The guys at Eastern Mountain Sports recently sent me the following camping infographic. It makes for very interesting reading as it details how camping and hiking equipment has evolved over the years. It shows how even basic camping gear like the map, sleeping bag, and backpack have improved because of innovative technology. For example: a [...]
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If you’re ever in a hiking or survival situation where you need to find direction by ascertaining a certain compass point, here’s an easy way to find North or South. It involves using a simple analog watch (not digital): If you’re in the Southern Hemisphere, face the sun and aim the 12 on the watch [...]
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This is Part 2 of a safety guide for your outdoor adventuring. To read part one, click ‘Hiking and Climbing Safely’. Know the Area and Route Obviously before you set out on your adventure you should try get as much information about the area as possible. Study the map of the area, do online research [...]
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This is part one of a few tips to make sure your hiking, climbing or camping experience is a fun and safe one. The best way to deal with a tragedy or any negative incident is to avoid it in the first place. And the best way to do that is to be prepared. Obviously [...]
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Its been on my mind for a few years to do something one could call unusual – although not exactly a ground-breaking feat in any way. The idea was to get into the Hex, alone, for about four days and hike/chill, to see what it was like, and to face the fear of it all [...]
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This is Part 3 of a Journey my wife and I took, hiking up Mount Kenya. To read the first two reports click here: Part 1: Hiking Up Mount Kenya Part 2: Mountain Climbing in Kenya So through a few tricky moments and precarious challenges we’d made it the top of Firman’s Tower. The only [...]
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Part one of the Story can be read here: Hiking up Mount Kenya. So, we were climbing up Mount Kenya in snow and wet weather conditions, through some treacherous, loose rock. Eventually we stopped procrastinating and headed out early the next morning. We reached the initial pitch by sunrise, equipped with a rack (about ten [...]
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A few months after completing our Mountain Hiking in Namibia, my wife and I decided to go look for some suitable mountains to conquer in Kenya. Many hikers we know have ventured over to the peak, some successful, others not so successful, and all seemed to have the same advice: It snows!! We took a [...]
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First read: Climbing in Namibia part 1 Climbing in Namibia part 2 The final stages in our Sptizkoppe adventure provided some of the “hairiest”, but most rewarding, moments. The final pitch was an easy chimney, if you stayed high up in the crack, which the others opted not to do, as they inched their [...]
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Firstly, be sure to read Mountain Climbing in Namibia Part One. This is where our adventure began – my father-in-law was feeling discontented about getting 50m from the top and not summiting, and gathered all his courage and wanted to climb it two days later with my wife and I. So after a rest day [...]
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