On January 1st of 2011, I will set out on a 12,500+ mile “All-In Trek” to establish a new record of unassisted ultra-light long-distance backpacking. It will be the first ever, attempt of the “All-In Trek”. This involves solo hiking the four longest hiking trails in the United States, back-to-back continuously without any time off.  It is my goal to complete this trek in one calendar year.

The four trails are the North Country Trail, Appalachian Trail, Continental Divide Trail and Pacific Crest Trail.

The journey will begin on the North Country Trail (NCT), hiking west from New York to North Dakota along the northern US border. This will be the second time in the history of the of NCT that it is through hiked in winter months. Next I will hike the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), starting at the U.S./Mexico border in California and moving north to the Canadian border in Washington. After that I will hike the Continental Divide Trail (CDT) from the U.S./Canada border, south through the Rockies to New Mexico.  Finally, I will hike the  Appalachian Trail  from Maine south through the Appalachian mountains into Georgia.

Hiking direction and sequence of each trail is based on elevation, weather and location variables. These variables have been assessed to minimize time spent in large amounts of snow at high elevation.

Cross country train transportation will be used between trail heads. Pre-prepped food boxes will be shipped and “mail-dropped” from home base to U.S. Postal offices throughout the journey.

More Information will continue to be shared throughout the preparation phase and journey.