I climbed Kilimanjaro successfully back in 2016. It was an amazingexperience and would recommend it for anyone. If you’re planning on climbing Kilimanjaro one of the questions you’ll have(I certainly did) was do I need to take Diamox when climbing Kilimanjaro? What Is Diamox? Diamox, also known as Acetazolamide, is used to prevent and/or reducealtitude […]
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I summited Kilimanjaro back in 2016. It was one of the greatest experiences of my life and there are a few hard earned tips I’d like to share with any future climbers. Hopefully these will increase your chances of climbing Mount Kilimanjaro all the way to Uhuru Peak. Approximately 50,000 people attempt to climb Kilimanjaro
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On a recent day hike in Sicily I arrived back into Palermo and realized my fingers and hands were swollen. I had spent the day cleaning up trash on a local mountain. It was a hot day, at least a hot day for my Irish head. The above photo is a quick example of how
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If I was to mention Georgia and Hiking most people would probably think of the Appalachian Trail. However, nestled in the Caucasus mountains the countries of Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan are quietly building a long distance trail that I’m confident will one day be a bucket list item for any long distance hiker. You can
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Many in the ultralight hiking community repurpose items from non-hiking communities for their hikes. The Showa Waterproof Glove was originally popular with Japanese fisherman then Andrew Skurka, a prominent hiker, talked about them on his blog. Now they are a popular glove for the ultralight hiker. I use them myself and love them. There are
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It’s the middle of the night, you’re snug in your sleeping bag or quilt, the rain is pouring, the wind blowing. You need to pee. Good god! This is when a pee bottle becomes a glorious luxury item to have when out hiking. But there are plenty of different pee bottles out depending on what
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I’ve had to cancel my PCT thru-hike for 2 years in a row now. Thanks Covid! Back in 2019, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, I started researching the trail and what gear I would need. Should I send resupply boxes? Crampons or Microspikes? I went through the entire process, got my permit and was ready to go
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Now that Covid is over the PCTA are issuing long distance permits again. So a long distance hike in the USA is not possible again for many international thru-hikers. Now, strictly speaking having insurance is not a requirement for doing a thru-hike. It’s not like a B2 visa (check out our visa guide), you can
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Today I wanted to talk about my cooking pot: the Vargo BOT HD 1L. The HD just means it has a handle. You can get it with or without the handles but for the extra 0.2oz/6g I think it’s worth it. This is a top of the line premium cooking pot that will serve any
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Today I wanted to talk about the Zpacks Duplex versus the Altaplex DCF tents. I’ve used both now. In 2019 I did 400 miles on the A.T. using the Duplex and recently I sold that and bought the Altaplex and used that for 400 miles when I did a coast to coast thru-hike across Ireland.
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