Want to impress your hiking friends?
Throw around terms like:
And more on the ABC-of-Hiking.com hiking dictionary.
language translation – now on this site
Just added a small widget (bottom of right hand side navigation) which can translate this page into 8 different languages.
Translations between European languages are surprisingly good. But to and from Asian characters is more hilarious than helpful.
Babel Fish is a web-based application developed by AltaVista (now Yahoo!) which machine translates text or web pages from one of several languages into another.
It takes its name from the Babel fish, a fictional animal used for instantaneous language translation in Douglas Adams’ novel The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. …
planning for the Continental Divide Trail
Continental Divide Trail map – GORP
Southbound Or Northbound?
The choice between nobo and sobo may depend on snow conditions in a given year, and some experts feel sobo gives the best chance of completing a linear thru-hike. It’s important to know that there will be snow in Montana in May so sobo hikers should check with area rangers and land managers to see how deep the snowpack is before choosing this option. …
Now is the time to organize for 2007.
hiking bloggers “meetup”, Shasta California
Thanks to Tom Magnan’s excellent Two-Heel Drive blog, I am now booked to attend the first ever “Outdoor Blogger Ho Down Oct. 6-8, 2006“.
Strange name. But what could be more natural than those who blog about hiking getting together in the wilderness to scramble a peak and exchange notes?
I expect to learn a lot.
We are tentatively scheduled to rendezvous at Horse Camp in the Mt. Shasta Wilderness about 6hrs out of San Francisco.
This is what blogging is all about. Using the internet to enrich the lives of online communities — in this case hikers.
See a larger version of the photo of Mt. Shasta by Vicki Brenner on Blooming Rose Press.
Arctic1000 expedition, Alaska – update
Mission completed.
Ryan Jordan (Publisher of Backpacking Light Magazine), Roman Dial and Jason Geck made the longest known unsupported traverse of America’s most remote, roadless, uninhabited wilderness, 1000km (600mi).
The goal was to carry food for 20 days. And not forage, hunt, nor fish.
Details on the Arctic 1000 Expedition.
Santa Cruz Trek, Peru
Noel Wigdor is a 21-year-old Canadian doing South America right.
On his travel blog he posted a trip report of a rainy, problematic adventure on the Santa Cruz Trek out of Huaraz, Peru:
Trekking the Andes – Santa Cruz
This is by far the most popular serious hike in the region and is indeed, as Noel tells, one of the best hikes in the world.
Noel at the top of the pass — Punta Union 4760m (15,617ft).
If you are packing for a trip to the Andes check out besthike.com Santa Cruz for details. It’s 50km (31+ miles) plus sidetrips, 4 days recommended. Best months are May to September. Altitude is a factor.
online dating for “active singles”
Active meaning “outdoor active”.
SingleAndActive.com – online dating service for active singles
Another similar site is Fitness-Singles.com
If you have tried one of these sites, leave a comment below.
Switzerland – Gross Spannort
Gross Spannort – Wikipedia in German
Contributor Gregor Urni has been busy of late with new daughter Jessica, but managed to get out for a weekend hike and climb.
more photos and a trip report auf Deutche
More climbs and photos on the Swiss Alpine Club website.
a South African mega-hike UPDATE
I saw on the Two Heel Drive blog details of the Eden to Addo Corridor Initiative.
UPDATE – This hilarious picture (the socks are not hers) comes from a collection contributed by 7 hikers, so far. It gives you a good feel for this new hike.
more photos on a group shared Flickr photo stream
This extreme hiking experience is the first of its kind in South Africa, and your opportunity to traverse more than 400km of mountain landscape in the Southern Cape in support of the establishment of conservation corridors.
The objective of the Mega-Hike, is two-fold, firstly to give hikers the opportunity of walking through remarkable landscapes and secondly to raise funds for the Eden to Addo Conservation Corridor Initiative. The mega-hike is an inspiring walk through some of the most incredible landscapes of the region linking various nature reserves, national parks, working farms, communities and private lands.
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