Fjällräven, a Swedish company specialising in outdoor clothing, sponsors an annual hiking race.
Hiking race?
I’ve never heard of this concept before. And 2000+ partipants attended this year!
The competition element is downplayed, however. It’s not in the same category as most other trail races. In this event, you must carry a pack. And sleep in a [...]
Archive for the ‘arctic’ Category
12 Sep
Fjällräven Classic – a hiking race
4 Sep
Laugavegur Tour, Iceland
After many, many hours trying to find a good deal on airfare. And rent-a-car. I finally gave up on trying to hike the island nation this summer.
I’ll start months in advance next time. And travel off-season.
Here’s what I missed …
… Arguably the most famous hiking tour in Iceland is the Laugavegur Tour. Traditionally [...]
21 Jun
Canada, Russia new National Parks
The Great White Norths.
… the Russian government created a new Arctic park for endangered wildlife, banning all industrial activity on and around the northern tip of Novaya Zemlya, a long island that stretches north into the Arctic Circle, south of Franz Josef Land’s popular spring break beaches.
Outside Blog
Much better, me thinks, is the newly [...]
3 Feb
Donjek Route hike, Kluane, Yukon
Polly Evans posted a terrific trip report on Great Outdoors.
80mi, 9 days — this trip was epic.
… The Donjek Route, Parks Canada emphasizes, is not a trail. “Wilderness travel experience is essential, including excellent route finding skills, map and compass skills, and creek/river crossing skills,” the rangers insist in their literature. I had [...]
29 Dec
adventurer rewarded for stupidity?
David Roberts was air rescued in Alaska this past summer at a cost of over $90,000.
Though he had a lot of experience with arctic wilderness in Saskatchewan, the media is reporting that he was totally unprepared, and a “goofy guy”.
Roberts, a 54-year-old Australian, was trying to walk almost 100 miles across the Brooks Range [...]
26 Nov
every McKinley hike a horror story
I visited Denali in Alaska last year.
But it was too miserably overcast to hike far.
Has anyone ever had a GOOD hike there?
This trip report by Hank Leukart on Without Baggage is typical of others I’ve read:
… the best place to cross a braided river like the McKinley is at its widest point, when the [...]
25 Sep
trekking across Iceland
Hardcore hiker Jonathan Ley has done the Continental Divide Trail and Pacific Crest Trail.
But I was most interested in his unique adventure in Iceland:
larger version
The photos are terrific:
more photos
I really want to trek Iceland after seeing them!
Why Iceland?
When I was hiking the CDT, I had a lot of time to dream-up other hiking trips [...]
15 Aug
climbing Mt. Adams this weekend
Looks pretty easy …
larger original – flickr
Right? You think?
larger original – flickr
… the second-highest mountain in the state of Washington, USA. Adams is a member of the Cascade Volcanic Arc, one of the arc’s largest volcanoes and is located in a remote wilderness approximately 31 miles (50 km) east of Mount St. Helens. …
Wikipedia
I assume [...]
31 May
solo speed record trek to the South Pole
A great video previews Todd Carmichael’s November 2008 attempt alone over the “cruelest territory on the planet”.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Expedition Earth Mission 2008 The South Pole – blog
11 Feb
paddling and hiking Alaska mid-winter
My favourite travelogue over the past few months has been Erin McKittrick and Bretwood (Hig) Higman’s Journey on the Wild Coast:
“From the Puget Sound to the Bering Sea: Four thousand miles along the edge of the Pacific, by foot, raft, and skis.”
After 8 months, they are only half way finished. (The original plan was 9 [...]
