Indeed. I use the Libby reading app along with my local library card - 39,000 books plus free access to a slew of magazines. There are four of her books available her in Kent and I borrowed Full Tilt (again) a couple of days ago. She was...
Honestly, thats a weak argument. The Chinese/Vietnamese/Bangladeshi/etc workers making the backpacks for Osprey, Gregory, Deuter and whatnot will in all likelyhood not be any better of than the workers making packs for any of the myriad of...
Well there is a 90 day free return policy so you can return it if it doesn’t suit.
It might still be worth while to try on other packs so you have something to compare it to when it comes.
And keep the purpose in mind - walking 30 + days every...
Most land is privately owned and there aren’t many places where wild camping could be done without notice. Not sure how you’d determine on the fly whether land is private or public anyway. Lately there seem to be more complaints from locals about...
I have a particular affection for Gertrude Bell: explorer, linguist, Arabist, archaeologist, diplomat, political officer, mountaineer . . . There's a story about how she and two guides roped themselves to a mountain in a blizzard with no shelter...
The sycophantic tone of the article aroused my suspicion. There are, however, several well-documented female touring cyclists dating from the late nineteenth century. The American writer Elizabeth Robins Pennell, for instance, crossed the Alps...
"Mountaineering" packs are shaped tall and narrow so you can climb with them on your back. They are often a pain in the butt to pack and retrieve stuff at the very bottom unless they have a secondary zip. Not sure if this does or if that is just...
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