- Weight: 3 lbs. 2 oz.
- designed to keep the bugs out
REI’s New ‘QD Air’ Hammock Tent Put To Test
My MSR Hubba NX is 2 lbs. 7 oz, by comparison. I think I’d rather carry the tent.
The Great Outdoors Challenge, Scotland
Since 1980 thousands of people have taken up the opportunity to backpack from Scotland’s west coast to the east as part of this annual event – each of them following their own carefully crafted route.
Many of those Challengers come back time and time again, drawn by the potential for both wilderness and camaraderie. The 2018 event takes place 11th – 26th May. Read more here …
Live The Outdoors posted an excellent account of their 2017 TGO.
related – Andy Howell – Planning Your First TGO Challenge
Pu’u Oo Trail, Big Island Hawaii
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12 Classic Long Distance Hikes in the U.S.
If you are trying to decide on which long hike to plan for, this is the book.
By
Great Hiking Trails of the World by Karen Berger
Pacific Crest Trail, Hadrian’s Wall Path, Kungsleden, Annapurna Circuit. Many, many more.
(via Chris Townsend)
Three Capes Track, Tasmania
46km, 4 days
Maximum 48 hikers starting each day.
When the Three Capes Track opened two days before Christmas 2015, it immediately set a new benchmark for Australian bushwalks, creating a hike that’s both heady and hedonistic, combining the raw beauty of the southern hemisphere’s highest sea cliffs with comforts and interpretation unsurpassed by any other trail in the country.
… its finest moments come when the track teeters along the cliff edge on its approach to Cape Pillar and the Blade. As the Roaring 40s winds inevitably howl in from the Southern Ocean, there’s a humbling sense of being poised at the edge of the world. …
Before you get too excited know that this is a private hike – cost AU$495.
Book here.
9-Year-Old finishes Triple Crown
Christian Thomas, aka Buddy Backpacker, finished the Continental Divide Trail on September 18, becoming the youngest person to complete all three of the nation’s longest hiking trails
Outside
besthike photos
Best hike editor Rick McCharles posts his photos on flickr. Explore those hikes (since 2006).
dirtmonger treks Ausangate
Everest – Beyond the Edge [2013]
Beyond the Edge is a 2013 New Zealand 3D docudrama about Tenzing Norgayand Sir Edmund Hillary‘s historical ascent of Mount Everest in 1953.
As well as featuring dramatised recreations shot on location on Everest and in New Zealand, the film includes original footage and photographs from what was then the ninth British expedition to the mountain.
It also includes audio from interviews with Hillary and recorded narration by expedition leader John Hunt. …
Click PLAY or watch the trailer on YouTube.
You can watch the entire film online free on YouTube. (1hr 39min)
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