In this four-part interview, Sam and I discuss: Sam posted a more general trip report on his website, Engineered for Adventure. It sounded truly epic, and I thought their story was worth sharing - partly for the entertainment value, but also to help others better understand the challenges and hazards of early-season backpacking in the High Sierra, especially after an exceptionally wet winter. After they returned, Sam wrote me and included a few photos and anecdotes. I was able to help them pare down their kits, talk through anxieties, and set their expectations - and then they did all the hard work (and had all the fun, and a heck of a father-son trip) in the High Sierra. They’d been watching the record-setting snowpack plots and were increasingly concerned about the feasibility of their plans given their thin backpacking resumes. ![]() Due to permit availability and personal schedules, their dates were June 17 through July 9. In March I was contacted by Sam and Steven Chaneles, a Miami-based father-son team who were planning to thru-hike the John Muir Trail in 2017.
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