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The only transparent foldable kayak in the world weighs only 26lbs.
Kevlar frame, transparent Urethane skin. It fits in a pack.
Perfect?
Maybe. But for US$5000 I could buy 12 inflatable kayaks.
ClearBlueHawaii.com

(via The Travel Gear blog)
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Besthikes recommends you trek to the highest mountain on Earth via the Dingri to Everest Base Camp route in Tibet. The views of Chomolangma are far superior than those on the far more popular normal route out of Kathmandu, Nepal.
Many outdoor adventure blogs are quoting a German Press Agency report that Mt. Everest trekkers starting […]

thanks Dana

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Another couple of batches of great hiking photos have been added to our Flickr set. You can use any of those photos for any purpose so long as you link back to besthike (not just the Flickr page).

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I met John at the bloggers meetup at Mt. Shasta.
He’s a blogger — Interesting to Cows (to opine is bovine) — but photography is his forte.
This is one of John’s favourite photos; near the summit of Tenaya Peak. He loves Yosemite.

see more of John’s favourite photos
John lists over 8500 in his photo […]

It was an honour to hook-up with some of the top outdoor bloggers on the www, drink excellent wine and enjoy the lovely trails around Mt. Shasta, CA.
The highlight was the excellent campsite gourmet Thai meal prepared by Russ, the Wine Hiker.

78 more photos on Flickr
Check the trip photojournal posted by Tom Magnan on […]

… according to an annual survey by the Outdoor Industry Foundation, a Boulder, Colo.–based nonprofit affiliated with the Outdoor Industry Association … while backpacking is still a vital activity, with an estimated 13.5 million American participants last year, that figure represents a 22.5 percent decline since 1998.
… More disturbing yet to backpacking enthusiasts, young […]

Just off the first annual outdoor bloggers meetup at Mt. Shasta, California.
This blog has already been scooped by the fishin’ magician — Tom Chandler. Photo by his wonderful wife Nancy.

A pride of Bloggers (note the handsome guy holding the dog).
As I write this, the outdoor bloggers attending the First Annual Ho Down are dragging […]

These outdoor films shows are always fantastic. They present full features and “highlights” events — both are excellent.
Check the Banff Centre website for a showing in your region: Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour schedule.

Banff Mountain Photography Competition winner - Andrew Querner of Canmore, Canada, awarded 2006 Grand Prize for his photo Cirque of the […]

We often recommend Cicerone hiking guidebooks, some of the best in the world.
But having Cicerone as publisher of a title is no guarantee.
Nothing was added to the hiking literature by the publication of Cicerone Walking in British Columbia in 2002. It is not even a good overview of the region.
How many of these […]