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Tom Mangan’s Two-Heel Drive is the most popular hiking blog on the Google.
But does Tom Mangan actually carry Tom Mangan’s 10 Essentials for Day Hiking the Bay Area on the trail?
I’ve assembled my version of the 10 things I need for a happy hike in the Bay Area, where the notable absence of such […]

Istvan Hernadi has travelled over 30,000 kilometers in Northern BC, Yukon, NWT and Alaska during the last 3 years to the most remote and desolate places of the Far North in search of the Masters, in order to meet them and to learn their teachings.
He sought out mountains, trails, rivers and lakes for hiking, […]

In an Outside Magazine interview, Andrew Skurka was quite definite on the best section of his 6,875mi Great Western Loop:

The best section was through Colorado, from the Indian Peaks Wilderness to the South San Juan Wilderness, about 500 miles. No other state can boast as much consistently world-class trail and scenery as Colorado—in the […]

It’s inevitable that the people of the Himalaya take increasing leadership over adventure tourism there. This is a great story.
The Super Sherpas, Apa Sherpa and Lhakpa Sherpa, have a cool website offering the gamut of great Nepali treks.

Why are these guys so super?

Apa Sherpa is the only man in history to reach the […]

A hiker who can speak to power.

During a 30 minute meeting Secretary Kempthorne and Andrew Skurka discussed some of the Secretary’s most important agenda items, most notably getting funding for the National Parks Centennial passed by this Congress, and their shared concerns about Americans’ increasing detachment from the natural world, especially by the […]

Yes, a HIKER.
Great news. And well deserved.
As announced by National Geographic:

… Andrew Skurka, “a Gen Y version of Henry David Thoreau or John Muir,” as 2007 Adventurer of the Year for his epic 6,875-mile hike through the American West calling attention to the magnificence of the landscape and the environmental and ecological threats affecting it. […]

Guests at the biggest UK festival include Sir Chris Bonington, Doug Scott, Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Greg Child, Joe Simpson, Simon Yates, Canadian Will Gadd and many, many others.

“Since 1980, the very best showcase for mountain sports, culture & environment”
First we have news of a film coup on the opening Friday night: Far North
Only shown […]

Just kidding.
His is the greatest hike of all time, all things considered.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Andy will finish his hike on November 3rd at the Grandview Point in the Grand Canyon. He will be coming out of the canyon between noon and 3:00. Probably closer to 3:00. Please come and join us for the celebration. We will be […]

I saw Wielicki present during the Book Festival. And just now he launched the Banff Mountain Film Festival.
He’s old school. Tough. Thinks nothing of losing the odd finger or toe. Says you must learn to enjoy suffering to be a real climber. (That’s why I’m a hiker.)
The Polish climbers are the world’s best (most would […]

Remember the fantastic climber in IMAX Everest?
She’s here at the Banff Mountain Festival. Lively, engaging, beautiful.
It was a real treat to see her in the flesh.

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