Townsend's 750 Miles Of US Wilderness

TGO gear tester and outdoors writer Chris Townsend is off on a five-week, 750-mile trek through the High Sierra mountains of North America and he'll be testing Brasher kit along the way.

Townsend's route starts and finished in the Yosemite National Park and will take in vast roadless tracts of land and pass through the King Canyon-Sequoia National Park and the John Muir Wilderness.

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Chris is one of the foremost UK advocates of lightweight backpacking and his belief in keeping weight down is reflected in his choice of footwear for the trip. He'll be using a pair of Brasher's Traklite Quick shoes 'for fast cross-terrain use', some Traklite Trekker sandals for hot conditions and a pair of Countrymaster trekking poles.

Chris is quoted as saying: 'In order to explore the terrain I'll be travelling as light as possible, though I will be carrying a week's food or more on several occasions. Naturally my footwear needs to be very light, but also durable and supportive with a good grip, so Brasher's comfortable Traklite products are ideal. Together the six items from Brasher weigh no more than 2152 grammes.'

Chris is going to be writing a book based on his trip which kicks off on 12 August.

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