When bike hiking, this is not the way to go.
photo source unknown
Thanks Dave!.
hike NAKED – are you crazy?
Seems it’s fairly popular in Germany and the UK.
Steve Gough is the most (in)famous proponent.
In the United Kingdom, Steve Gough, known as The Naked Rambler, received much media coverage for walking naked from Land’s End to John o’Groats in 2003–2004 and again in 2005–2006. He was arrested and imprisoned several times during both his walks. In both 2005 and 2006 the European Alps were crossed naked during a one week hiking (tour), there was little media coverage and no-one was arrested or troubled.
image – Integral Nacktiv
Bikini Wars: fishing babes
Position statement
For the record, this blog decries what some are calling the Bikini Wars.
Trash talking blog posts used as an excuse to highlight photos of pretty girls with fish.
Indeed, I concur with Trout Underground that those bloggers are merely “traffic-hungry smut peddlers”.
Bikini Wars: The Final Battle – The Trout Underground
The Besthike blog will never stoop to those kind of tactics.
(… let me know if I am out-to-lunch on this. Perhaps scantily clad fish with girls should be a priority.)
video – water filter race
bodiak filmed a pumpfight between his Pur filter and his hiking buddy’s MSR.
The MSR won.
Just for fun click PLAY or watch the video on YouTube.
When Katadyn (Pur) saw this clip they sent bodiak a free Guide Pro, their fastest pump, for a rematch. (Yet to be filmed)
“Cadillac” of air mattresses
I’d just switched from a 2.5cm Therm-a-rest to a 7cm thick ExPed — then saw the AeroBed Sport All Terrain Raised Bed – Full Size. That’s 48cm (19in) of dream cushion!
Nah, it’s too decadent even for me.
(via Gadling)
paper climbers
thanks Dana
quick – I need to learn how to fly fish
In order to look less foolish at the Blogger Ho Down this weekend, I need a copy of the famed Curtis Creek Manifesto, a comic guide to fly fishing.
Where can I get one?
Get Outdoors – Curtis Creek Manifesto: How To Fly Fish Comic Book – Getoutdoors.com Outdoor Blog
California: Center of the Outdoor Universe
I am packing for the first ever meetup of outdoor activity bloggers. Not surprisingly, it is in California.
During my lifetime most of the great outdoor innovations began in California. The first mountain bikes were built there, for example.
Yet when the Get Outdoors blog called California “the center of the outdoor universe”, there was dissent. Even I chimed in claiming that Queenstown, New Zealand was a better outdoors base than anywhere in California.
But, on balance, I agree with Get Outdoors. California is awesome.
Unparalleled Breadth of Outdoor Activities
Ecosystem & Geographic Diversity
National Parks & Wilderness Areas
Environmental Stewardship
Outdoor Visionaries
Center of the Outdoor Universe – Getoutdoors.com Outdoor Blog
But since the California grizzly on the state flag has long been extinct, I feel a new image is needed.
Sylwia Bukowicka – Dhaulagiri Expedition 2006
Is this a spokesmodel for an ice axe manufacturer?
HiMountain Dhaulagiri Expedition 2006 – Now it’s Sylwia Bukowicka Time
No, it’s 28-year-old Polish climber Sylwia Bukowicka.
She’s headed for Dhaulagiri (8167m) this Fall.
She has already summitted two eightthousanders: Cho Oyu and Gasherbrum II.
And Ama Dablam, Alpamayo, and Khan Tengri.
And in August she summitted Korzeniewska Peak (7105m) with a sprained ankle.
What have you done lately?
hiking dictionary
Want to impress your hiking friends?
Throw around terms like:
And more on the ABC-of-Hiking.com hiking dictionary.
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