Team plans 600-mile Alaska trek without extra support

Team plans 600-mile Alaska trek without extra support

BILLINGS Two Alaska adventurers and one from Montana are planning a 600-mile hike over some of the wildest land in the United States.
The three plan to start a 20-day journey across northern Alaska on June 11th, with no support other than what they can carry in their packs.

Roman Dial and Jason Geck are professors at Alaska Pacific University and veterans of endurance races such as the Alaska Mountain Wilderness Classic. Jason Geck of Bozeman is publisher of Backpacking Light Magazine.

Plans call for no hunting, fishing or foraging during the trip. Food will be high-calorie fare such as chocolate bars, chips and almond butter.

Dial says they plan to cover 20 to 50 miles a day, with fewer miles at the start when packs will be heaviest.

They expect to lose weight, and expect to encounter bears and mosquitoes.

They plan to post the team's progress on a Web site using a satellite phone.

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