Last issue, I wrote about my gear prep for an 800km traverse of California’s Sierra Nevada mountain range, and how I used the website lighterpack.com to whittle my base weight down to an acceptable 11.53kg. I’ve since completed the hike, and thought it would be interesting to go through the gear changes that occurred during the trip.
There’s only so much you can infer from reading blogs, or from talking with experienced ultralighters, or from common
