INJURED BRIT SURVIVES SIX DAYS ON FROZEN MOUNTAIN DRINKING HIS OWN WEE And as the cold and dehydration set in, he took drastic action. Paul, who is recovering from his ordeal in hospital, said: “I wasn’t hungry, thirst was the…
Hiking
A thruhiker’s hunger
by tmangan • February 16, 2006 • 2 Comments
From a San Francisco Chronicle article on a seven-time Pacific Crest Trail thruhiker. One weight-saving move came from rejecting a stove. He says he missed it only if the weather turned cold, and finding snowmelt water became a problem. For…
Hiking
Take good care of your tootsies
by tmangan • February 15, 2006 • 3 Comments
Simplehiker posts 11 essentials for the health of your feet. 7. Wear Gaiters Gaiters can be a love hate relationship with hikers. Most people will say only use them in wet weather or poor terrain. But the author of this…
Blogs
A nice article about blogging
by tmangan • February 15, 2006 • 1 Comment
New York Magazine has a fact-filled story about who becomes famous in the blogoshpere and who toils in obscurity. By all appearances, the blog boom is the most democratized revolution in media ever. Starting a blog is ridiculously cheap; indeed,…
Hiking
Stuff they left out of the guidebooks
by tmangan • February 15, 2006 • 3 Comments
This thread at Whiteblaze has a long list of tips from people who spend weeks and months on the trail. On packing tents: There are two thoughts on packing tents when breaking camp. One, fold and roll as the factory…
Blogs
A couple quick links
by tmangan • February 15, 2006 • 2 Comments
Treknologies reviews an ultralight Coleman canister stove, and elicits some skepticism from me with a glowing review of a new kind of Mountain House freeze-dried meals (all the ones I’ve tried have tasted like cardboard). Outdoorness links to a lengthy…
Tom's travels
What I got for Valentine’s Day
by tmangan • February 14, 2006 • 0 Comments
A pot cozy for my next winter cookout! That’s what they mean by heart-warming.
Gear
Land of the impulse buys
by tmangan • February 14, 2006 • 0 Comments
Steepandcheep.com has a new deal every 24 hours. Each product has a discussion thread for folks to weigh the merits of the doo-dad in question. It has an RSS feed so you can check it every day. Worth a look…
Gear
More on hiking poles
by tmangan • February 13, 2006 • 3 Comments
Here’s another article on the benefits of hiking with a pair of poles. It covers all the basics at the beginning but gets into an area we don’t hear much about in the U.S.: Nordic walking, which is all the…