Andrew Skurka is an accomplished 28-year-old outdoor adventurer who since 2002 has trekked over 23,000 miles. His recent projects have been intense, off-trail endeavors through premier wilderness in Alaska, Iceland, the Colorado Plateau, and California. His earlier achievements include two monumental long-distance hiking firsts – the 6,875-mile Great Western Loop and the 7,778-mile Sea-to-Sea Route. Skurka has been recognized as "Adventurer of the Year" by National Geographic Adventure and "Person of the Year" by Backpacker. (read more)
LATEST NEWS
January 30, 2010
Two days ago I purchased my flight to Kotzebue, the starting point for the Alaska-Yukon 4700. I will be there at 9:30 AM on March 13, and assuming the weather is relatively cooperative (which it should be if we're able to land) I will be skiing south by noon.
I am returning to the Midwest in early-March for some presentations. I have events in Cleveland, Louisville, and Dayton; for more information see the Event Schedule.
January 12, 2010
I am giving 9 presentations over the next 10 days in Michigan and Ohio. Below are the locations; for more information view the Event Schedule.
Brecksville, OH
Sharon Heights, OH
Monroe, MI
Traverse City, MI
Rudyard, MI
Marquette, MI
Munising, MI
December 18, 2009
Last June I was fortunate enough to tag along as an instructor on a lightweight backpacking trip in southern Utah planned by eight students from Realms of Inquiry in Salt Lake City. The other instructor, Realms teacher Nathan Auck, just posted a great video about the trip:
November 11, 2009
I'm very excited to announce that the
Hayduke Trail Hiking Resources Bundle is finally available for purchase. The disks start shipping on Friday.
It took longer to assemble the information than I thought it would, partly due to the project growing from just a mapset as I originally envisioned into a more robust package: the Bundle contains a 3-part Handbook, Water Chart, Databook, and the Mapset. (It didn't help matters that I spent the summer and fall goofing around in AK, MT, WY, and CA.)
If you have any questions about the Bundle, or feedback about the product page or the pricing, feel free to contact me. I've received the feedback of some hiking friends already but it's a unique and extensive package and some fine-tuning might be necessary.
November 9, 2009
It's about time to go public with this. The route map is below. Start mid-March 2010 from Kotzebue; finish about 200 days later, by the end of September, same place. 4,000 to 4,500 miles, depending on a few final decisions in the route. Less than 100 miles of roads or man trails, and only about 10 road crossings. The longest distance between two towns is about 1,000 miles, from Dawson to Anaktuvak Pass -- I think I'll need an airdrop or two. More info.
