Cordillera Blanca, Peru · 3 days · 31 miles · tent, no guide
In November 2019 I hiked the Santa Cruz Trek alone, from Vaquería over the Punta Unión pass to Cashapampa in Peru's Cordillera Blanca: 31 miles in three days with a tent. It's the trip from my film Hiking 30 miles on the Santa Cruz Trek in Peru. This guide has my GPS files, maps and notes for every day, plus the park's 2026 tickets and rules, how I got there from Lima through Huaraz and Yungay, the camp heights for acclimatizing, and a four-day plan.
Sawtooth Wilderness, Idaho
3 days · 71 miles · tent, a loop
A loop through Idaho's Sawtooth Wilderness from Grandjean past Sawtooth Lake, the Baron Lakes, the Cramer Lakes and the Ten Lake Basin, back down the South Fork Payette. The Grandjean start is closed through December 31, 2026; the guide covers the closure and the ways in from the Stanley side.
Apurímac canyon, Peru
3 days · 29 miles · tent, no guide
From Capuliyoc above Cachora down into Peru's Apurímac canyon, up to the Inca site of Choquequirao and back.
Cusco region, Peru
4 days · 42 miles · lodges, no tent
From Challacancha over the Salkantay Pass to Aguas Calientes and Machu Picchu, in Peru's Cusco region.
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