Solo on the Great Divide Trail - Episode 1
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
- T-Fox faces wild places, challenging trail and loneliness on her first solo thru-hike: The 1100km Great Divide Trail through the Canadian Rockies.
Episode 1: Kakwa to Jasper (SOBO, Section G & F, ~300km)
Episode 2: • Solo on the Great Divi...
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Thank you 😊❤️
Just got done watching ALL of the videos in this series. I loved this series so much and can relate to all of the emotions you were feeling out there. Sometimes it's the hard things, the things that scare us and the things we question why we want to do that are the most important. Solo backpacking has ruined my life in the best way possible. Not only am I best version of myself when I'm out on trail by myself, but that's where all my growing happens. Knowing I can be 100% self-reliant out in the backcountry has been the biggest confidence booster I've ever had in my life...and you did this all in grizzly country!! Thank you for sharing your experience. Now I've got hiking the Great Divide Trail (in my Durston X-Mid 1-P tent) on my bucket list!
Thanks Kathleen! I'll pass your kind words along to T.
- Dan
Beautiful. Thank you for bringing back good memories of hikes when I was younger. Guilty vicarious pleasures. Amen.
I LOVE this! I first heard about the GDT from the UA-camr Darwin on The Trail, then read Jeanine Hoffart's brilliant blog about her 2017 GDT thru hike. Good on you for going for it solo. I'm totally inspired, Plenty of time to rest when we're six feet under!
Ahh we met Jeanine on our GDT yo-yo hike in 2017 and have remained good friends! Her blog was great, I agree. :) And yes, the GDT is spectacular!
Inspiring stuff! Thanks for documenting!
Thanks!! That was awesome! Bring back memories of last summer. Can't wait to get back out there.
Lovely. Thanks for sharing
Beautiful country, I really like the way you put your videos together they are definitely top notch. I also love seeing the X-Mid in it's natural habitat, can't wait to try mine out next season when it arrives!
I hope you love the X-Mid as much as I do! I started the trek with the 2P, and while I appreciated all the space, I ended up loving my 1P. It felt "just right" for space, footprint, and ease of setting up. And obviously the weight savings helped ;)
Tara (and Dan) thanks so much for sharing your journey with us! This scenery and your story telling are fantastic! Can’t wait for the next one.
Thank you so much! I think my job was the easier one - walk and blabber to the camera ;)
Tara Frey-Durston haha maybe... but Dan wasn’t pushing his limits and overcoming mental barriers the way you were. Good on ya Tara!
It’s inspiring.
(Don’t get me wrong Dan’s pretty inspiring too in his own right. Haha)
Love the fact you are facing your fears head on. Took me till my late 30's and haven't looked back. You are an inspiration !
I loved this video, totally made my day! Stunning scenery and so good to see you 2 on the screen :-)! Empowering, bold, courageous! Makes me want to go out and exploring the GDT too!
FOX! You should! Just one more long hike to add to the list right?! We are addicts I tell ya ;)
Loved the vid guys! Great to see the trail from a Southbound perspective on the same year I was out there. Way to go, Tara. I'll be back for Section G as soon as I'm able.
This was great - loved the scenery, the music, the commentary. Looking forward to the next ep!
Thank you! Dan is working on the next episode :)
Wow! That was stunning T! Looks like an absolutely amazing hike.
Your camera work and shots are stunning! Very artistic.
Love you.
Aww thanks Meg! It was awesome. This part was really hard for me, having Dan leave halfway through a long stretch. But I'm better for it. :) LOVE YOU TOO!
Sorry to be late checking in on this, Tara. Somehow missed the notification, despite being subscribed to the channel (??). You are one tough, courageous young woman, to be out there alone on a remote, sketchy trail like that, with your GPS glitching and no world-class hiker at your side. Congrats. I'm sorry now that I bailed on my own plans to do the northern segments and possibly meet up with you. Maybe next year....
