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Just bought my 4th pair over the past 5 years. In yet a bigger size. The bigger the better for me it seems when it comes to approach shoes. I’m up to size 10.
Durability is terrific. I wish they had wider sizing than 2E. (“wide”)
The 2009 edition is longer available from LP. Not even as a digital version. 😦
I highly doubt it will ever be updated.
You can still find used versions on Amazon at high cost.
I searched until I found one in a used book store. I’ll hang on to it. There’s nothing better for the region, in my opinion.
A 2015 Spanish language guidebook is closest – Trekking por Chile by Compass, the map company.
If you only need to see some of the Lonely Planet guide, check the version archived on Google Books.
Beginning on February 12th, MacGillivray Freeman’s National Parks Adventure will hit IMAX screens around the country in both 3D and 2D showings.
The film follows Conrad Anker (most recently seen in last year’s climbing documentary Meru) along with his stepson Alex Lowe and family friend Rachel Pohl. The trio set out on a massive National Parks road trip, visiting about 40 parks over 2 and a half years with an IMAX film crew in tow. …
Click PLAY or watch a trailer on YouTube.
Check out some of these. I probably link most to The Hiking Life.
The top sites that made this list are ranked according to Alexa (33.3%), Domain Authority (33.3%), Page Authority (33.3%) indicators. …
I’ve been using my new AquaRoo for the past couple of weeks. Works perfectly. I recommend it. 🙂
100% WATERPROOF – No amount of rain, sweat, or spilled drinks (picture yourself on vacation) can penetrate the Aqua Quest AquaRoo. A removable clear ‘Joey’ pouch comes included, offering you an additional layer of protection in case you’re venturing into the water. Even under temporary submersion, your stuff will be completely dry!
… 3 ounces (95g) …
Canada’s Mountain Equipment Co-op has offered the best shopping for hikers for decades. I’d argue it’s still the best hiking shop in the world.
But anyone in one of their stores in 2015 would concur it’s not as good as it once was. The staff is much younger and less experienced in the wild than in the past. Prices are higher. There’s too high a percentage of yuppie, urban crap on the shelves.
Outdoor gear for city folks who have no intention of going to any mountains. Click through to Canadian Business magazine for a history of the change through to 2013.
Outdoors retailer goes mainstream
Put this on your bucket list. 🙂
Cost is $500 / night. And up. 😦
Climb straight up a cliff in Peru’s Sacred Valley to the Skylodge Adventure Suites, one of the world’s coolest hotel experiences.
The space-age capsule suites are suspended 1,000 ft above the valley floor; walls and ceilings are totally transparent!
To get there, you do a two hour via ferrata up the face of a sheer cliff. The next morning, you do a five stage zipline back down the mountain. The longest stage is a whopping 1,600 ft (500 m). This is one AMAZING experience!
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Thanks Jenny.
Destination BC has just launched The Wild Within VR Experience, using Oculus Rift technology, making it the first destination marketing organization in North America to use virtual reality to promote the destination.
The Wild Within VR Experience is an interactive, three-dimensional video that allows travellers to experience British Columbia in a truly immersive way, as if they were actually there. …
The Wild Within VR Experience video was filmed in British Columbia’s Great Bear Rainforest, located along the central Pacific coast, over the course of five days in September 2014.
It’s not (yet) possible to share VR on a website. But here’s another of their promotion videos. 🙂
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
0:10 – Evans Lake, Valhalla Provincial Park
0:18 – Campbell Creek near Kamloops
0:22 – Bobby Burns Creek, Bugaboo Provincial Park
0:25 – Naikoon Provincial Park, Haida Gwaii
0:30 – North Beach, Naikoon Provincial Park, Haida Gwaii
0:33 – Tofino
0:41 – Columbia Flats, East Kootenays
0:48 – Osoyoos
0:49 – Blue Mountain Vineyard
0:53 – Purcell Mountains
0:55 – Mount Nimbus via ferrata
0:58 – Takakkawa Falls, Yoho National Park
1:00 – Bugaboo Spire, Bugaboo Provincial Park
1:06 – Tofino and Ucluelet area
1:14 – Devil’s Range, Valhalla Provincial Park
1:19 – Duncan Lake, West Kootenays
1:23 – Avatar Grove, Pacheedant Village
1:26 – Near Golden
1:29 – Mulvey Lake, Valhalla Provincial Park
1:36 – Little Glacier Creek
1:42 – Chesterman Beach, Tofino
1:44 – Barkley Sound
1:46 – Pigeon and Snowpatch Spires, Bugaboo Provincial Park
1:49 – Naikoon Provincial Park
1:51 – Tofino and Ucluelet area
1:53 – Idaho Peak
1:54 – Spotted Lake near Osoyoos
1:58 – Whistler
2:00 – Emerald Lake, Yoho National Park
2:02 – Potato Ridge
2:04 – Duncan Lake
2:11 – Great Bear Rainforest
2:14 – Arrow Lakes Provincial Park
2:16 – Langara Island, Haida Gwaii
2:18 – Howser Tower, Bugaboo Provincial Park
2:25 – Salmon Glacier
2:27 – Mount Nimbus via ferrata
2:29 – Vancouver
2:34 – Barkley Sound
2:44 – North of Tofino
2:47 – Pacheedaht Village, Vancouver Island
2:49 – Crown Mountain near Vancouver
2:59 – Spear Spire, Bugaboo Provincial Park
related – Kate Zimmerman – Can virtual reality bring real tourists to B.C.?
Several times hiking I’ve managed to soak cash and even my passport.
My new MEC DRY SLEEVE should solve that problem in future. 🙂
We’re the most comprehensive guide to camping on public land …
We cover all National, State, Regional and Army Corps Parks in all 50 States. Which comes out to 2,215 Parks, 8,676 Campgrounds and 282,953 Campsites across the USA.
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