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Converting VIDEO from Landscape to Vertical
Our eyes are side-by-side. Our world view is landscape.
YET vertical (portrait) video is getting increasingly popular on mobile phones.
The reason?
A phone fits more comfortably in the hand in portrait position.
Videos on the BestHike YouTube channel are mostly landscape. But it’s fairly easy to convert a landscape to portrait in your software editing app.
For example, the vertical video below was editing from this landscape original.
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Here’s the Instagram version.
Here’s the TWITTER version.
I also uploaded it to the BestHike Facebook page.
140km – Isle of Skye, Scotland
10 Multi-Day Hikes in Africa
10 Adventures put together a good list.
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- Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
- Mount Mulanje, Malawi
- Mount Toubkal, Morocco
- Fish River Canyon, Namibia
- Otter Trail, South Africa
- Amatola Trail, South Africa
- Outeniqua Trail, South Africa
- Mount Meru, Tanzania
- Naukluft Hiking Trail, Namibia
- Drakensberg Grand Traverse, South Africa
10 Spectacular Multi-Day Hikes in Africa: Explore the Preserved Wilderness
We’d agree that South Africa and Namibia are the best destinations for the hiker.
Otter Trail is one of our top 10 hikes in the world.
Hiking Little Mountain, Vancouver Island
When out at my parent’s place in Parksville, British Columbia, I do a lot of day hiking on the cliffs of nearby Little Mountain, an aptly named mound of rock towering over high trees wilderness.
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You can drive to the top for a terrific view.
It’s also popular for rock climbing and mountain biking.
Trekking to Annapurna Base Camp, Nepal
Vancouver Island at LOW Tide
Vancouver Island at LOW Tide
BestHike editor Rick McCharles
I was born in the Rocky Mountain foothills, 1km above sea level.
Lived 10 years on the high prairies of Saskatchewan.
So when I get to my parents place on VANCOUVER ISLAND, I walk the coast at dawn. With coffee. The scenery is different every day.
BEST is Rathtrevor Beach at dawn.
BEST is when dawn coincides with low tide.
You can wander the ocean bottom nearly a kilometre out into the Straight of Georgia.
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Hiking 226 km on the ROTA VICENTINA, Portugal
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If interested in planing for Portugal yourself, check Roberto’s TIPS:
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The BEST section is the 4 days from Porto Covo to Zambujeira do Mar.
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#10 – Overland Track, Australia
Tasmania’s Overland Track is one of our top 10 hikes in the world.
Why?
Our favourite multi-day tramp in Australia. 
- surreal, unique Tasmanian vistas
- pretty lakes, tarns and waterfalls
- exiting by ferry, it’s minimum 62km (38.5mi) carrying a pack plus many possible sidetrips without a pack. Elevation Gain: 4,793 ft / 1,461 m
- Elevation Loss: -5,160 ft / 1,573 m
- 8000-9000 walkers / year
- 60 walkers start / day in high season
- Oct 1 – May 31 Overland Track Pass reservations online
- access by public transportation
- easy-moderate hiking IF the weather cooperates
- add challenging sidetrip peak scrambles if the weather is good
- Nov – early May best months
- possible to hike year round (snow travel during the winter)
World → Austalasia → Australia → Overland
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For details click over to our Overland Track information page.
Climbing Veggan from Uttakleiv Beach, Lofoten, Norway
Trip report by BestHike editor Rick McCharles
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My best campsite in Norway was at Uttakleiv beach. $20. The only time I paid for camping in a nation where you can camp almost everywhere free.
Early next morning I had to decide whether to climb Veggen or the more popular Mannen.
For no particular reason, I decided on Veggan (“the wall”) which is a bit higher at 489m. Starting early morning, I had the summit to myself.
Like many day hikes in Norway, it’s an unrelenting climb with one good photo stop at lake Vasskarvatnet.
On departing Uttakleiv, I enjoyed the walk along the coast to Haukland beach rather than try to walk through the automobile tunnel.
BONUS ➙ more footage of the beach. Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
