Best hikes, treks, tramps in the world.
… I was checking out the Sierra Trading Post blog, and stumbled up this breathtaking time lapse video of landscapes in Arizona and Utah. …
Be sure to click “Full Screen” in the lower right corner – it looks even more phenomenal!
Click PLAY or watch it on Vimeo.
Landscapes: Volume Two from Dustin Farrell.
Here’s volume 1 (VIDEO).
I try to get to the S.W. USA for hiking at least once a year.
Do you know the Way of St. James (Camino De Santiago)?
… the pilgrimage route to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia in northwestern Spain, where tradition has it that the remains of the apostle Saint James are buried.
Click PLAY or watch the trailer on YouTube. Martin Sheen did a great job depicting the experience.
I’m more likely to bike, than hike.
(via Gadling)
When the new permit system (400/day) went in, we hoped that some of the least capable, least prepared “tourists” would be dissuaded from tackling the cables.
But it’s been a bad year at Yosemite:
… 20 people have died on Half Dome over the decades, nearly all with rain as a factor, officials say. One of the two to perish this year was a Bay Area woman who slipped in a July storm and fell 800 feet. (A total of 13 died in park mishaps this year, the most in decades — including three swept over a raging waterfall on the trail to Half Dome.) …
Surprisingly, helicopter rescues are still free at that Park. But they don’t fly in bad weather — exactly the bad weather that traps people at the top.
Here’s an update on SFgate – Half Dome survivors wish they had taken heed
Note: You can try for a walk-up permit at 7 am the day before you want to climb.
related – Take a Long Hike – Before You Hike, Leave Critical Information
Blast.
I’m still not on the Glory Board for Waterton’s Triple Crown.
And now they’ve launched a new challenge – the Fantastic Four:
… 4 days, 4 trails, 2 countries– challenge yourself to two of Waterton’s favourite hikes: Crypt Lake and Alderson-Carthew, followed by 2 of Montana’s most scenic treks through the Garden Wall and Siyeh Pass …
read more on – Experience Waterton
Next year for SURE.
I’m adding this to my standard kit. It’s a no brainer.
THOMAS W. GAUPERAA:
… Apart from keeping the mosquito hordes at bay, it is a great pillow (the mesh is surprisingly comfortable next to the skin) when stuffed with your puffy layer. It is also a very good prefilter, much better than the bandana, and a very functional stuff sack. Some of you may be worried about the durability, but it is better than expected when made out of high quality noseeum mesh. …
(via Hiking in Finland)
Ramon Luiz da Cruz Inacio Quevedo writes to ask what we’ve got against Brazil?
We have a amazing hike, next to Rio de Janeiro / São Paulo. …
WHY YOU DO LIKE THIS HIKE
– Beaches almost wild on rain forest;
– It is not only hike: you do can just relax on beach when you want;
– If you fell tired, you can pause and relax some days on sand with a cold bear;
– You can stop your hike at any moment. If you want, there are small local boats in each place to hire and go to another place without hike;
– There are montains to view the sea and around, the major is pico do papagaio (means parrot summit);
– There is a lot kayaking and snorkeling;
– Birds, little monkeys, etc are common.CONSIDERATIONS
– The biggest problem is the language: Knowledge some words in Portuguese may help.
– The weather is predictable some days forward but it’s possible one week later your sunniest beach vacations turns to a week wettest on mud.
– Watch out with snakes and spiders
– Camp on beach is forbidden, you must camp next a local house or camp site.
– Summer (dec-mar) is hotter, but there are more rain. Winter is drier and tiny cold, but with some luck maybe hot like summer.
Summit Post:
Ilha Grande ( Big Island ) is one of the Brazilian paradises.
The Island is covered almost 90% by original Atlantic Forest, one of the last places preserved. Majestic trails, mountains, wild beaches, the perfect place to feel the Nature. Today, Ilha Grande receive more than 8.000 visitors every month. 20 years ago, the number was 600 people per month. …
Mountainous topography with several peaks. … These areas are extensively vegetated and you can also find dense forests, headlands, steeps, plains, rivers and caverns.
It’s very easy to go to Ilha Grande!
… from Rio de Janeiro.
Barcas S/A is the official company to make traverses from the Island, two times, every day. The ticket costs US$ 3 and 8 ( weekends ). The ship will go to Abraão beach, the main village. All the trails start in this place. All the trailheads are very well marked with plates and maps. It’s very easy and pleasant to hike and walk by beautiful trails close to the Atlantic Ocean. …
Summit Post – Ilha Grande
I’m convinced. No doubt we’ll hear much about ILHA GRANDE in the lead up to the 2016 Olympics.
Stephen Mather (1867–1930) was manic-depressive, self-made American millionaire who took it upon himself to build the National Parks system.
… Beginning in 1913, when Mather wrote to the Secretary of the Interior, Franklin K. Lane, and deplored the state of the parks, he began building support for better management of the system by the federal government. In 1915, Lane appointed Mather as his assistant to work on the parks issues …
In fact, Lane told him that if he didn’t like the parks, to come to Washington and fix them himself.
Mather did, originally agreeing to stay only 1yr.
It became his life’s work.
Though he’s celebrated in every Park, I only learned of Mather in The National Parks: America’s Best Idea by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns.
That’s the book, not the DVDs.
Sarah Timms is a hiker. And Media Relations Officer for Breakthrough Breast Cancer in the U.K.
As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month they’ve partnered with Merrell. For every pair of Siren Breeze hiking shoes sold, a percentage goes to charity.
Shopping via breakthroughbreastcancer.org helps the cause.
In 2011 I wear nothing but Merrell shoes on the trail.
I’m impressed.
wikiexplora has the best TOP 10 and TOP 50 treks list I’ve seen online, aside from our own. 🙂
1 Chile Torres del Paine Trek, Patagonia Spanish | English
2 Perú Inca Trail
3 Tanzania Mt. Kilimanjaro
4 France-Italy-Switzerland Haute Route
5 Nepal Everest Base Camp
6 New Zealand Routeburn track, Fiordland-Mount Aspiring Nationals Parks, South Island
7 Pakistan Snow Lake/Biafo-Hispar/Lupke La Region
8 Pakistan Baltoro glacier / Concordia
8 India Zanskar river, Ladakh
10 USA Kaibab trail, Grand Canyon (Rim-to-Rim), Arizona
(Disclaimer… Inca Trail doesn’t deserve to be in the top 50, the most overrated walk in the world.)
That list was arrived at via recommendation of these 9 guidebooks:
Book 1: A Journey along the World’s Great Treks by Jeff Salvage and Kirk Markus
Book 2: Classic Hikes of the World: 23 Breathtaking Treks by Peter Potterfield
Book 3: Top Treks of the World by Steve Razzetti
Book 4: The World’s Great Adventure Treks by Jack Jackson
Book 5: Outside Adventure Travel: Trekking by Outside Magazine
Book 6: Ultimate Adventures a Rough guide to Adventure Travel by The Rough Guides
Book 7: A Year of Adventures by Andrew Bain
Book 8: Lonely Plante’s 1000 Ultimate Experiences by Lonely Planet
Book 9: Classic Treks, The Most Spectacular Hikes in the World by Bill Birkett
wikiexplora.com is mostly in Spanish, but the treks list is in English.
I’ve added a permanent link in the right hand navigation. It’s a fantastic resource for hikers.
A JAPANESE COMPANY HAS come up with a new way to charge your mobile phone after a natural disaster or in the great outdoors – by heating a pot of water over a campfire. …
$A284.55
Thank Colin Lorback for the link.
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