I posted a “check out my hiking blog” note at thebackpacker.com this morning and it didn’t take too long for somebody to say “hey, I got one of those.” The blog in question belongs to Gem, a young woman in…
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Pampering your feet
by tmangan • October 29, 2005 • 0 Comments
Courtesy of GORP, Ten Steps to Happy Feet. Here’s one you learn only after you’ve put some 12-milers in: Manage Your Toenails: Socks will catch on nails that are too long or that have rough edges, putting pressure on the…
Gettin’ religion on the trail
by tmangan • October 29, 2005 • 0 Comments
You know how they say there are no atheists in foxholes? Here’s a corollary from a story about a guy who hiked the full length of the Appalacian Trail: Townsend said he nearly lost his life the first day in…
Scanning the blogs
by tmangan • October 29, 2005 • 2 Comments
One of the reasons for me starting this blog is that nobody else had done it already. I sorta wish they had; it would’ve saved me the trouble. While I was developing this site I did find a few blogs…
Billy the Kid is back on the trail
by tmangan • October 28, 2005 • 0 Comments
All those Everest fanatics start out this way: Young Will Bonney of Kennebunk was just 7 when his family began hiking. Today, at the ripe old age of 11, he’s passed many hundreds of mountain-trail-miles beneath his well-worn hiking boots,…
Need a daypack?
by tmangan • October 28, 2005 • 0 Comments
Check out this thread at backpacking.net. My daypack is the Dana Design Tatoosh 15, which is absurdly overpriced but built tough as achor rope. Actually, I’d encourage buying cheap stuff that wears out quickly so you don’t have to wait…
Hiker hero of the day
by tmangan • October 28, 2005 • 0 Comments
Where are all the good-deed-doers, you ask? Some are in the remote mountains of Kashmir. A Caddington doctor has returned to the UK with an amazing tale of tragedy and bravery after hiking 16 hours through the mountains of Kashmir…
True tales of a hiking lunatic
by tmangan • October 28, 2005 • 0 Comments
Extreme hiking: Basically, Keizer goes on long run-hike-climbs through wilderness areas, and up and down mountains, to break records that others have established. Last summer in New England, Keizer completed the 273-mile Long Trail after four days, 13 hours and…
Sierra autumn
by tmangan • October 27, 2005 • 1 Comment
Calipidder’s site has a swell photo album.