I have no idea who the Hiking Dude is, but his site full of hiking tips is practical, though pretty basic. He does have a nice page of trail etiquette guidelines. Among them: Hikers going uphill are working hard and…
Monthly Archives: May 2007
Andy Howell’s back at it
by tmangan • May 31, 2007 • 0 Comments
He was away for a couple weeks, walking across Scotland, but he’s back in full form with stuff like a review of his new tent and a look at some of the ultralighters he met on his trek.
Lesson learned the icky way
by tmangan • May 31, 2007 • 0 Comments
Bruce at lightbackpacking.com notes it’s not wise to pee in one’s tent.
Jason Klass posts backpacking videos
by tmangan • May 31, 2007 • 0 Comments
His new site is called backpackingvideos.com and it already has a few nifty videos posted. Jason is the creator of the handy and popular Homemade Backpacking Gear site. Jason’s on-cam presence is pretty solid for a beginner, and his video…
Another hiking weight-loss success story
by tmangan • May 30, 2007 • 3 Comments
Fresno Bee’s outdoors writer profiles a hiker who lost 70 pounds. Each time we met, I learned more about her. How Ordway grew up in rural Tennessee. How she moved to Fresno and ballooned in weight. How she lost nearly…
A news feed for Scouting types
by tmangan • May 30, 2007 • 0 Comments
Scoutmaster Clark has the dirt, including tips for getting in on all the RSS fun the rest of us are having.
Will dive for food
by tmangan • May 30, 2007 • 0 Comments
Another priceless animal video: a white tiger that will plunge under water for scraps of meat. Hat tip to Go Blog, where Climb_Ca, in a blog bonding ritual with Ebomb, has ridiculed the Bombster’s news judgment and questioned his grasp…
Ultra-runner aims to break 78-day PCT record
by tmangan • May 29, 2007 • 3 Comments
Catra Corbett of Fremont, CA, (my first California locale) plans to set a new record for thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. She has wacky hair, enough body art to fill a New York gallery and a shoe contract that got…
A Crow sighting
by tmangan • May 29, 2007 • 0 Comments
A reporter with the Riverside Press-Enterprise tags along with Ray Clark, a PCT thru-hiker who goes by the trail name Sole to Soul. He met Pat, AKA Crow, along the way: In the morning, Clark came upon Pat Pieper, a…