Julia - The Adventure Geek

My name is Ju Doherty and I am a bit of an Adventure Geek. Contact me at julia@adventuregeek.co.uk

🥾 Let the adventure begin. 🥾 Get outside, Get Inspired and Go Take a Hike.

This channel is all about backpacking, hiking and gear. I have completed many UK National Trails and numerous Camino routes in Spain. My goal is to walk the PCT in 2023.

✅ WHAT I DO: After successfully building and selling multiple businesses, I now spend my time running a busy walking and adventure club.

✅ HOW I DO IT: Join one of our many walks or adventures or simply download a self-guided walk from the website. When you take time to clear your mind then you will find that the opportunities and the answers that you are looking for will simply present themselves.  

✅ WHERE YOU'VE SEEN ME: I am a published author, I regularly speak at various events throughout the UK and of course, I am active on most social media channels. Or you may even have spotted me on a mountain or long-distance trail!

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PCT PREPARATION NOTES

I recently watched a zoom session for the preparation of the PCT which was all about safety, navigation and logistics. I thought I knew quite a lot already and wasn’t expecting to learn anything new, but I had notes galore!

There are now some changes to my initial plan:

🥾 I will be walking an additional 50 miles to Lone Peak as there are no transport facilities at Kennedy Meadows. This now means that I will be traversing a 10k ft mountain ridge and the ice axe will come in handy!
🪓 I need to learn how to use an ice axe!
📞 It’s wise to have one designated person at home who will call the authorities for me if they have not heard from me in three days. I can check in using the preset message system on the Garmin In Reach Mini (need to buy one of those!)
🏬 I was going to rely on Farout (the navigation app on my phone) but after listening to some of the stories on the zoom session, I will also have pocket maps of the area and a compass (just in case). They said to wait until Black Friday before purchasing Farout (navigation app) and the National Geographic maps. (Good tip!)
🚘 They shared lots of tips about hitch hiking (which is unavoidable if you want to eat, shower and have a bed in a town for a night). My biggest takeaway was to take a photo of the number plate of the car that you are getting in to and text it to your designated person at home.
✈️ Lots of advice about travelling by plane. I need to by a few Apple Air Tags for my pack.
🚌 There is a shuttle service who will pick you up from the airport, then take you to places like REI to buy canister gas. (REI is a bit like our Go Outdoors). They also have a campsite at the start of the trail. Lots of people take up this service as they get to know fellow hikers before they start hiking. I like this idea.
📸 Taking photos of your gear and let people at home know your trail name and the names of people that you are walking with is essential (safety precautions).
🔑 The zoom session covered “worse case senario” which talked about things like having a last will and testament. They asked the audience if your designated person at home has all your passwords to things like bank accounts, eBay, Amazon, computers etc. I use 1Password so will make sure my family have access to this before I go.

Blimey. Less than six months to go and I’ve got a lot to sort out!

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All packed and ready for the Camino De Santiago! Pyrenees Mountains… here I come!

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New dehydrated foods have just arrived.

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I’ve had a great day at the Outdoor Show in Birmingham today. It was lovely to catch up with ‪@AbbieBarnesWILD‬ & Anna. I thought I’d spend a fortune but I was quite reserved!

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My next “What’s in the box” 😂

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I've just finished reading this book. The little cartoons are quite cool. Some of his tips are a bit extreme but I really enjoyed some of the chapters, especially the food. I will not be cutting off any straps of my Atom Pack!