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And broader issues such as racial profiling, police brutality, and racial inequality.
Those are part of the bigger issue – human rights regardless of age, ethnic origin, location, language, religion, ethnicity, or any other status.
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by BestHike editor Rick McCharles
I updated my sleeping system for summer 2020.
I bought everything from Mountain Equipment Co-op in Canada, trying to support companies other than Amazon during COVID-19.
I’ve spent hundreds of nights in Hubba and Hubba NX tents. Never a complaint aside from pole failures.
Happily, the latest edition has new composite poles. They look stronger. Especially the hubs.
NX weight is listed at 1.29 kg (about 2.84 lbs).
My pillow is a partially inflated Therm-a-Rest NeoAir® XLite (small) wrapped in a shirt — which I love.
In fact the XLite is the sleeping pad I normally use so it is also my back-up in case the somewhat fragile UberLite gets punctured.
When I want to carry the extra weight (415 gm) and bulk, I’m bringing along the orange Nemo foam pad to protect the UberLite from the ground. And to keep my tent a little cleaner.
For bikepacking I’m also using the Nemo folded as a flat platform across my rear panniers. Happy to have it.
The Therm-a-Rest Corus is my first quilt.
Read the cleverhiker review.
I actually am happy with sleeping bags, never feeling claustrophobic in the past. On my recent 6 day bikepacking trip I carried both the Corus as well as a down bag. Both were fine for me. In fact, after the test I used both — not for warmth, but for coziness.
I’ll carry the Corus for hikes and bikepacking where weight and volume is an important factor.
Here I am setting up my previous system earlier in the spring.
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I recall being reluctant to buy an Ursack to protect my food from bears and other critters — but finally got one in 2011.
This was the first time I used it, on the Howe Sound Crest Trail out of Vancouver.
I was won over instantly.
Though I own two Bear Vaults, I always carry the Ursack instead if it’s allowed where I’m hiking.
It’s much less bulky.
Though my old white one is going strong, Ursack has newer models in black . And a quicker way of tying the bag to the tree.
I’ll probably get the larger capacity URSACK MAJOR XL when I eventually have to replace my old white one.
On my recent cycling / hiking trip through Vancouver Island I tented 6 nights.
There are PLENTY of black bears. I’d never seen so much scat anywhere as on the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail, for example.
You absolutely MUST PROTECT YOUR SMELLIES in this part of the world.
For the first time I used the new recommended quick release knot to attach the Ursack to a tree. It is a big improvement.
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The Flørli Power Station is a hydroelectric power station located on the shores of Lysefjord in the municipality Forsand in Rogaland, Norway.
Though decommissioned in 1999, you can still climb the wooden stairway with 4,444 steps. The longest wooden staircase in the world.
Some call this adventure Flørli 4444.
There are longer staircases in the world. Highest is the service stairway for the Niesenbahn funicular railway near Spiez, Switzerland, with 11,674 steps. But that one is only open to the public one day a year.
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This list was posted by CareerGappers who certainly haven’t hiked them all.
On the other hand, it’s quite good. We’ve bolded the best of the best.
related – our PERU – Central Andes TOP 10 BestHike information pages:
Steph Dyson @worldlyadventur is a writer, guidebook author & blogger. Author of Chile @MoonGuides, and Peru @RoughGuides.
Here’s her list of Patagonian BestHikes you can do independently.
We’ve bolded the best of the best.
Related – our information pages:
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Marinel Malvar de Jesus is a Filipina American lawyer who decided to leave that world to set up her own trekking company Peak Explorations.
She relocated to Peru. And is currently in Mongolia for the COVID-19 lockdown.
She was there working on a documentary about a group of nomad Kazakh women making a camel trek through the Altai Mountains.
“We Are Nomads is a film about celebrating the relevance and history of women in the adventure and outdoor spaces. …
It will play during a film festival May 30-June 1, 2020.
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As I post the current operation system of Mac computers is called Catalina.
… only 27 miles off the coast of southern California.
Though Catalina is a short 90 minute boat ride away, it feels like another world. There are two small, quaint towns on the island — Avalon and Two Harbors — and the remainder of the island is primarily wilderness managed by the Catalina Island Conservancy.
The 37.2 mile Trans-Catalina Trail traverses the entire island, from Avalon on the eastern tip to Starlight beach at the western end.
Of course, once you get to the end, you’ve still got to hike back to Two Harbors to catch a boat back to the mainland. This adds another nine miles, making the total mileage a bit over 46 miles — perfect for a long weekend backpack getaway. …
SoCal Hiker – Trans-Catalina Trail
Best months June, July, August, September.
A BIG plus for me is the short 19 km drive (45 mins) to get to the trailhead from Manali.
Hamta Pass lies at an altitude of 4270 m (14039 ft) on the Pir Panjal range in the Himalayas. …
Beyond Hamta Pass, trekkers can choose to extend their trek towards the beautiful Chandrataal lake. …
The nearest hub is Manali, in Himachal Pradesh.
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Locked down for COVID-19, we’ve had time to do some housekeeping / updating on our dozens of BestHike information pages.
Any hiker visiting this page for the first time should start with our top 10 lists.
The West Coast Trail in Canada is our #1 hike in the world, for example.
Harder Ridge, Switzerland, our #1 day hike.
We feel the best hiking destination anywhere is New Zealand. Particularly right now.
Information pages are detailed descriptions for those planning a future hiking holiday.
We’ve just added a Norway hiking information page, for example:
Reinebringen, Lofoten
And we’ve added a Turkey information page:
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