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Somehow I stumbled on to some photos by Todd Saunders (one of the architects) and they really took me by surprise. This unique destination opened 2006 and I had not heard of it until now.

At first glance I thought this was the Grand Canyon Skywalk we’ve written about before, but this is much cooler, I […]

We are building this site to help other women have the confidence to be outside. It can be confusing getting into hiking and backpacking. Many books, websites and gear are aimed at men, with women getting the dregs. Yet, out on the trails, women are becoming stronger in numbers every year. We want to […]

Mohamed Mabrouk recommends one of his favourite hikes:
ALGALT is a beautiful pool up the mountains in Sinai passing through some of the most beautiful wadis between Sinai mountains. Licensed Bedouin guides (obligatory by St Katherine Protectorate) and Cameleers (porters there carry with their camels) are professional and punctual.

The trail is just beautiful that I […]

Alaska, Alaska Range Mountains, 1996, Photo of the Day, Picture, Photography, Wallpapers - National Geographic
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Not much of a thru-hiking story, none the less I recommend this light-hearted, comic adventure.
Kintaro Walks Japan is a documentary film produced and directed by Tyler MacNiven. It is an account of MacNiven’s journey walking and backpacking the entire length of Japan from Kyūshū to Hokkaidō, more than 2000 miles in 145 days.
MacNiven […]

I really should get a new bag. Perhaps -5C.
Ewen from Outdoor Video Magazine recommends a Canadian company, Kluane.
He describes his good experience getting them to make him a custom down jacket.
As for their sleeping bags:

Kluane built its reputation on the quality of its sleeping bags and Kluane down sleeping bags are, we […]

Marc Witkes posting to Inside Outside Magazine on the best trail out of Albuquerque:

And of the many ways to enjoy the Sandias, my favorite is running or hiking up the La Luz trail and taking the Sandia Peak Tramway down.
… The trail begins at 6,559 feet elevation, skirts a residential area for two miles, climbs […]

ENRICO FORTE - Top 5 Trekking - Hiking spots of Italy on Newsvine.
The title is a little over-the-top, but it did give me some leads on hikes in Italy I had not heard of before:
1) Liguria
2) Lombardy
3) Trentino Trentino-Alto Adige
4) Veneto
5) Emilia Romagna

Friends just returned my Italia and it is […]

Well 4WheelBob …
Are you up to challenge Bern Goosen’s new record

Bern Goosen of South Africa reached the summit of Kilimanjaro – and in doing so, smashed his own record for the fastest ascent of the mountain in a wheelchair.
Mr Goosen – who has now reached Uhuru Peak, the summit of Kilimanjaro, twice, and remains the […]