Buddha is back in Katmandu after trekking up near the Everest base camp. But seriously, and I’m not exaggerating, our hike up to the Kangshung Face of Everest was the most amazing hike I’ve ever been on. We had spectacular…
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Hiking with the hounds
by tmangan • October 18, 2006 • 6 Comments
Sharon Allen defies conventional wisdom and plans take her dog along on her 2007 thru-hike of the Pacific Crest Trail. Her rationale: I’ve heard various arguments about why not to bring your dog hiking. The two major arguments put forth…
Getting out of quicksand
by tmangan • October 13, 2006 • 2 Comments
I was reading a swell story about a pair of Bay Area thru-hikers who’ve trekked all the major North American trails (www.gottawalk.com is their Web site). The story opens with one of them getting stuck in quicksand in southern Utah…
Songs about hiking
by tmangan • October 11, 2006 • 4 Comments
Sharon Allen, who is planning 2007 thru-hike of the Pacific Crest Trail, has amassed a list of trail-related tunage. for her MP3 player. For starters: Who Knew- Matt Keating California Stars- Billy Bragg and Wilco This Land is Your Land-…
Why thebackpacker.com’s Trail Talk is cool
by tmangan • October 3, 2006 • 0 Comments
Because 50-plus responses happen when somebody asked “Why am I Obsesed with a Bivy Sack?” (misspellings left intact to preserve our Geek Cred).
Cyberhobo joins Sahara expedition
by tmangan • September 28, 2006 • 1 Comment
He’s not actually going along (as fas as I know), but he has built a new Web site to help Paula Constant recount her quest to cross the Sahara Desert on foot. Paula had to put her trek on hiatus…
The hiking tribe
by tmangan • September 27, 2006 • 1 Comment
Cutter got a bit riled with yesterday’s allegation that there’s no community of hikers. If you want to see passion, try getting in a simple discussion on pack weight in the BackpackingLight discussion group. Try complaining about cell phone use…
Are you a hiker…
by tmangan • September 26, 2006 • 3 Comments
… or someone who hikes? I wondered about this the other day after noticing Cutter’s blog had links to a couple sites dedicated to climbers and mountain bikers. The sites, called yourclimbing.com and yourmtb.com, are a business venture led by…
Drinking your water raw
by tmangan • September 26, 2006 • 2 Comments
An article at backpackinglight.com offers tips on finding safe water sources that need no filters. One day on a mountain hike in hot weather I ran completely out of water. As the day wore on I realized it was going…