Stephen Regenold writes up five packs that go across the front rather the back. The idea is to redistribute weight and ease the strain on your shoulders. One of ’em creates the impression you’ve got a toaster growing out of…
Monthly Archives: January 2007
Focus and fitness
by tmangan • January 19, 2007 • 5 Comments
I once met a Russian at the Mission Peak summit named Vladimir who informed me without an extra breath that he’d climbed to the top in 49 minutes. My time was an hour and 20. Guy had serious legs. And…
Any Zamberlan owners out there?
by tmangan • January 18, 2007 • 11 Comments
The other day I got an e-mail from a Bay Area guy who works for Zamberlan, the Italian boot manufacturer. He wondered if I’d like to try out some Zamberlans and report the results here. In the past I’ve declined…
Flickr hiking pic of the day
by tmangan • January 18, 2007 • 0 Comments
“Jager on the snowy trail,” from the photo stream of MountainDog. Caption: Walking the South Rim Trail in Roxborough State Park in Colorado.
Links? We got your links right here
by tmangan • January 17, 2007 • 1 Comment
From the Blogs Gambolin Man, host of the upcoming Groundhog Day Invitational, describes a day at Briones Regional Park and Reservoir. He saw a mountain lion once, a few years back: “The big cat paces, sniffs some more, appears to…
Flickr hiking pic of the day
by tmangan • January 17, 2007 • 0 Comments
“sustenance,” from the photo stream of ikes. Local is McGinty Mountain near San Diego
Great big annoying list of gear manufacturers whose stuff I’ve purchased
by tmangan • January 16, 2007 • 2 Comments
My left hand rail now has a list of gear manufacturers whose stuff I’ve used. Look, if you had my social life you’d need something to fill your time, too. So here’s a quick look at the ones listed: Black…
Flickr pic o’ the day
by tmangan • January 16, 2007 • 0 Comments
“Standing High,” from the photo stream of arnitr. Setting is Mt. Esja, Iceland. From an e-mail the photographer,
Woman-lost-five-weeks roundup
by tmangan • January 16, 2007 • 3 Comments
So yesterday I was goofing around and didn’t even notice that Cyberhobo had scooped me on the best “lost hiker rescued” story since the advent of this blog. Even GoBlog beat me to the story. Yes, the shame is unbearable.…