New "noob" backpacker from Kansas here!

Brian Skibbe

Member
Joined
Feb 3, 2017
Messages
41
Greetings all!

I was born and raised in Kansas. I ran collegiate track and cross country at Southwestern College in Winfield Kansas.(NAIA division) I'm 44, and am currently in the sport of obstacle course racing, or "OCR". (i.e. Spartan races, tough mudders, etc..) I competed in the OCR world championships in 2015, and plan on attending the 2017 world championships this October in Canada.

I've always had a love of the outdoors and hiking, and have around a dozen 14'ers under my belt in Colorado. I'm new to the overnight, multiple-day backpacking scene, though, and have begun as of late 2016 gathering gear to start doing some longer backpacking trips. I plan on a 10-12 day hike on the John Muir trail next year (2018), and am shooting for a 200-ish mile loop in Yellowstone this June. I love photography(currently using a Sony A6000), wildlife watching, and overextending my physical abilities just for fun...lol. I hiked 24+ miles this October in Yosemite in one day without much trouble, so I feel that my fitness level is where it needs to be in order to do multiple long days in the back country. What I lack is the knowledge (and tricks of the trade) that many of you here have accumulated over the thousands of miles of back country hiking in your lifetimes, which is why I'm here to browse these forums, and fill my little brain with this much needed knowledge!!

All the best,

Brian
 
Hey hey Brian!

Welcome to BCP! I was also a track and cross country runner in college. 5000m.
Hope you get all the info you need!

-Kevin
 
Welcome Brian! You're definitely in the right place for that kind of info. Looking forward to some trip reports from you going forward.
 
Similar threads
Thread starter Title Forum Replies Date
Willfly4food Noob Backpacker... Noobs: Introduce yourself! 0
BackpackingtheSierras Noob near the Sierras Noobs: Introduce yourself! 8
O Noob Noobs: Introduce yourself! 0
Laura V. Hello. I'm noob here. Noobs: Introduce yourself! 7
JBinSB Page Noob Noobs: Introduce yourself! 1
W Not a noob but noob to the page. Noobs: Introduce yourself! 7
IlVagabondo Noob From Oregon, Wyoming Bound Noobs: Introduce yourself! 5
C Noob from CA Noobs: Introduce yourself! 3
W I am a noob Noobs: Introduce yourself! 4
Fishly84043 Noob to the board Noobs: Introduce yourself! 3
Happyidiot Noob from NC Noobs: Introduce yourself! 15
JBG Transportation for a Noob Noobs: Introduce yourself! 8
Miya Noob Question about Hiking in the Snow General Discussion 32
Audacious Feet Noob Noobs: Introduce yourself! 3
VegasHikeLife Noob Noobs: Introduce yourself! 0
N Noob from CLE, headed to Death Hollow Noobs: Introduce yourself! 12
Miya Bear Canister Noob Question Gear 27
D Motorcycle Noob. Noobs: Introduce yourself! 2
R Noob to LA Noobs: Introduce yourself! 0
john.maldaner Noob from Western Kentucky Noobs: Introduce yourself! 10
sdhiker Noob leading noobs Noobs: Introduce yourself! 1
O Greetings from a Colorado Noob. Noobs: Introduce yourself! 9
Tymath Another noob from Utah Noobs: Introduce yourself! 4
Adrian Kien A Noob from Butte, America Noobs: Introduce yourself! 7
RedRockRambler Greetings from a new noob in San Diego Noobs: Introduce yourself! 3
Coomba Hello everyone, noob from Idaho here Noobs: Introduce yourself! 8
Miya Practically a Noob in Every Way Noobs: Introduce yourself! 13
H Noob Richmond, VA Noobs: Introduce yourself! 1
IcyJ Yet another noob here Noobs: Introduce yourself! 6
J Noob here Noobs: Introduce yourself! 1
JDWalters East Coast noob here Noobs: Introduce yourself! 7
T Budget gear for a noob Gear 8
kimbur96 stupid noob questions about winter camping General Discussion 16
T Noob check in Noobs: Introduce yourself! 1
MIKAS NOOB Noobs: Introduce yourself! 1
R Noob post Noobs: Introduce yourself! 0
SteveR Noob, eh! Noobs: Introduce yourself! 1
S Noob checking in Noobs: Introduce yourself! 0
R Noob post Noobs: Introduce yourself! 3
Amy Quest Noob here! Noobs: Introduce yourself! 1
Deleted User Not so noob! Noobs: Introduce yourself! 0
H Noob discoveries. Gear 3
muir_mountain NOOB from Colorado Noobs: Introduce yourself! 11
B Complete Noob from Louisiana Noobs: Introduce yourself! 3
kwc noob from upstate NY Noobs: Introduce yourself! 2
Ar7is7 Noob from Columbus OH Noobs: Introduce yourself! 2
kimbur96 Noob: what I learned this weekend. General Discussion 4
Nick Banz Another Noob Noobs: Introduce yourself! 0
Craiger Noob from Colorado Noobs: Introduce yourself! 9
kimbur96 Noob from Florida Noobs: Introduce yourself! 1

Similar threads

Back
Top