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Hiking in the Rain

Many people when they are getting started hiking, typically plan a day hike on a weekend. One of the things that should be on their planning checklist is to of course check the weather forecast. When some folks do this, they may see rain on the way and automatically think that their hiking plans are […]

5 of the Most Common Hiking Injuries

As a hiker, there are some typical injuries, or maybe inconvenient niggles and pains might be a better description, that you’re going to run into at some point. In this article I take a quick look at 5 of the most common hiking injuries a hiker can run into on the trail, and look at […]

How to Plan a Hiking Trip

I thought it might useful to add up some tips and ideas on how to plan a hiking trip or vacation. I’ve organized and taken part in many hiking trips over the years so I thought I would drill down into the main things I look at when considering a trip. First off, I should […]

Leather vs. Synthetic Hiking Boots, Which is Better?

I was thinking recently about the pros and cons of the traditional leather hiking boot versus some it’s synthetic counterparts, in terms of its material construction. Before going any further, I think it useful for me to define what I mean by a traditional leather hiking boot and a synthetic hiking boot.To me, a traditional hiking […]

What Happens when you don’t Bring your Gaiters!

Last weekend I went on a wonderful weekends hiking with some friends. It was just awesome … the weather up until the weekend hadn’t been great, for like three weeks beforehand, and it was looking like this would continue into the weekend. However, we got lucky! Come last Friday, the sun was shining as we […]

Hiking in Summer

Broadly stated, there is usually no better time of the year to head out on the trail than in Summer. I like hiking all year round, but I thought it would be interesting to assess what I see as some of the benefits of hiking in Summer as opposed to other times of the year. […]