Guides for Hiking, Climbing, & The Eastern Sierra

A centralized planning hub for trips throughout the Eastern Sierra and surrounding backcountry. This resource consolidates detailed guides on backpacking, hiking, and climbing, along with trail-specific information, route breakdowns, gear recommendations, and field-tested beta to support safer and more informed trip planning.

This hub is actively maintained for the 2026 season. Additional route guides, gear resources, and planning tools are being added and refined as new information becomes available.

John Muir Trail

If you’re planning the JMT, start here. Permits, gear, resupply, and the stuff people usually figure out the hard way.

JMT Guide

Planning your John Muir Trail hike? We made a curated JMT Gear Collection with packs, footwear, water filters, bear canisters, layers, and trail-tested essentials to help simplify your setup.

Mount Whitney

Planning a Whitney trip? Trail info, permits, acclimatization, gear, and route beta for the highest peak in the Lower 48.

Mount Whitney Guide

Pacific Crest Trail

Whether you’re doing a section or going all in, here’s what you actually need to know before stepping on trail.

PCT Guide

Climbing in Bishop

Bishop climbing is world-class for a reason. Here’s where to go, what to bring, and how to do it right.

Explore Bishop Climbing

Backpacking in the Eastern Sierra

Everything you need to plan a backpacking or hiking trip in the Eastern Sierra—conditions, routes, timing, and real-world beta, all in one place.

Explore the Sierra

Trips Near Bishop

Short overnights, longer routes, and a few favorites close to town.

See Local Trips

Gear & Skills

Not sure what you actually need? We keep it simple. Learn about what works, what doesn’t, and what’s worth carrying.

If you need gear for your outdoor adventures, we’ve got it. If you don’t want to buy it, rent it. Either way works.

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Guides for hiking, climbing, & the eastern sierra