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Category: trip planning

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Risk Assessment for Rivers and Avalanches

15 Jan 202116 Jan 2021
Disclaimer: This discussion is based on my personal experience, collaborators' feedback on The Packraft Handbook, and publications (see references at bottom). This discussion benefited from the feedback of Trip Kinney,…
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Route-Planning with ESRI Worldview

14 May 202018 Jan 2021
Whenever possible, I do route planning with Google Earth. Google Earth's 3D imagery allows me to fine-tune a route and identify features I might otherwise miss in two dimensions. But…
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Transferring Satellite Imagery to Gaia GPS

8 Feb 20203 Jun 2020
In November of 2019 Greg Mills and I pulled off an incredible trip. We flew to the Inupiaq village of Selawik, then ice skated 125 miles to Kotzebue. Our route…
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Satellite Imagery: Active sensors (Sentinel-1)

5 Jan 20208 Feb 2020
Active sensor imagery, such as Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), provides recent images that can be extremely useful for remote trip planning. SAR imagery penetrates through clouds and does not require…
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Bear Awareness and Safety

1 Nov 20192 Nov 2019
Preparing for a three-week trip to the western Brooks Range motivated me to learn about bear deterrence. Specifically, I wanted to make an informed decision whether to bring my 5…
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Navigation with Gaia GPS

17 Mar 20196 Dec 2020
Smartphones as GPS units Smartphones contain GPS chips that do not rely on cell or wifi signalsUsing your smartphone provides a larger and higher quality screen, faster processors, and a…
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Workshops

13 Mar 20191 Feb 2020
Over the past 10 years I've honed in on the planning resources that enable me to safely complete creative and ambitious trips. I enjoy the opportunity to share this planning…
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Satellite Communication

11 Mar 201917 Mar 2019
I always feel conflicted bringing electronics into the mountains, but for extended and remote trips, I carry a satellite communication device. I don't ever plan to press the SOS button,…
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Self-Rescue

11 Mar 201911 Mar 2019
This guide was generated by crowd-sourcing information from rescue victims and rescue professionals (Air National Guard Pararescue Jumpers, PJs). Feedback fell naturally into the categories below. Prevention Rescue professionals emphasize…

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