Human Tricks To Train For A Backpacking Adventure
How a seasonal TSX guide prepares for her backpacking trips.
How a seasonal TSX guide prepares for her backpacking trips.
Train for backpacking while leveraging exercises that you enjoy and work for your body.
Jan exemplified the spirit of TSX.
The person who first introduce me to this route, and to backpacking, was a fifth grade teacher at Gettysburg Elementary School in Clovis, California, a school I attended for 3rd – 6th grades. Clovis is a proud community in Central California, east of Fresno, who’s boundary butts up against the foothills that lead to Yosemite,…
We have officially crossed the midway point in our spring season and summer is on the horizon. As we wind down in the Grand Canyon, that means it’s time to gear up in the Sierra!
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Every year we take motivated people of all ages and experience levels into the Sierra and Grand Canyon, but this year we hit new records with our youngest participant ever, Brooks “Hooks” (9 years old), and our oldest female participant ever, “Effing” Ita (72 years young). About their stories “Hooks” got his trail name backpacking…
Between the challenges of COVID and the California fires, we’re incredibly thankful for the Sierra and Grand Canyon backpacking experiences we we’ve been able to offer this year (view team pictures here!). We have an exciting 2021 trek schedule, and now is a great time to start planning a new adventure. Below are a few updates about…
What unique risks and safety practices should be considered when hiking during the COVID-19 pandemic?
One of the BEST parts of every TSX backpacking experience is the people we spend time with on the journey. For us, it’s incredibly rewarding to help people overcome challenges, and accomplish goals they might not otherwise reach on their own. This year, we were inspired by two individuals, Jan, age 76, and Claire, age 11 our…