Posted on 14 April 202016 January 2021 by Administration — Leave a comment

Uinta Highline Trail – documentary

The Uinta Highline Trail is a trail in the Uinta Mountains of Utah that traverses the range 104 miles (167 km) from east to west. The trail passes through expansive alpine …

The trail crosses eight named passes that exceed 11,200 feet (3,414 m) elevation and many other smaller saddles and ridges. …

… the striking character of the trail is its openness and expansive views …

An excellent documentary on the hike began streaming April 7th on Amazon, Google Play, iTunes, Vimeo, Vudu, and Microsoft Video. It’s also available on DVD and Blu-Ray.

Paul Mags recommends it.

Paul hiked it east to west in 2013.

Click PLAY or watch a trailer on YouTube.

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Posted on 8 April 202016 January 2021 by Administration — Leave a comment

West Coast Trail is #1 in the world

Since the start of this website we’ve ranked the West Coast Trail on Vancouver Island our favourite multi-day hike anywhere.

Click PLAY or Jeff Pelletier’s 2017 hike on YouTube.

If you’d like to plan to do the WCT yourself, check our information page.

Reservations start in early January for June – September of the same year.

(via Adventure Blog)

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Posted on 23 March 202016 January 2021 by Administration — Leave a comment

Iceline Trail, Yoho B.C.

Backpackers Review recommends a 13 mile loop/circuit including Takakkaw Falls, the Iceline Trail, Little Yoho Valley, and Laughing Falls.

Check it out. A classic.

One of our best hikes in North America.

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Posted on 13 March 202020 April 2021 by Administration — Leave a comment

popular gear on the Continental Divide Trail

With “social distancing” being recommended around the world, I’m personally looking at doing even more hiking than usual in 2020.

The objective of social distancing is to reduce the probability of contact between persons carrying an infection, and others who are not infected, so as to minimize disease transmission …

One of the earliest references to social distancing dates to the seventh century BC in the Book of Leviticus, 13:46: “And the leper in whom the plague is…he shall dwell alone; [outside] the camp shall his habitation be.”

Mac annually posts a Continental Divide Trail Thru-hiker Survey.

Click through to find out what gear was most popular in 2019.

For example … SHOES:

Merrell Moab 2 Vent (Hiker Rating: 5/5)
La Sportiva Wildcat (4.80/5)
Salomon XA Pro 3D (4.64/5)
Altra Timp (4.29/5)
Altra Lone Peak (4.28/5)

I wear various Moab shoes as I find them so much more durable than trail runners. Merrell comes in very wide sizes, as well, which I need due to bunions.

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Posted on 11 March 202016 January 2021 by Administration — Leave a comment

Warren Doyle to Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame

Warren Doyle, of Mountain City, Tennessee, has hiked the entire 2,180-mile Appalachian Trail 18 times, including nine thru-hikes. …

He also led eight group thru-hikes of the AT, seven of which saw a 100 percent completion rate among the hikers. …

The class, which will be formally inducted on Saturday, May 2, during the Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame Banquet at the Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle, also will include Chris Brunton, of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia; the late Thurston Griggs, of Baltimore, Maryland; and the late Jim Stoltz of Helena, Montana.

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Posted on 28 February 202020 April 2021 by Administration — Leave a comment

Explore the Appalachian Trail in 3D

Kraig Becker:

Listen up trekkers, backpackers, and thru-hikers, Backpacker magazine has a new tool that you might be interested in, particularly if you plan on walking the Appalachian Trail.

The recently launched 3D map of the entire route of this iconic trail puts a host of great information at our fingertips, giving us new ways to explore this amazing path without ever leaving home.

The 3D map, which can be found here, covers the entire 2190 mile (3524 km) length of the AT. …

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