“Up and Down” documents over 2000km on foot on the Te Araroa.
Looks great.
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NEW smaller Bear Canisters
Mac:
BearVault has just released two new products, the BV425 “Sprint” and the BV475 “Trek“.
Both bear canisters meet Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee (IGBC) grizzly bear testing standards as of May 2022 and are approved for use on the John Muir Trail and the Pacific Crest Trail.
… hikers now have twice as many options on offer from BearVault to help protect their food (and protect the bears) in the backcountry. …
Halfway Anywhere
Though canisters are bulky, I certainly do appreciate having a CAMP CHAIR when I carry one. 😀
Constantine & Magpie – 30,000 miles
In six years, Constantine and Magpie have collectively hiked 30,000 miles. What do they do now that they’ve learned their lessons from—and found love on—the trail?
Their early November completion of the NCT (North Country Trail) also earned the duo five American hiking records in an instant. …
Constantine is the first person known to have thru-hiked the 11 National Scenic Trails, a gargantuan network that reaches almost every corner of the Lower 48.
His feat makes the Triple Crown of American hiking—the Pacific Crest, Appalachian, and Continental Divide Trails—seem like a Sunday stroll.
He believes he set an unofficial speed record on the 500-plus-mile Potomac Heritage Trail …
Outside – Meet the Couple Who Just Set 5 Long-Distance Hiking Records
Hiking Moorecroft Park, Vancouver Island
My favourite place to fly a drone close to Nanaimo is Moorecroft Regional Park.
It’s gorgeous, yet very little known or visited.
A former youth camp, it was purchased 2011 from the BC Conference of the United Church of Canada and is now managed by the Nature Conservancy of Canada.
It is on AllTrails.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
If you get the chance, you won’t regret visiting Moorecroft.
Video your Hike – TIPS
Hike Black Tusk near Vancouver, B.C.
For this very popular hike, most start at Rubble Creek. Parking is cramped.
I was happy to have started at the Helm Creek trailhead, instead. I’d stayed in Whistler so this was more convenient.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. The final summit climb is technical — I didn’t do it, myself.
Black Tusk is one of our best hikes in North America.
Cycling the Great Himalaya Trail
Mangal Lama, professional mountain biking guide from Kathmandu, is currently solo riding the Nepal section of the Great Himalaya Trail — as high as possible. About 70 days.
Locked-down at home due to Covid-19, he decided to try to be first to complete the #GHTonWheels, and bring attention to the imminent dangers of climate change.
Click PLAY or watch his story on YouTube.
ʔapsčiik t̓ašii Trail, Vancouver Island
Yep. That is the official name.
It’s prounounced ups-cheek ta-shee.
It a wonderful part of the world.
In the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve between Tofino and Ucluelet.
Close — as the crow flies — to famed West Coast Trail.
ʔapsčiik t̓ašii means “going the right direction on the path.”
It can also be translated to “do the right thing and speak truthfully“.
TOFINO — Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation, the Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ Government and Parks Canada joined this week in welcoming visitors to use a new multi-use pathway at the Combers Beach trailhead in the Pacific Rim National Parks Reserve.
The path, which extends around 25 kilometres, traverses through the traditional territories of Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation and Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ, on the west coast of Vancouver Island.
It is the result of nearly $51 million in federal funding and offers visitors and locals an opportunity to explore the region’s lush rainforests by bike or foot. …
Times Colonist
Official web page.
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#8 – Everest Base Camp / 3 Passes, Nepal
Everest Base Camp via 3 Passes is one of our top 10 hikes in the world.
Why?
Of dozens of fantastic treks in Nepal, the 3 Passes route is best of the best.
- October to November best months
- beginning of March to mid-May next best
- 16-18 days minimum for 3 Passes. 21 days would allow for rest / illness / sidetrip / and other unanticipated delays.
- if you don’t have time, it’s recommended 14 days just to get to Base Camp and back safely.
- wonderful photographic opportunities
- it’s fun to leave the main trails, take to the paths less traveled
- very little gear is needed
- you can easily get pack weight down to 10kg (22lbs)
- walk with no tent, stove or food. Stay in lodges, eat in simple restaurants. Books are often available for rest days.
- safe and easy to hike solo
- no need to speak Nepali, only English
- food is good and quite safe (compared with Kathmandu)
- Everest is the goal. But our favourite peak is Ama Dablam, much more visible en route.
World → Asia → Nepal → Everest Base Camp
Click PLAY or watch a 1 minute preview on YouTube.
For details click over to our EVEREST BASE CAMP / 3 PASSES information page.
ANYmal – the Hiking Robot
… scientists and engineers at ETH Zurich, a university in Switzerland, announced they created a fully autonomous robot that’s able to hike. The implications may be a bit frightening to some, but they’re also super-exciting, as they may have extremely useful implications for what hiking and national park trips look like 20 or 30 years into the future. …
Scientists Taught a Robot To Hike. Here’s What That Means for Future Adventure Travel.
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