Bootsnall.com is a must-see. Here’s a link to the site’s trekking page.
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Latest blogroll
by tmangan • November 18, 2005 • 0 Comments
Dem blogging folks is at it again. GoBlog euolgizes the Los Angeles Times Outdoors section and talks up the grizzly bears being off the endangered list. Gadling visits old Jersey. WildeBeat chats up folks who cleaned up a marijuana farm…
Love among the thru-hikers
by tmangan • November 17, 2005 • 0 Comments
So a young lass creates a thread about romance along the great Appalachian Trail. Can’t help but post this comment: I did discover a great bit of “trail wisdom”: if she’s still shaving her legs, she’s looking for a man.
Tourists robbed on Inca trail
by tmangan • November 17, 2005 • 0 Comments
Thirteen tourists were robbed of cash, cameras and other goodies on the Inca Trail in Peru. Something to think about — and investigate — before your next eco-tour or adventure hike: are the people there desperate enough to follow you…
Hiking boots for beginners
by tmangan • November 17, 2005 • 0 Comments
About.com has a rudimentary guide to hiking boots. I’m posting this mostly for the Googlers who are just getting into hiking. You know what they say: every hike begins with the first step — in the door of your favorite…
Morning blogroll
by tmangan • November 17, 2005 • 0 Comments
Lots o’ tasty links this morning among my favorite bloggers. At a glance: Calipidder on Backpackgeartest and the Jetboil camp stove. Felix Wong on everthing that’s wrong with Wal-Mart (off-topic and not exactly news, but a very concise summary). GoBlog…
Man, those Sherpas can really haul
by tmangan • November 16, 2005 • 2 Comments
Gadling linked to a way-cool story about how the Sherpas of Nepal carry such huge loads. This passage struck me: A porter’s gear is simple but effective: The load goes into an oversized basket, or doko, which rests against the…
Knees and poles
by tmangan • November 16, 2005 • 0 Comments
Outdoor Sports Blog gives the skinny on keeping your knees in shape for trail duty. One bullet item: Use trekking poles, especially when hiking downhill. Trekking or Hiking Poles not only help to avoid or reduce knee pain when hiking…
The fat lady hikes
by tmangan • November 16, 2005 • 1 Comment
From an L.A. Times story by a woman who keeps going despite the strange looks from skinnier, faster hikers. Maybe you have to be fat to have the “What if?” moment I had. Because that cave was not built for…