An easy way of losing weight from your rucksack is to replace the the tent pegs that come with your shelter. Titanium V pegs weigh about 9g and the wire ones 6g whereas supplied pegs tend to weigh about 14g.

My first event for quite a while, there were two main reasons for signing up for this one. Firstly to start the build up to my main aim of the year and secondly to introduce my new training partner to LDWA events. I will get to the plans for the rest of the year later. Great support, food and weather. What is next then, well having said how great the LDWA events I have entered some different events this year. The Wye One Way 50. Better start getting the weekly mileage up.

Ultralight Backpacking, Gear, Trail Guides and Thai Food. Crater-Jackita Ridge-Devils Loop Trip Report. An overnight permit is required but can easily be obtained at the Methow Ranger District. From Seattle, take I5-N, then Highway 20-E towards Winthrop. Ample parking at the trailhead a few miles after Ross Dam. Map from 100 Classic Hikes in Washington. This entry was posted in Backpacking. This entry was posted in Backpacking.

Monday, 10 February 2014. Are our hills really safe in their hands? For another good read from Tracksterman. Thursday, 2 January 2014. Early May saw us in the Cairngorms, the weather prospects did not look good, with high winds and sleet forecast on the tops. But all was not lost! And what a day it was! Sgor Gaoith was our objective, its been on my peaks to do list fo.

Its an age thing? England are doing well in The Ashes, so all is well in my sporting world. Not so good if you follow football but since when has it been? There is something a little miserable about shivering away at 3am watching people in T-shirts likely to suffer heat stroke if they clap too energetically but that is the wonder of modern media. To compliment my Ashes watching I am reading Crickets Burning Passion. Thursday, 25 November 2010. Anyway, it set .

Jottings of my hillwalks and other outdoors adventures. Tank traps in Lossie Wood. More photos on Flickr here. The Annapurna Sanctuary is high glacial basin lying forty kilometers directly no.