Carrie recommends this remote campground in the shadow of Mt Hood.
There’s plenty of great hiking nearby. Or you could climb Mt Hood. No gear or guide needed in good weather.
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Yeti thru hikes Patagonia
Yeti just finished a long walk of the Patagonian Andes. 2813km.
His trip report is the most succinct I’ve ever seen:
Perfect
Painful
Relaxing
Forward
Dusty
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Fording in the rain
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Pain
Rest and heal
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Respect the mountains
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Friend in pain
read more …
Get a glimpse with this 3min photo montage.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
He’s done other thru hikes including New Zealand, Iceland, the Great Himalaya Trail and the Pacific Crest Trail. Yeesh.
Pacific Northwest Trail
Last day – 1200mi hike. Glacier National Park in Montana to the furthermost western point on mainland USA.
Gear Junkie:
… There was no sign; no monument; no finish line. I just stared at the tiny arrow on the end of the track on my GPS, and then turned down the cedar plank path toward the nearest road. The Pacific Northwest Trail had been the most rugged, challenging, beautiful, and rewarding nine weeks of my life; full of highs and lows, triumphs and hardships, close calls and immense pleasures; and now it was done.
Last Steps On The PNT: 1,200-Mile Hike Comes To A Poignant End
Jeff Kish hiked the 1,200-mile Pacific Northwest Trail this summer. This is his final report from the trail. See Kish’s full collection of trip reports and gear reviews at GearJunkie.com/PNT.
Thanks Kolby.
10 life-changing Utah trails
Zion Narrows
Angels Landing
Coyote Gulch
Buckskin Gulch
Mount Timpanogos
Escalante Slot Canyon
Delicate Arch
Stewart Falls
Devil’s Garden
Queen’s Garden Trail
I’ve done all of those except Mount Timpanogos. I’ll add it to the list of best hikes S.W. USA. 🙂
PCT timelapse
1,300 miles, 5 months, and 1 camera
These videos are so crazy beautiful. 🙂
Click PLAY or watch it on Vimeo.
(via Matador)
31 hikers dead on Mt Ontake
😦
The bodies of 31 hikers have been found near the top of Japan’s Mount Ontake a day after a sudden volcanic eruption. …
The volcano, about 200km (125 miles) west of Tokyo, erupted without warning on Saturday …
(via Kolby Kirk)
climb Misti for me
Misti at 5822m (19,101ft) is one of the easiest, most visible, most popular, most accessible high summits in the world. It is recommended for all self-sufficient hikers. If you tolerate cold & altitude symptoms, the ascent is little trouble in good weather.
Misti is one of the best trekking peaks in the world — no mountaineering skills nor gear needed if the weather is good
3 days, 25km circuit plus the climb is recommended. Most do it in 2 days, 1 night, however.
Easy access from Arequipa, our favourite city in Peru.
Click PLAY or watch a short Yeti Adventure trip report on YouTube.
Unfortunately, the freezing temperatures, high winds and an incoming storm forced us to turn back without reaching the summit.
We’ve recently moved and updated our Misti information page.
Goal Zero Venture 30 – Rugged Recharger
Goal Zero is going to email me when this device is available – Autumn 2014.
… it requires no rubber plugs on the ports and makes them so water resistant that you can spray the unit off if it gets muddy on a mission.
Enough electricity is stored inside to recharge a GoPro five times (or an iPhone up to three times). Any device that links to USB ports or micro-USB is compatible, and you can connect two gadgets at once. …
read more on Gear Junkie
I want to write my trail updates in the tent each night. Process photos and videos.
It pairs with the GoalZero Nomad 7 Solar Panel. But this review says the solar panel cannot power an iPad by itself.
I’ll wait to hear how it works in the real world.
history of Yosemite climbing
VALLEY UPRISING is the much-anticipated documentary from Sender Films about the epic history of climbing in Yosemite National Park and the counterculture roots of outdoor sports.
Narrated by Peter Sarsgaard, the film features digitally-animated archival photography, spectacular climbing footage and interviews with Yosemite greats — from pioneers like Yvon Chouinard, Royal Robbins, Lynn Hill and John Long to cutting edge modern athletes like Dean Potter and Alex Honnold. Valley Uprising tells the story of the bold men and women who broke with convention and redefined the limits of human possibility in America’s legendary national park.
Click PLAY or watch the trailer on YouTube.
To be released Fall 2014.
(via Hiking in Finland)
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