Gambolin Man, who hails from Berkeley, sent the following on Monday: Same day you were on the Mountain, I was hiking her unheralded sister ridges at Las Trampas — have you ever been there? I am in awe every time…
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Nice article on winter survival
by tmangan • January 8, 2007 • 0 Comments
Competitor Magazine has a good rundown of the stuff to do to avoid freezing to death while playing in the snow. If you’ve made it back alive from snow camping you probably know all this stuff but it’s a good…
Smoky Mountains blog
by tmangan • January 8, 2007 • 0 Comments
Happened upon this blog for the Smoky Mountains National Park. Has regular updates on trail closings and other news from the park. Latest link is to a day-hiker’s guide to the park’s trails.
Go Apocalypto
by tmangan • January 8, 2007 • 0 Comments
Best Hikes says the Mayan Ruins of Mexico are a must-visit locale.
Recent hike reports
by tmangan • January 8, 2007 • 1 Comment
Just call him Fed-ex: Fedak hiked 14 hours in the Ventana Wilderness the other day. (Sounds like that ankle is healed up just fine). Trailcraft got some cool pix at Idaho’s Bruneau Dunes State Park. (Who knew Idaho had sand…
Flickr pic o’ the day
by tmangan • January 8, 2007 • 0 Comments
The Other El Capitan, originally uploaded by mrwsierra. The “Other El Capitan,” from the photo stream of mrwsierra. Local is the Guadalupe Mountains National Park in West Texas.
The long view
by tmangan • January 7, 2007 • 1 Comment
“Is that the Sierra over there?” I asked. “Has to be,” Vindu replied. We were on that great rarity at Mount Diablo State Park – a relatively flat stretch of trail — and had just finished a mildly excruciating climb…
Haiku’s getting ready for another long hike
by tmangan • January 7, 2007 • 0 Comments
Haiku, last seen accompanying Treehugger and others for a couple thousand miles up the Pacific Crest Trail last summer, plans to hike the Continental Divide Trail this summer. What he’s up to now: I’m preparing/dehydrating food for my food drops.…
More winter survival tips
by tmangan • January 7, 2007 • 0 Comments
Tom Stienstra interviews a survival expert who gives many of the usual tidbits of advice (your immediate need is for water, not food, etc). And this: Improvise: “You have to know how to improvise because it’s doubtful everything will be…