On Fri, Aug 28, 2020 at 12:44 PM Erik Nohlin wrote:
Hey Guys,
Hope you're good. The only thing that has changed here is that the world, this country and this state is even more crazy than back in Feb - in every single fucking way. Riding is the only thing we can count on at this point.
I'm about to head out on something awesome again and wanted to check in if MW wants to be part of it. Chris Burkard, Lael Wilcox and I are picking up the pieces from the Piute Pass expedition we did a couple of years ago with Yonder Journal. You know, the one where we ran out of time in the end and never finished the journey. Since then, I have always "had a bone to pick" with the Sierras and that's what the three of us will be doing now, finish the first ride but double it up.
Double Trouble!
September 14th, we will start outside Fresno and ride up the South Fork of Kings River up to the end of the road. Then pack the bikes on our packs and hike over just north of Whitney at Kearsarge Pass to Onion Valley where we start riding again. Down to Independence, ride to Bishop, then up the 168 to Lake Sabrina and overland the route I did back in 2015 via Piute Pass to Lake Isabella, over Kaiser Pass and then back to the start. Four to five days in total. The project will be documented by Chris Burkard Studio and Rugile Kalagyte and a documentary film will be made in collaboration with Wahoo.
I've found over the years that the MW packs are superior for this kind of stupidity. The Hauser that I have is amazing but we need something a bit bigger this time. Something like the R6 with a proper waist band and better shoulder straps. Check link below and let me know.
https://www.alltrails.com/explore/map/map-d60743a--28
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Erik Nohlin
Design Leader Equipment
The Design Group at Specialized
