Journal

Posts in Tips & Tricks
how-to: backcountry route planning - part III, favorite tools

-5 minute read-

looking to level-up your backcountry route-planning game? In the third and final part of my series on backcountry route planning, I’ll review some of my favorite tools for backcountry planning and navigation including Caltopo, Gaia GPS, and Avenza. Use this as a resource to select the tool that’s right for you and your adventures.

Read More
how-to: backcountry route planning - part I, before the trip

-15 minute read-

Have you ever flipped through a guidebook and had a rising sense of tunnel vision? If you’re ready to pull the blinders off and open up your horizons, there’s a whole world of custom adventure waiting to be discovered. Over the next three weeks I’ll walk you through some tools and techniques to launch your own custom trip.

This week we’ll build a custom map in Caltopo and transfer our notes to the Gaia GPS app for use in the field.

Read More