All those Everest fanatics start out this way: Young Will Bonney of Kennebunk was just 7 when his family began hiking. Today, at the ripe old age of 11, he’s passed many hundreds of mountain-trail-miles beneath his well-worn hiking boots,…
Daily Archives: October 28, 2005
Need a daypack?
by tmangan • October 28, 2005 • 0 Comments
Check out this thread at backpacking.net. My daypack is the Dana Design Tatoosh 15, which is absurdly overpriced but built tough as achor rope. Actually, I’d encourage buying cheap stuff that wears out quickly so you don’t have to wait…
Hiker hero of the day
by tmangan • October 28, 2005 • 0 Comments
Where are all the good-deed-doers, you ask? Some are in the remote mountains of Kashmir. A Caddington doctor has returned to the UK with an amazing tale of tragedy and bravery after hiking 16 hours through the mountains of Kashmir…
True tales of a hiking lunatic
by tmangan • October 28, 2005 • 0 Comments
Extreme hiking: Basically, Keizer goes on long run-hike-climbs through wilderness areas, and up and down mountains, to break records that others have established. Last summer in New England, Keizer completed the 273-mile Long Trail after four days, 13 hours and…