Sheltowee Trace Thru-Hike Part 2 - Stomach Distress \ 343 Mile Unsupported FKT

My first day on trail I push over 50 miles with a heavy 40 lb pack but it came at price. I nearly had to call it quits after day one due to stomach issues, which seems to always plague me early on during FKT’s. On this day I pass through Morehead and the Cave Run Lake area and try to push on to Clear Creek Campground.

Other videos in this series:

Food I took for FKT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4TyuAnb3eQ&t=19s
Part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4S7EazsKANM
Part 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9qVy_FfLkk

On this Unsupported FKT I used my Zpacks Duplex and Nemo Switchback pad with a UGQ quilt all carried with a Lite AF Curve 40L backpack. This sleep system is a bit lighter and smaller than my Dream Hammock Raven, Hammock Gear DCF tarp and Nemo Tensor pad. For shoes I wore the Altra Olympus 4.0’s with Darn Tough and Injinji socks and Dirty Girl Gators. My trekking poles were Fizan Compact 3 aluminum poles.

For navigation and verification I used Gaia on my iphone 8, carried my Garmin Inreach mini and wore a Corus Apex watch.