4 thru-hikers share what they wear on a long trail. How do we stay warm, dry, and comfortable when you’re backpacking for weeks or months?
About the Panelists:
Amiththan "Bitter Goat" Sebarajah is a thru-hiker with thousands of miles including the Continental Divide Trail, Great Divide Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, Arizona Trail, and more. He's a board member of the Continental Divide Trail Coalition. A Sri-Lankan Canadian and refugee and survivor of civil war, he's dedicated to reducing barriers to entry to the healing of being outdoors.
Instagram: @timeplacedrift
Kaira "Heatwave" Lewis is a thru-hiker, Outward Bound Adventures Diversity Outdoor Leaders Institute Leader I, and Advanced Trail Lead for Black Girls Trekkin'. She's featured in the upcoming documentary Outer Soul by Perspective Media. She has three kids and three cats. When not backpacking, she loves camping, hiking and skating.
Instagram: @kday74
Tiffany "Miss Information" Searsdodd is a thru-hiker and former guide in Alaska and Wilderness Therapy Guide. She brings 20 years of working in outdoor retailer, outfitting outdoors people of all skill and experience levels on their quest to stay active in cooler weather. Over the years, she's learned what features, materials, sizing, and colors customers want and what aspects of outdoor apparel they find unnecessary.
Instagram: @tiffanycascade
Moderated by Duncan Cheung, mountain guide and founder of Off Trail on Track, a guiding service based in the Bay Area.
Website: offtrailontrack.org
Instagram: @duncan_offtrail_ontrack