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Education Hub

At The Adventure Gene, our mission is to enable outdoor journeys by sharing hard-fought knowledge and expertise. That’s why we run education-focused guided hiking trips. It’s also why we created our education hub – to share the thoughts, experiences and opinions of professional hikers who live and breathe the outdoors.

We regularly update our education hub with free information and don’t keep anything exclusively for our guided trips.

If there is something you would like to learn more about please let us know as it would probably make a great article!

– Maddie, Tom & The Adventure Gene Team

Hiking Trails

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PCT Interactive Virtual Reality Map: Oregon

This is the Oregon component of the map, covering mile 1691.5 to mile 2147 (CA-OR border to OR-WA border).

PCT Interactive Virtual Reality Map: Washington

This is the Washington component of the map, covering mile 2147 to mile 2652.5 (OR-WA border to US-Canada border).

Our PCT Two-Person Gear List (3.5kg) & Analysis

This is the gear that we took on the Pacific Crest Trail as a couple in 2022, with insights on performance and changes we’d make for future hikes.

Our GPT Two-Person Gear List (4.4kg each)

Tackling the remote GPT requires durable, reliable gear. Here’s what we used, what worked, and what we learned from the trip.

Te Araroa FKT Ultralight Gear List (2.82kg)

Check out the gear we used for our 2024 self-supported Te Araroa FKT, with a full weight breakdown for the 3030 km hike.

FKT Long Term Recovery

Insights from my 2022 AAWT FKT recovery, balancing intense effort with injury risk and protecting long-term health.

AAWT FKT Tactics

Our approach to the AAWT FKT: how we planned, optimised, and combined skills from thru-hiking and adventure racing.

AAWT FKT Gear List (2.7kg)

Gear used for our 2022 self-supported AAWT FKT (~680 km, 10 d 23 h), with insights on choices, performance, and lessons for next time.