If Drumpf becomes President, I’m going to update my survival gear. Prepare for the end of the world. 🙂
This proposed Cache Belt looks great.
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via GearJunkie – Survival Situation? Check Your Belt
hiking the Stairway to Heaven, Oahu
The Haʻikū Stairs, also known as the Stairway to Heaven or Haʻikū Ladder, is a steep hiking trail on the island of Oʻahu, Hawaii. The total 3,922 steps span along Oahu’s Ko’olau mountain range. …
The City and County of Honolulu has stated that there is currently no plan to open the stairs for public use, citing liability concerns …
Dozens of people, however, routinely hike up the stairs every day …
Andy Beth Miller hiked it.
trip report – Hiking Oahu’s Forbidden Stairway to Heaven
Bryan DeLay hangs a Bear Bar
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Personally I don’t mind carrying a Bear Canister and most often use an Ursack. It’s been a good long time since I last threw a rock over a tree limb. 🙂
(via thebackpacker.tv)
18 days, 350km hiking eastern Nepal
Snow Leopards. Red Pandas. Epic Adventure near Kanchenjunga.
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Dulkara Martig’s trip report – Chasing Snow Leopards in Nepal
Rocky Mountain Crown Traverse
Yeesh. North Face ultra-runners Mike Foote and Mike Wolfe.
Fossil Falls, Kananaskis Country
Canada’s Great Divide Trail
The Great Divide Trail (GDT), is a wilderness hiking trail in the Canadian Rockies. The trail closely follows the Great Divide between Alberta and British Columbia, crossing the divide no fewer than 30 times.
It begins in Waterton Lakes National Park at the Canada-US border (where it connects with the Continental Divide Trail) and ends in Kakwa Provincial Park north of Jasper National Park. The Great Divide Trail is 1,200 km long …
Fewer than 20 people a year thru hike the GDT. If you might be interested, try to get a copy of the only guidebook.
Work your way through the official website – GreatDivideTrail.com. Especially the FAQs.
Check Erin ‘Wired’ Saver’s 2015 trip report.
tips for hiking DOWNHILL
Cam Honan – 10 Tips for Hiking Downhill
A very good summary. In addition, I switchback and traverse as much as possible on the steepest slopes.
4 Wheel Bob – the movie
I once hiked with 4 Wheel Bob. His ascent of 14,252-foot (4344m) White Mountain Peak, California.
Bob’s smiling here. But let me confirm that trip was bloody tough. I could never possibly have made it in his chair.
The documentary about Bob is finally coming out.
Click PLAY or watch the trailer on YouTube.
He and filmmaker Tal Skloot have been working on it for 5 years.
Follow Bob Fourwheelbob Coomber on Facebook for updates on that project.
Ausangate and the Rainbow Mountains, Peru
travel to walk:
The Ausangate circuit is a trek that is relative untouched by the massive tourism industry in Cusco. Because of that, this is one a hike where there is plenty of solitude. On the flip side, it is much tougher as it is about 1 km higher than Cusco with passes that go over 5 km in elevation (16k ft). …
… the trail is not marked and there are no signs to discriminate trails the locals use trail around the mountain. So, map skills, GPS, or a guide is imperative for a trek like this. All of this is pretty manageable for experienced backpackers.
However, we decided to add an additional layer to this already challenging task. There is information out there that the Rainbow Mountains are nearby and provides a side trip possibility. …
Read the entire trip report if you are planning to do this trek yourself one day – Ausangate and the Rainbow Mountains
It’s one of our top 10 hikes in the world.
besthike.com 