Tag Archives: Mountains
Gear review: Hi-Tec Hickow Shirt
Hi-Tec recently sent me their new Hickow T-Shirt to test. When I first started hiking, I didn’t see the value in quick-drying shirts. I assumed it was the least important item to carry. It didn’t take long to learn why quick-drying shirts made more of a difference to warmth than almost any other item of […]
Mnweni Needles Traverse: Threading the Needles
A 3 day epic at Mnweni with a lot of climbing gear and no climbing!
Some tips for climbing Kilimanjaro
Kilimanjaro is one of the most popular big mountains around, and is one of the most summited 5000m peaks on Earth. It requires little in the way of mountaineering experience, but is one of those mountains that everyone has heard of. Even Toto, in their song “Africa”, said “sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above […]
Climb Every Mountain – Drakensberg Grand Traverse 2015
Bagging 67 different summits on a 2 week hike in the Drakensberg – a sufficiently epic trip!
Hi-Tec Speed-Life Breathe Ultra
Whenever Hi-Tec is sending me a pair of their latest trail running shoes, I am always excited to see what they have put together. Back in 2015, the Hi-Tec Flash Force arrived, and probably got the best review I have ever given gear. So when I was told a pair of Hi-Tec Speed-life Breathe Ultra’s […]
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