New Video on YouTube: Experience the Continental Divide Trail in 10 minutes!
The CDT was our second major thruhike. After finishing the PCT in 2018, we loved looking back at our photos, but we realized the few videos we took did an even better job of bringing the trail back to life.…
Complete Map of the CDT: Generated With GPS Data We Collected
How to measure a thruhike? Stats from our 4.5 month CDT adventure!
We completed the Continental Divide Trail from Mexico to Canada! Now we are asking ourselves, how do we measure a thruhike? These are some of the stats that stand out for us: It took us 135 days, from May 3…
Finding and Filtering Safe Drinking Water on Outdoor Adventures
One of our most frightening moments on the Continental Divide Trail was in New Mexico when we arrived at a water source called Adobe Springs to fill up, and the water was gone! The spring had gone dry. We were…
CDT Days 7-9 – Transitioning into the mountains
This stretch of the CDT took us out of the desert and into the mountains. The vegetation transitioned to include many trees and wildlife included many new animals. Day 7 – Mile 105.5 – Higher elevation Today was a steady…
CDT days 1-3: And we’re off!
The Continental Divide Trail starts in New Mexico in the Chihuahuan desert in the Basin and Range. For the first few days, we are walking through different mountain ranges, including the Big Hatchet Range, the Little Hatchet Range, and the…
Gear for the CDT: our complete gear list
One week until we leave for the CDT!
We have been busy preparing for the Continental Divide Trail for the past month. First we moved out of our apartment in Göttingen and into a storage facility. Then we flew to the USA where we have been splitting time…
CDT here we come!
In less than two months we will be starting our thru-hike attempt of the Continental Divide Trail (CDT). The CDT is a ~3,000 mile trail from Mexico to Canada and takes about 4-5 months to complete. It follows the continental…