Nina Baxley: AT Thru-Hiker

Photo Essay: Hiking the Andes with Mountain Lodges of Peru

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Depending on the amount of food she is carrying, Nina's pack will weigh between 28 and 32 pounds.

Gear List

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  Gregory pack (approx. 3600 cubic inches)
  
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  Trash bag for pack cover
  
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  Travel pouch thing to hold maps, data book, camera, and film
  
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  Walrus Microswift tent with Tyvek for groundcloth
  
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  Feathered Friends Hummingbird down bag (20*)
  
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  Ridgerest > length sleeping pad
  
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  Asolo boots (worn)
  
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  Leki hiking poles
  
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  Thorlo hiking socks (2 pr total, 1 worn), with 2 pr (1 worn) polypro sock liners
  
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  Gaiters (worn)
  
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  Flip-flops for camp/town
  
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  Titianium pot (1.3 L)
  
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  Esbit pocket stove with windscreen
  
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  Esbit fuel tabs
  
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  Lexan spoon
  
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  1-pint Nalgene bottle
  
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  Bandanna for cleaning dishes
  
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  Two gatorade bottles for water, to be replaced periodically
  
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  96-oz Nalgene canteen for camp
  
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  Polar Pure (iodine crystals), with either Vitamin C or P.A. Plus (iodine neutralizer) to get rid of the yucky iodine taste and pee-pee color
  
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  1 coolmax t-shirt (worn)
  
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  1 pr nylon shorts (worn)
  
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  Hat (worn)
  
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  Wind pants
  
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  Bandanna for keeping sweat out of my eyes
  
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  Nylon rain jacket
  
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  Sexy bug headnet for Maine/NH
  
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  200-weight fleece jacket
  
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  Supplex anorak
  
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  1 pr synthetic long underwear for camp
  
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  1 pr fleece socks for camp
  
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  Extra pair synthetic long underwear
  
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  Fleece cap
  
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  Gloves
  
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  Toilet paper roll
  
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  Wash 'n' Dri moist towelettes
  
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  Antibacterial alcohol gel in small bottle
  
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  Ziploc for bathroom trash
  
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  Small tube toothpaste
  
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  Travel-size toothbrush
  
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  Dental floss
  
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  Small hairbrush
  
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  Hair ties
  
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  Neosporin
  
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  Ibuprofen
  
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  Vitamins (multivitamin and calcium supplements)
  
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  Moleskin
  
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  Gauze strips
  
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  A few bandaids
  
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  Immodium A-D
  
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  Tylenol PM
  
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  Aspercreme
  
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  Cortisone cream
  
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  Benadryl
  
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  Chapstick
  
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  Nasal spray
  
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  Small Swiss Army knife
  
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  Duct tape
  
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  Mini-maglite with jakstrap
  
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  Extra AA batteries for flashlight
  
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  Several lighters
  
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  Waterproof matches
  
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  Lightweight emergency blanket
  
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  50 ft parachute cord
  
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  Compass with mirror attached
  
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  Maps (to be sent in maildrops as needed)
  
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  ALDHA Companion (in sections)
  
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  AT Data Book
  
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  Camera with 1 spare roll of film
  
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  Glasses (worn)
  
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  Extra pair of glasses, in case I get swept away by a raging river and lose my glasses and live to tell the story
  
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  List of important addresses and phone numbers
  
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  Notebook for journal, to be replaced as needed
  
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  Pens for journal
  
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  Extra Ziploc bags
  
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  Extra garbage bag
  
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  Two extra bandannas, just so my pack can be a little heavier
  
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  Identification information: driver's license, health insurance card
  
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  Money/travelers checks
  
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  Pocketmailer for communicating with GORP.com
  
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  Carabiner
  
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  Hand lotion
  
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  Emergency fire starter
  
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  Whistle
  
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  DEET
  
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  Sunscreen