Thanks for the kind words! Luckily the glitching was something I figured out - sometimes I just had the close and re-open the app a few times, so not a huge deal in the end, but kind of scary if my battery was running low on my phone! The GDT can certainly feel remote at times, but luckily I had Dan with me during that section fo the trail, and since this was my third time on the GDT, it was feeling a lot more familiar than I anticipated. Dan did all the navigating on our yo-yo, so I thought I would be "blind" out there, but it's amazing how much I recognized. I am IN LOVE with this trail, and hope to get out on the GDT every summer/fall in some capacity.
A 4-5 oz solar panel will relieve your anxiety about your phone battery.
Love the Video!!
Excellent… what a great job! Loved it!
T-Fox!! You're awesome, good to see you!! Thanks for making this! -Shredder
Amazing views! Congrats again Tara! I watched this video at 5AM just before heading out the door to hike with your hubby. The last 2 seconds of the video made me laugh I joked about it with Dan a few times over the weekend lol Bring on Episode 2!!
Wish i could do this.
This is fun to watch and gorgeous views of trails I may take but, I wish the videos were longer
I totally watched. That yo-yo. Enjoy it again. Hopefully you will find a couple more beers again this time.
beeeautiful !!! canada is utterly gorgeous !!!!! i wish i could do that trail !!! such a sense of i am !!!
good luck for the hike
Its hiking on days as you did in the sunny pass that let one know you're winning at life and living in the now.
❤ ✌ 👣- Blessings
Good on you. I hate solo backpacking so I really admire other women who do it.
Said hi to Tara as I was coming down the skyline trail this summer. Didn't realize it was her until afterwards, or even that she was soloing it. I was very interested on if you were going to put up some video's on your adventure, glad you did! It sure was a wet summer up here this year. I might need to spend some time up on the section G next summer, it looks so beautiful and completely wild!
Awesome! Whereabouts did we meet on the trail? I'm sure I will remember if you say where. And yes to Section G! A real winner, especially if the weather cooperates and you get to do some of the higher alternates. Hike on!
@@tarafrey-durston2606 A friend and I met you just after you left the signal fire road. We were just finishing a quick overnight to curator, and were driving back to Edmonton that night. Practically running that last section :).
Nice Mount Currie Coffee toque! I'm from Pemberton. :-)
Good eye! We love Pemberton, having spent 4 years in Whistler and skied a ton of the Duffey (and hiking the Stein).
Haha, I'm surprised you noticed that tiny logo! Oh man, I love Mt. Currie Coffee...a great way to start a drive up to the Duffey. I hope you have a great winter season!
@@tarafrey-durston2606 😎
Great video! Absolutely stunning scenery - and few other hikers! Thru hiked the Appalachian a few years ago, and the PCT last spring/summer. I'm looking at the Great Divide as my next hike sometime in the next few years. It looks much less marked than the AT or PCT - how do you navigate?
Thanks! There is a Guthook app for the GDT as well as a free map set. Check out the trip planning resources section on greatdividetrail.com
Loved watching this. Thank you! Which alts do you recommend Dan? Appreciate all your trail building!!!
great vid... thanks for sharing. Can I ask what time of the year was this?
This would have been mid-August 2019.
Hi there love the video and looking forward to more. Question, when did you walk this section?
We started around Aug 12 as I recall (plus or minus a few days).
It’s crazy how you were able to go by yourself that takes balls man 👏👏 how long did it take
What time of year did you start? Seems north to south you'd have to be late summer to miss the snow?
She started quite late (Aug 13) because we had some other things going on. Ideally you'd start early-mid July. Beginning of July is fine at the south end but the north end might be mid-July.
Nice videos! That's so beautiful! I was wondering when did u do this hike? it'll help me having an idea of the climate :) Thanks
What is that tent I see you guys using? Because that looks like one amazing tent.
X-Mid 1P - www.durstongear.com
Very amazing tent ;) We used the X-Mid 2P and then T carried one with the 1P version after I left.
durstongear.com/product/x-mid-2p
I put over a hundred nights on mine last summer and can tell you it's even better than it looks. Five stars.
Awesome video can’t wait to see the rest! I did section F Sobo and was a day behind you from Robson. I’m seriously thinking of section G next summer, what alternate are you talking about here 4:55.
