Official trailer for ‘A Walk in the Woods’ starring Robert Redford, Nick Nolte, Emma Thompson and Nick Offerman.
Theatrical Release Date: September 2nd, 2015
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
10 Backpacking Gear Myths
1. Two people can fit in a 2 person tent.
2. You’ll sleep warmer if you sleep naked in a sleeping bag.
3. You need to wear hiking boots to go backpacking.
4. You need a backpack rain cover to hike in the rain.
5. You need a tent footprint to protect the floor of your tent.
6. Waterproof breathable rain jackets are breathable.
7. You need a 4 season tent to camp in winter.
8. Biodegradable soap is ok to wash with in streams and ponds.
9. Waterproof hiking boots will keep your feet dry.
10. You don’t need to carry maps and a compass because you have a GPS.
Yep. I agree with all 10.
I carry a 1-man 3-season tent. (Hubba). No pack cover. No footprint. No GPS.
I never sleep naked (in my 1-man tent). Wear approach shoes everywhere.
AND I’ve always called Gortex the “fabric of deceit”. 🙂
Brave Mountain Lion Fends Off Group Of Hikers
🙂
A local mountain lion came face-to-face with a group of hikers and made it out alive, sources reported Monday. Wildlife officials are crediting the courageous cougar’s quick thinking, catlike reflexes, and 150 pounds of coiled muscle with successfully fending off the human foot travelers. …
Aconcagua – the music video
Guido Patrignani climbs Aconcagua, a trekking peak, while … singing. 🙂
Check out his latest fun clip below and get a sense of what it is like on one of the Seven Summits.
Click PLAY or watch it on Daily Motion.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2grqiq_i-lived-in-aconcagua_travel?start=241
If you like that, check his Everest Base Camp music video – Counting Stars in Himalayas
Sufferfest 2: Desert Alpine
Cedar Wright and Alex Honnold
This time, a month riding their bikes and climbing desert towers in the American Southwest should be a piece of cake for these fast friends. Or will it? …
Click PLAY or watch a clip on YouTube.
Radical Reels Night People’s Choice Award at the BMFF Festival – sponsored by Deuter.
That was our favourite of 8 short films in the Best of the Banff Mountain Film Festival program – night 2.
off trail in Iceland
Hank Leukart:
Two brothers search for eternal life in the Icelandic wilderness during what may be the last time in history anyone is able to see all of Iceland’s natural, untouched beauty.
Click PLAY or watch it on Vimeo. (17min)
Because my brother and I live so far apart (he’s in New York; I’m in Los Angeles), we have agreed to reunite once every year, somewhere in the wilderness. We’ve been to Alaska’s Denali, Chilean Patagonia, and even Everest Base Camp, but, for our most recent trip, we set our sights on a hard-to-reach lake in the Icelandic wilderness called Eilísvötn, which, in Icelandic, means “Lake of Eternal Life.” …
Brian and I start by trekking two classic, connected Iceland treks: the Fimmvörðuháls and Laugavegur Trails, the first of which begins at a huge waterfall called Skógafoss on the southern coast.
We feel almost disappointed to be enveloped by the sublime, rolling, green hills and plethora of waterfalls, because it feels like we’re in the most beautiful place in Iceland already — we’re getting a fantastic payoff way too early in our trip. Soon enough, though, as we continue through the snow and glaciers near Fimmvörðuháls Hut, it becomes obvious that there’s no chance Iceland will ever disappoint us no matter where we go. …
Without Baggage – Mission Iceland: A Tale of Two Brothers
I’m researching a possible Aug/Sept 2015 hike. Laugavegur is very, very high on the list of treks I want to do next. 🙂
habits and rituals of thru hikers
Thru hiker Carlie Gentry, who works at REI, put together a funny photo essay on the habits and rituals of her kind on the trail – A Scientific Explanation of Hiker Trash (in 25 Images) 🙂
How to Camp
Cheryl Strayed’s Lost – a review
… based on the memoir Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed.
The film stars Reese Witherspoon and Laura Dern. …
In 1995, Cheryl Strayed decides to hike more than a thousand miles of the Pacific Crest Trail alone, as a way to heal herself, following her divorce, the death of her mother, and years of reckless, destructive behavior. …
The film garnered mostly positive reviews, with much acclaim going to Witherspoon’s physical and mental performance and Vallée’s direction. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 91% approval rating …
Click PLAY or watch the trailer on YouTube.
Reese was nominated for a 2015 Golden Globe as Best Actress.
Hikers, especially PCT hikers, are mostly pissed that Strayed has gained so much fame for being so woefully unprepared. She hiked about 1000 miles of the 2,663 mile thru hike.
I must say, however, that I enjoyed the book. And enjoyed the film.
This movie is recommended. 🙂
Though Cheryl Strayed should probably stay far away from real hikers, she’s super happy with how the film turned out.
swamp cycling northern Saskatchewan
Yep.
It’s been wet this past summer.
Photos by Warren Long. 🙂
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