Our favourite hike in South America is getting easier. Locals are developing a guided trip where you could sleep under a roof every night.
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Big Green Guide to Responsible Camping
Edward Dorian is a student of Outdoor Environment and Sustainability Education in the U.K.
He put together some good reminders for us all. Check it out.
The Seven Principles:
Plan Ahead and Prepare
Travel and Camp on Durable Ground
Leave What You Find
Dispose of Waste Properly
Respect Wildlife and Farm Animals
Minimise the Effects of Fire
Be Considerate of Others
The Big Green Guide to Responsible Camping
Colombia’s Lost City trek
Geoff Bedeck:
Swarms of aqua-blue butterflies, foaming waterfalls, hidden swimming lagoons, lime-green parakeets and chirping songbirds high up in the trees – this was what I’d come to find in the verdant Colombian jungle, along the winding trail to the Lost City.
One of our best hikes in South America.
Khopra Ridge Trek, Nepal
Khopra Ridge (aka Chopra Danda) looks like an ideal first acclimatizing hike for those arriving in Nepal. It can be done guided or independently.
See one guided itinerary from Epic Adventures.
It’s new so carrying a tent as backup for teahouses is recommended for independents.
KimKim independent trip report.
NEW – Backbone Trail, California
the Backbone Trail, stretches about 67 miles through the Santa Monica Mountains that ring Los Angeles, and opened in June after more than 50 years in the making.
The trail, which connects Point Mugu State Park in Malibu to Will Rogers State Historic Park in Pacific Palisades, has evolved slowly over the years. Non-government volunteers worked with state and federal park employees to fund and build the path, and to acquire the land necessary to connect the pieces….
U.S. National Parks record visitations
Secretary Zinke Announces Record Visitation to America’s National Parks
In 2016, the National Park Service set a record for recreation visits for the third year in a row. NPS units received nearly 331 million recreation visits, breaking 2015’s record by 23.7 million visits. …
(via Huckleberry Hiker)
Lock Laces for your hiking shoes
I just bought a pair of these from Amazon. So far, so good. I’m planning to change over all my footwear.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
North Coast Trail, B.C.
MB Guiding posted the best page for hikers interested in planning a North Coast Trail adventure either independently or guided.
Here’s my own take on that hike, one of the best in the world … with some reservations.
Kangaroo Island Wilderness Trail, Australia
5 days, 66 km close to Adelaide. Opened October 2016.
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… a unique nature-based experience, giving visitors access to one of the most rugged, remote and spectacular coastlines in Australia.
This section of south-west Kangaroo Island is renowned for its rare and diverse wildlife, pristine bushland and sweeping coastal views. Imagine: the isolation; the serenity; and the natural wonders of this special part of South Australia, and all while walking alongside the vast, awe-inspiring expanse of the Southern Ocean with nothing between you and Antarctica. …
6th annual Ladakh Marathon (India)
Sunday 10 September 2017.
Check out the scenery. Click PLAY or watch it on Vimeo.
The Khardung La Challenge (72 km) is the Highest Ultra Marathon in the World. … you will be running approximately 60km of the race at above 4000m ( 14,000ft) …
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