Backpacking with Jim Zellers & Alex Honnold

October 13, 2020

Backpacking with Jim Zellers & Alex Honnold

Team athletes Jim Zellers and Alex Honnold have practical advice for how to avoid fighting bears and getting crushed by your first trip. Follow their simple advice and you’ll be checking out and listening to the birds in no time.

As kids, we all wished we could carry our home on our backs and turn our sleeping bag into a “magical oven”, right? OK, maybe not, but if you did, team athletes Jim Zellers and Alex Honnold are here to show you how to make it happen.

These seasoned nomads share pro tips for first-timers on what to pack, getting permits, choosing a first trip and how to avoid fighting bears. With their advice, you'll be checking out and listening to the birds in no time.

This is the third episode in our “How To” series, previous episodes share advice for how to get started with camping and hiking.