Another factor to take into account when choosing your hiking or trekking footwear: your backpack weight. Who would think of trying on a pair of shoes in store with 10 kg on their back? Surely not many people. However, your backpack weight will strongly influence your choice of footwear.If...
And it will also avoid muscle pain after hiking, or heavy legs. So even when the weather is not hot, we drink. The ideal way to drink while hiking is to have ahydration bladderwith a hose that comes out of the backpack that will allow you to take small sips regularly without having ...
When travelling around the world like us, trekking and hiking are almost natural. I mean, when you visit a new country, a city, a national park, you do it most of the time on foot. And to be honest, with hindsight, I think Fabienne and I have walked more in the last 16 months t...
Hiking, skiing, snowboarding, and trekking through dense snow all burn hundreds of calories. Your body will also burn extra calories to produce heat. Plan to heat calorie-dense meals and stick to high-protein and high-fat meals. Power cooking equipment, like a coffee maker or kettle, with...
I did the full Tour du Mont Blanc route before I started a hiking company. It was the first hike I’d done that was more than 3 days. Not long afterwards, I started a hiking company and have since repeated certain sections. Plus, I work with local partners in Chamonix to ensure that...
What is the difference between trekking and hiking? Good question.While this article does a good job breaking it down, for our purposes here we're using the two words somewhat interchangeably to represent going out and walking in nature for a period of time. This is different from mountaineeri...
Packing useful items for a sunny hike is vital if you’re to get the most out of your excursion. Whether you’re trekking up a mountain or pounding the pavements while sightseeing a city, you’ll need a water bottle to hand. Water is the best beverage for cooling you down and keeping...
Trekking enthusiasts will love Yunnan hiking trails, considered some of the best in the world. Included in the rich choice are the Northwest Yunnan trekking trail from Lijiang to Meili Snow Mountain, Yubeng Village, Shangri-La, and Tiger Leaping Gorge. Witness breathtaking nature, hidden villages...
At 5,895m (19,340ft), Kilimanjaro is Africa’s highest peak and while I had some hillwalking behind me, I had no prior experience of trekking at altitude, wasn’t fit enough and didn’t have the right gear. In hindsight, I was fortunate to make the summit considering I was so ...
. If the fill weights differ—800-fill down versus 650-fill down, for instance—it becomes more challenging. Lower-fill-power down has less loft and therefore creates less warmth for the weight, so it’s a sliding scale and each case is unique. In general, we always try to evaluate ...