Best hikes, treks, tramps in the world.
National Parks Traveller outlines the many problems with Trump’s plan to increase entrance price for 17 national parks during their busiest seasons …
Fact is most GOP politicians want to sell off or give away protected lands to big donors and rich corporations.
Campaign against the Republicans if you don’t like ti.
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.
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
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
If you are trying to decide on which long hike to plan for, this is the book.
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Pacific Crest Trail, Hadrian’s Wall Path, Kungsleden, Annapurna Circuit. Many, many more.
(via Chris Townsend)
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.
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
Best hike editor Rick McCharles posts his photos on flickr. Explore those hikes (since 2006).
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