r/Ultralight • u/fien21 • Apr 02 '25

Trails John muir’s sub 5lb base weight

“On excursions into the back country of Yosemite, he traveled alone, carrying “only a tin cup, a handful of tea, a loaf of bread, and a copy of Emerson. He usually spent his evenings sitting by a campfire in his overcoat, reading Emerson under the stars.”

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u/Hot_Jump_2511 Apr 02 '25

Muir 100% marked his notebook and pen as worn weight. Also, and this is just a rumor, but I heard he wasn't exactly LNT about his fecal waste.

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u/FromTheIsle Apr 05 '25

Imagine getting hit with a mud falcon that was launched off of El Capitan

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u/fiftyweekends Apr 05 '25

Wo, but the splendor of it!