So says this research study claiming what we all knew: cotton socks are blister bait. Biological engineering students at the University of Missouri-Columbia tested 10 popular brands of athletic socks and separated the good from the bad with a device…
In the news
Headline of the day
by tmangan • February 16, 2006 • 2 Comments
INJURED BRIT SURVIVES SIX DAYS ON FROZEN MOUNTAIN DRINKING HIS OWN WEE And as the cold and dehydration set in, he took drastic action. Paul, who is recovering from his ordeal in hospital, said: “I wasn’t hungry, thirst was the…
Trails.com lists top 100 trails
by tmangan • February 8, 2006 • 4 Comments
From Trails.com, where nothing is free: After analyzing over 10 million “votes” from users over the past year, Trails.com is proud to announce its annual Top Trails list, based on trail popularity and usage in 2005. The Top 20: Breakneck…
Finally, an interesting “hiker rescued” story
by tmangan • January 20, 2006 • 0 Comments
The headline alone is reason enough to check this one out: N.Y. detective lost in Dismal Swamp is found Lost in Dimsal Swamp? Rats, that was going to be the title of my memoirs. This part is great: DiPaola went…
A good hike gone bad
by tmangan • December 4, 2005 • 4 Comments
Climbing the 14,005-foot Mount of the Holy Cross does not, at a glance, sound especially fraught with trouble. It’s five miles to the summit (on the shortest trail) — granted with 5,000 feet of elevation gain and very thin air.…
50 hikes, 50 days update
by tmangan • November 29, 2005 • 0 Comments
That crazy Ted Keizer dude finished his mega-hike this morning.
50th day, 50th state
by tmangan • November 28, 2005 • 0 Comments
As if to prove that Two-Heel Drive is at the forefront of all things that truly matter in the hiking world, I’ve discovered that today is the last day of Ted Keizer’s challenge to hike 50 kilometers in 50 states…
There’s bad luck, then there’s BAD luck
by tmangan • November 22, 2005 • 1 Comment
How many times have you just sat on a rock near the trail to catch your breath? The rock has been sitting in that same spot for, oh, you know, a hundred years, but the minute you sit on it,…
Lying, thieving SOB of the Appalachian Trail
by tmangan • November 21, 2005 • 0 Comments
Read this really long Washington Post piece about this con-man/thru-hiker who stole a bunch of stuff along the Appalachian Trail and generally exploited the innate decency and goodness of everybody he came upon. Enjoyed a few quotes revealing that the…