Vanishing Point Project Pages Up!

Pauite's North Ridge, one of the crux's of the route

The Milner to Berthoud Pass Continental Divide Ridge Traverse Fastpack was one of my biggest and proudest projects of 2020. Like the L.A. Freeway route, I think we’re going to see a lot of interest from people wanting to take it on in 2021 and beyond.

I’ve put together some evergreen content on the route itself, the vlogs I shot/edited while reconnoitering a route, photos from the route, a link to my own trip narrative, the Caltopo map, an interactive map, and a little bit of beta of the route. If I have more time in the future, I’ll further indulge in adding some more beta. Enjoy!

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Faster Fastpack Packing

Fastpacking differs from ultralight backpacking to me (although the line is indeed blurry) in one major way: the brisk movement through terrain is most likely the only objective. There’s rarely a large camping/cooking/hanging out portion of a fastpack. Instead it’s all about that forward motion: fastpacking is a multi-day, unsupported run.

It’s best to be as prepared beforehand for the adventure, and get your gear dialed in as best as possible. Part of this dialing in is picking out what to bring, as well as how to pack it. I’ll be focusing on the latter idea in this post.

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