Local hiker Randy L. was in Alaska awhile back, and left an account on the Hike Reports page. A highlight: Once above the tree line, the views are simply breathtaking. Our ship docked very early in the morning and all…
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Mt. Huashan — the harrowing “plank” route
by tom • February 28, 2008 • 4 Comments
Remember the picture of the hiking route that consisted of planks bolted into a Chinese cliffside with chains for hand holds? Well, an industrious Web surfer tracked down a bunch more pictures and a written account by an American, who…
Even more on hiking in Slovenia
by tom • November 20, 2007 • 3 Comments
Paul Trousdale of Oakland was there recently. From his “just back from” item in the Chron: I wish I’d packed: A basic climbing harness and helmet. Although nontechnical, many of the exposed hiking routes have fixed cables to hook onto…
Hiking Slovenia
by tom • November 14, 2007 • 1 Comment
Stumbled across a blog post from some folks who had some fun in the hills of the Balkans. The lake has a castle on one side, an Island Church in the middle, and is absolutely stunning. Unfortunately, they do not…
Interactive Kilimanjaro trek
by tmangan • November 2, 2007 • 0 Comments
Everybody else has already linked to this, but hey, bringing up the rear is my standard modus operandi: An interactive graphic of a trek to the top of Kilimanjaro. It does all sorts of jazzy Google Maps stuff and includes…
Off topic: An Alaska adventure
by tmangan • July 3, 2007 • 2 Comments
Yeah, so, my vow of chastity to write only about Nor-Cal stuff has lasted about 47 minutes at last count. It’s all because an Oregon-based writer/climber/podcaster named Fitz Cahall sent me a link to his latest ‘cast, which describes one…
Legendary British resolve in the wilds of Corsica
by tmangan • June 22, 2007 • 0 Comments
Travel writer Holden Frith of the Times Online of London has a scratchin’ good time on a five-day hike in Napoleon’s homeland. The path splits into a few alternative routes on day three, which means that some of the tracks…
Japan Alps profiled
by tmangan • June 22, 2007 • 0 Comments
Japan Times describes a hike to the high country: For most visitors, picnicking under the soft green larch trees beside the rushing waters of the Azusa River or having their photograph taken at the famed Kappa Bridge is about as…
How brave are you?
by tmangan • May 4, 2007 • 1 Comment
Brave enough to parachute into a rain forest to lend medical aid? Jesse at Treknologies has an idea: In return for your services RAM will offer the adventure of a lifetime. Parachuting into the middle of the rain forest and…