Love the high speed soak in thermal hot springs.
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Dientes Circuit trip report
Sebastian Irazuzta via email:
… In 2010 I was inspired by the trek you have posted on Navarino Island in the South of Chile. After some research my wife and I decided to take our Canadian winter vacation to Southern Chile and Argentina and see the wilderness of Navarino Island for ourselves. I have posted a short description along with some photos and videos of this trip on Everytrail. …
That’s an interactive map. Click on the image to see it.
I should mention that the weather was sometimes amazingly harsh.
Despite this, I think it was one of the nicest wilderness treks I have
done. I think you may find this post interesting in that I have
uploaded my GPS tracks for the entire trail. This is something I wish
I had had when I was on the trail myself as some sections were
difficult to navigate by map alone due to bad weather.
Thanks Sebastian!
Check out Dientes information page.
South Pole return on foot
Scott 2012 Expedition:
No one has ever walked from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back again.
In 2012 … Ben (Saunders) and his team mates Alastair Humphreys and Martin Hartley take on arguably the most ambitious polar expedition in the last century: the four-month Scott 2012 – the first return journey to the South Pole on foot, and at 1,800 miles, the longest unsupported polar journey in history …
Last November they spent a week training, and getting to know one another, on the Isle of Skye.
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Good luck team.
(via Alastair Humphreys)
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Alastair just finished rowing across the Atlantic. How did that go?
“If you ever see me anywhere near a boat again, you have my permission to shoot me!” – Sir Steve Redgrave after winning his fourth Olympic gold medal for rowing. Four years later, he won a fifth…
“This is bloody stupid!” – John Fairfax after becoming the first person to row the Atlantic solo. Two years later, he rowed the Pacific…
hiking Canfield, Coeur d’Alene
Trip report by site editor Rick McCharles.
Mary prepared a lovely dinner for Derek and myself.
Some of us drank a little too much wine. Those who didn’t headed — next morning — up to Coeur d’Alene Idaho’s most popular local hiking area, Mt Canfield.
A gorgeous winter day, we were surprised not to see any other hikers. Nor even dog walkers.
Did they ALL drink too much wine the previous evening?
Thanks Mary. 🙂
“A Life Ascending” – the movie
Megan Michelson:
On January 20, 2003, seven people were killed in a class 3 avalanche on a peak called La Traviata near Selkirk Mountain Experience, a backcountry hut and guiding operation outside Revelstoke, BC. The guide that day was SME owner and lead guide, Ruedi Beglinger, a Switzerland native with the highest level of mountain guiding certification and decades of experience. Until that day in 2003, SME had never had a serious injury or death during its then 18 years in business. …
… a new feature-length documentary called ”A Life Ascending” about the life and family of guide Ruedi Beglinger has been released on the film festival circuit. It recently won the audience choice award at Colorado’s Docuwest Film Festival …
The DVD goes on sale Feb. 28th.
Click PLAY or watch the trailer on YouTube.
social media – Facebook | @alifeascending
I’ve subscribed to the blog, too.
RIP Rob and Mark Glaser, friends of mine killed by avalanche in 2011.
Iceland time lapse
By Enrique Pacheco. It includes yet more Northern Lights.
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via Adventure Journal – Iceland, Raw and Wild
dinosaur trek
via Walking Home From Mongolia on Facebook
… Rob Lilwall and Leon McCarron on a 5,000 km winter expedition …
They emerged from the Mongolian Gobi and crossed the border back into bleak, freezing China.
It sounds horrible.
Hokaido Lion Adventures, Japan
Shout out for this adventure sport company based out of Niseko, Japan.
They offer back country ski tours, shoeshoe treks, “snow rafting”, kayak trips and much more.
Even though I wasn’t a client, Lion Adventures helped me organize my transport to Mt Yotei when there was nobody else in town who could have helped.
Niseko is composed of six ski areas. It was in 2008 voted into the world’s top 10 ski resorts for the first time.
… Niseko was named as the world’s #2 snowiest resort in December 2007 with annual average snow fall of 595 inches (15.11 m) First place went to the Mt. Baker Ski Area in Washington State with 641 inches (16,300 mm). …
Though still very undeveloped, Niseko has been discovered. Property values are going up.
… I shouldn’t have been surprised that the girl at the desk had lived in the ski resort of Banff, Canada and had worked at my favourite restaurant. (Coyote Deli)
SUCCESS on Mount Yōtei, Japan
trip report by BestHike editor Rick McCharles
My alarm went off at 4:40am.
Yet it was 12:30pm before I started up the trailhead to climb Mount Yōtei out of Niseko, the most popular ski resort in Japan.
… often referred to as the “Mt. Fuji of Hokkaido” …
Here’s how the volcano looked when I came knocking.
Lonely Planet Hiking in Japan:
One of the toughest day hikes around with a 1500m climb up to a perfectly shaped volcano …
My guidebook called it 8-10hrs round trip. Signage said it took longer than that. There was no way I could make it this day.
… I started up.
Footing was good. Weather excellent (so far).
About half way up I met a savvy Japanese hiker already coming down. He was concerned at where I was on the mountain relative to the time. I assured him I’d be turning around quite soon.
… But you know, guys like me, Rob Hall & Gary Ball — we can push the turnaround time later than most.
And the weather actually got better instead of worse as I gained elevation.
When I saw the mountain hut I knew I’d make the top.
Normally manned by a warden, it had been locked up for weeks. Almost nobody hikes this late in the season.
I only stayed on the crater rim for about 3min as it was already 4pm. … And it gets dark starting about 4:30pm.
The second time on the crater rim I was furious. I’d dropped my camera in the snow when starting to RUN down the mountain. And then hustle back up. It’s now 4:20pm.
The welcome lights of the trailhead campground toilet. It’s 6:30pm.
The campground had been long closed. Yet incredibly the washrooms were left open and powered on. Thank-you Japan.
I tented here all alone, hoping to see one of the infamous pesky foxes. They’d long given up on the campground too.
See all my photos from this day hike.
I know what you’re thinking — this scramble was a “success” ?!
Success is relative on this trip. 🙂
ski up hill – skizee
I saw this on TrailsNet.com.
… It is like a ski – snowboard – skateboard version of the Ridekick. Whereas the Ridekick is a self-propulsion system for bikes, the Skizee does the same thing for skis. …
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details and links – name
… I’d find some way to run over myself. 🙂
CONGRATS to Tim Park and Jim Maidment from (nearby) Kimberley, B.C. on bringing this fun product.
