Colin Fletcher, author of “The Man Who Walked Through Time” and “The Complete Walker,” died on Tuesday in Monterey County, California, at the age of 85. Here’s a quote from Fletcher from a 1997 interview about a book he wrote…
Daily Archives: June 13, 2007
A Sandals update
by tmangan • June 13, 2007 • 0 Comments
Her husband posted this on her PCT trail journal: Those of you following Gesh’s or Manynames Tom’s journals may have learned that Sandals became quite ill on the trail on Sunday evening, and had to be evacuated on Monday morning.…
Scary West Coast Trail ordeal
by tmangan • June 13, 2007 • 2 Comments
Ottawa Citizen.com reports on hikers who got trapped in sea water and driftwood along the West Coast Trail. They were crossing a surge channel when a rogue wave came blasting through. Seconds later they were thrashing around in the churning…
Quick tarp setup
by tmangan • June 13, 2007 • 0 Comments
American Bushman has a video showing how to rig up an 8×8 tarp in a flash with a trekking pole and a few stakes.
DIY tick-checking
by tmangan • June 13, 2007 • 3 Comments
AktoMan has a colorful solution: I’d thought of this technique before, but tried it for real at the weekend, and it seemed to work. Instead of contorting yourself trying to angle a mirror to those difficult to reach places trying…
It’s cold up there
by tmangan • June 13, 2007 • 0 Comments
Scatman, at the approach to Forester Pass on the Pacific Crest Trail. I was up at 5:15 AM and once again the raisins in my cereal were frozen. Scatman’s the guy who rode his bike from Canada to Mexico and…