Good to hear you were on the GDT this summer too! There is a Jackpine High Route alternate, that is GORGEOUS, but has some scrambling bits - not my cup of tea! However, the Jackpine valley is quite a slog (we did it twice in 2017 - not terrible, but trying), so Dan was attempting to put together a Jackpine Medium Route alternate. It skirted the most scrambling part by taking 2 (or was it 3?) different passes, but the next pass he had planned was steeper than we anticipated, so we joined back onto the High Route at Perseverance Ridge. Then on the final pass, Dan picked a slightly easier one. So all in all, we did a bit of a choose your own adventure. Dan will likely upload this alternate for future hikers. I mention it was slow just because it is back to back to back passes. Stunning up there!
What pack are you using? It looks like a version of Dan's Drop pack?
Dan was wearing a prototype of the Drop pack, but I was using a Hanchor Marl that I've used for years (we used them on the yo-yo of the GDT in 2017 as well). Great pack - a bit heavier than we usually use, but hefty for the bushy trail, and waterproof.
@@tarafrey-durston2606 thanks for the reply!
beautiful and brave ! do you know the great divide in Nordegg ?
You mentioned anxiety at the beginning. I was wondering how you deal with the anxiety of hiking by yourself? I'm so afraid of wild animals when I hike even within city limits. I live about 200km away from the western border of Kakwa in Prince George BC. I've never really spoken to anyone about their fears when hiking alone or how to deal with them. Can you shed any light on this? Any resources on animal safety that you personally like?
Thanks for the video, I really enjoyed the journey!
CDT?
More coming??
Just posted Ep2 about a minute ago
Awesome video! What camera are you using?
She was filming with the Nikon AW100. Nothing fancy but it's waterproof which comes it handy when you're out there a lot. We fried a nicer camera on the GDT in 2017.
Thanks! My wife was admiring the video quality on your great divide hike that we are watching right now.
Gorgeous! Can’t wait for part 2.
What pack are you using?
Glad you enjoyed it! I am rocking a Hanchor Marl - Dan and I used them on our GDT yo-yo hike in 2017 as well, so she is holding up quite well! Andrew Skurka also did a review quite recently if you are interested - andrewskurka.com/review-hanchor-marl-backpack/
Ep 2 isnt easy to find
Please link here
Just posted it a minute ago:
ua-cam.com/video/7YnAEdYIfEc/v-deo.html
5:16 .... was that a white river?
Yup. Crazy eh? Must be something in the water ;)
Will you miss the section g if you dont start at kakwa?
Yeah. Section G is basically Kakwa to Robson, so if you start further south at Robson you'd miss that.
@@durstongear And that is your favorite? How many miles is it? I am still deciding, since my earliest possible start date will be 10July, between a) CDT sobo thruhike or b) GDT + Pacific Northwest Trail + Arizona Trail. The decision seems quite impossible!
@@HerbalistGuybrush Yeah it is but you have to value things like remote/wild over things like good trail. Section G is really hard and not well maintained, but super wild and rugged. It's about 120 miles / 200km for Section G (Robson to Kakwa).
One option to consider is hiking the GDT plus part of the CDT. Hiking from Kakwa to about Yellowstone would be awesome and would take about 2 months.
@@durstongear I couldnt do it, because i'd love to do the CDT in one go. Thats why my alt is GDT + PNWT. They too connect, which would make for an epic hike.
@@HerbalistGuybrush Fair enough. I'd love to do the CDT in one go as well. I haven't heard as good of things about the PNWT but like other trails it is probably improving fast.
Dan carried a hammer? Some Ultra lightweight hiker he is...
Haha! Such a poser right?! :)
Weird question but how did you guys stay fed through the whole journey...? would be great to hear just eating vegetation? Or hunting or did you guys pack abunch of food beforehand aha thanks!! Looking on doing this myself I think :)
We packed food for each leg of the trip. Foraging and hunting would be interesting, but difficult to do while trying to cover a lot of distance.
DanDurston we need a renewable food source that grows in your backpack while you walk 😂😂 there’s got to be a way to speed up growth though unnatural it’d be