Stein A. Rypdal

My friend Tony drove up from Orange County to visit while I was in Wrightwood. We took a short trip down to nearby town Phelan before heading back to Wrightwood and eating lunch there. As Tony drove… Read more

Me and Maverick started out from Idyllwild just before noon on May 14th. Going up the switchbacks at Devil’s slide went way better than expected. I had come to realize that my shoes ,and insoles… Read more

Just reached the I-15 today. 342 miles of the PCT is done. That’s 13% of the trail. The hike is going really well and I have started to put in up to 26 mile days (42 km/day). Yeah! Unfortunately… Read more

I started out of Warner Springs on the afternoon of May 9th wined and dined. I have been hiking with Maverick the entire time and Heavy, Michiel, Rob and Brian on sections. I can definitely see that… Read more

I started from the Mexican border at 08:00 on Friday May 04th together with PCT hiker Austin from Alaska. He was planning on taking it a bit slower while I was planning on going all the way to Lake Morena… Read more