Crewing Laz (Lee Hosbrough)

I was terrified of being unprepared and somehow being a detriment to the cause, and really wanted (which I realized later wasn’t quite so necessary) a blow-by-blow of what the heck I’d be doing so….Ok…here’s the not so thumbnail sketch of a day in...

More Laz Crewing Tips (Mary Hosbrough)

After being with Laz the past 4 days, I can’t think of a lot to add that hasn’t already been covered by Tim Hardy, Ron Smith, and others. Those instructions are great. A few small things I could mention- – Although there are some staples that he...

Things Learned Crewing Laz (by Ron Smith)

A few things I learned while crewing for Laz for 5 days in a row… 1) Have a designated crew vehicle that carries Laz’s pack, cooler and chair. The cooler and chair we’re donated to accompany him on the Lazcon. 2) Set up the vehicle in a safe...

Lazcon 2018 Daily Operational Notes (by Tim Hardy)

I enjoyed the privilege of spending the afternoon & evening this past Friday out on US RTE 20 with Laz & Steve, hosting them & then spending all day Saturday hiking west with Laz. As several people have reached out to me for Lazcon operational details, I’m...

LazCon Crewing

A typical day of LazCon 14 hours on the road 2 hours clean-up, eat, write, plan 7 hours sleep 1 hour getting up and back out Start time varies depending on the previous day’s finish time, but earlier is better (around 5:00-6:00am). Ways to help Laz 1) the...