Podcast: Episode 61: How to plan your big project - with Jared Campbell

Jared discusses the 4 key components (important links below) - - -

1) Planning

• Everything is in a spreadsheet - this is Jared's amazing template for you to download
• Best weather advice ever (Skurka)
• Snotel site
• Plot your route in CalTopo
• Follow your route using Gaia
• Best article on how to prolong battery life of your smart phone (Dixon)
• Rehearse in advance crux technical maneuvers and any new gear
• "Plan where you're going, and also plan where you might have to bail".

2) Gear

• "The InReach Mini is amazing"
• Trekking Poles are used for uphill power, downhill economy, erecting shelter, and stream crossings
• "My packraft packs down to the size of a one liter bottle"
• "The pack is key - it's where everything goes - gear must be organized and accessible in the front"
• "My new favorite gear is the Katadyn BeFree" (filter can be used on other bottles)

3) Food

• "The longer I do this, the more it looks like everyday food"
• "I figure 300 cal/hour of moving time"

4) Strategy

• "There's a lot of room for improvement just in strategy".
• "You can beat someone who is fitter with better tactics"
• "Us old guys like the thought of that." (BB)