Andrew Skurka is an accomplished 27-year-old professional backpacker who is most well known for his two monumental long-distance hiking firsts -– the 6,875-mile Great Western Loop and the 7,778-mile Sea-to-Sea Route. He was named the 2007 “Adventurer of the Year” by National Geographic Adventure and the 2005 “Person of the Year” by Backpacker. (read more)
LATEST NEWS
November 6, 2009
On Wednesday, November 19th at 7pm I will be giving my Great Western Loop presentation at Colgate University in Hamilton, NY. The location is Persson Auditorium (campus map, #35). Community members unaffiliated with Colgate are welcome to attend. No charge. The event is being sponsored by Colgate's Outdoor Education program.
October 27, 2008
Trip video from Backpacking Light Magazine’s Wilderness Trekking III course...
October 27, 2008
I gave my Fancy Feast alcohol stove to a student at the end of the Wilderness Trekking course in Escalante, UT, so this morning I made a new one for an upcoming trip. I decided to film and photograph the process for anyone else who wants to make this type of stove. You can find the complete directions with additional commentary in the Techniques section.
October 22, 2008
I just returned from two Wilderness Trekking courses, offered by Backpacking Light Magazine. I've posted my gear lists from these courses, as well as from another course in early-September. I also put this 2-minute video together, which does not feature the learning of anything important necessarily, but we clearly were having a good time out there: