thru-hiker with thousands of miles including the PCT, CDT, and ODT. He’s also a film maker and editor who made the PCT Class of 2012 film—the most watched PCT thru-hiker class film. He’s also made a film about the Oregon Desert Trail. Virgo is a former board member of the American Long Distance Hiking Association-West.
I’m Scott “Shroomer” Williams, a mushroom forager for 55 years, retired probation officer, and an old hippie, who set off to hike a few weeks on the PCT in 2010, and found I couldn’t stop. Since then I’ve thru hiked the PCT, CDT, AT, TA, Camino de Santiago, Israel National Trail, and trekked in Madagascar. If all goes well with Covid restrictions, I'll be hiking this summer in Ireland, Portugal, and Scandinavia.
My food on trail began with Mac and cheese and ramen, and eventually graduated to my own dried meats, and veggies, though at this point I lean toward veganism on trail. I cold soaked my foods on the CDT, and on other trails since then, and sprout beans, as well as culture yogurt from dried Nido powder, using human warmth, or the sun, for fermentation. Most fun of all however, is simply foraging from country to country. Wild foods are a wonderful adjunct to any dried meal.