Xenith.org is another California guy who likes to get up on the rocks. Awhile back he climbed at a park I’ve hiked in a couple times.
Backpacking
Why God gave you ears
by tmangan • March 31, 2006 • 7 Comments
Hint: It wasn’t so you could take to your iPod into the woods. A reader asks Outside’s Gear Guy: I like to backpack with my iPod when I am alone in the wilderness. After setting camp it would be ideal…
Appalachian Trail, Through-hiking
AT thru-hikers getting their feet wet
by tmangan • March 30, 2006 • 0 Comments
It’s that time of the year to start hiking the Appalachian Trail, and Trailjournals.com is starting to amass a fair number of posts from intrepid trekkers. A few samplings: Frosty, at 62.9 miles in: I blew up my pillow and…
Fitness
Washing a wound
by tmangan • March 30, 2006 • 1 Comment
The Houston Chronicle has a piece on hiking and fishing first aid that includes this nifty tip: Cuts and scrapes can be especially nasty in warmer climates, such as ours, where germs thrive and can’t wait to find their way…
Hiking
Skurka in Bozeman
by tmangan • March 30, 2006 • 0 Comments
Andrew Skurka‘s still making the rounds, talking about his coast to coast hike. The Billings Gazette has a nice writeup up his adventure and includes the obligatory Ryan Jordan quotes. “Andy was really the first person to bring a winter…
Backpacking
The weight, cont…
by tmangan • March 29, 2006 • 0 Comments
Got my new mail scale yesterday and started weighing everything that wasn’t nailed down. Those boots in the upper left hand corner weigh 57.75 ounces. The Montrail mud-runners I’ve been hiking in most of this winter are 33 ounces. My…
Backpacking
Lightening up
by tmangan • March 28, 2006 • 9 Comments
OK, I’m going to get all geeky on y’all this morning. I taught myself some rudimentary spreadsheeting and drew up a list of what I might take on an ultralight campout. None of this has actually been tried because I’m…
Point Reyes National Seashore
Coast Trail, Palomarin Trail Head, Point Reyes National Seashore
by tmangan • March 27, 2006 • 3 Comments
My feet are sore, my thighs are stiff, so I must’ve done something right yesterday. I drove 90 miles to the southern end of Point Reyes National Seashore to hike 5.5 miles up the Coast Trail to a place called…
Hikes of the world
At the Pole
by tmangan • March 24, 2006 • 0 Comments
Those two guys who left for the North Pole back in January with nothing but themselves, their skis and sleds carrying two months worth of food got there the other day. These guys are tough guys in every sense of…