22 Oct
Hmm. …
I’m leaning towards the U.S.A.
Possibilities:
→ Sierra High Route, California
→ Continental Divide Trail – Indian Peaks Wilderness to the South San Juan Wilderness, Colorado
→ Lake Tahoe Rim Trail, California
→ Wonderland Trail, Washington
→ Enchantment Traverse, Washington (friends loved this area, hiking it this past summer)
→ Chinese Wall, Montana
→ Maroon Bells Loop, Colorado
Comments?
The toughest option there [...]
14 Sep
In tribute to the greatest mountaineer of all time (Dick Bass, my ass), Reinhold Messner, I visited one of his Messner Mountain Museums. (He has 4 museums already and is working on a 5th.)
Reinhold Messner has dedicated to the mountains and the mountain culture a unique project, a network of museums located in five [...]
7 Jun
Just started to upload my best photos of our big Adventure Sports Week event in Idaho.
see more on flickr
Good FUN so far. Not much sleep.
I was a “leader” for a kid’s Adventure Race, Saturday. (My team finished last after 4.5hrs. But we had a GREAT day.)
It was an honour to assist arguably [...]
22 May
I’ve criticized Bear Grylls in the past.
But it’s with mixed feelings that I link to this mocking News article:
The Scout law begins with a solemn declaration that ‘A Scout is to be trusted’.
So one might expect the figurehead of Britain’s 450,000 Scouts to be one of the most trustworthy men in the country.
But the [...]
27 Feb
Tom Mangan— I’ve heard that name before … somewhere — published an article on hiking guru Brian Frankle of ULA-Equipment.
Frankle’s ULA-Equipment essentially goes out of business every fall, when he shuts down his garage-based backpack factory in Logan, Utah, and hits the trail, typically for weeks or months along little-known routes like Utah’s Hayduke [...]
10 Feb
Deia Schlosberg & Gregg Treinish were named Adventurers of the Year by one of the National Geographic magazines.
Congratulations.
Two years. 7,800 miles. No roads. That was how Deia Schlosberg, 28, and Gregg Treinish, 26, vowed to trek the length of the Andes. They had no idea what they were getting into. Beginning in Papallacta, Ecuador, [...]
26 Sep
Sadly I missed the world’s greatest hiker when he spoke in my city last week.
He’s on tour following his 11,000-kilometre Great Western Loop in 208 days, a blistering pace of 53 kilometres per day.
Next on his calendar:
Thurs, Nov 20 — National Geographic Adventurer of the Year — Washington DC
Sat, Nov 22 — Explorers Festival – [...]
31 Aug
Guidebook author Sandra Friend has done it again. Added another cool online feature.
A new free resource for hikers: head on over to the Florida Trail website to download yourself a set of Grab-and-Go Hikes. … These are mini-guides to popular day hikes (many with opportunities for camping) along the Florida Trail, and include mileages, directions, [...]
23 Jun
Jim Denevan made the world’s largest freehand drawing a few weeks ago on a dry lake in Nevada. How big is it? Three mile across, which took 100 miles of walking to draw the pattern:
… The artist says: “My drawings are made totally freehand – large, then shrunk (if photographed).” “At low tide on wide [...]
22 Apr
Tom Mangan’s Two-Heel Drive is the most popular hiking blog on the Google.
But does Tom Mangan actually carry Tom Mangan’s 10 Essentials for Day Hiking the Bay Area on the trail?
I’ve assembled my version of the 10 things I need for a happy hike in the Bay Area, where the notable absence of such climate [...]
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