Buying a headlamp used to be simple. It had one button. You pushed it, and light came out. Today’s headlamps have more modes than my microwave, and the instruction manual reads like a tax return. So let’s decode them. First, why you need a headlamp at all...
Walk into any outdoor store and you’ll find a plain T-shirt that costs about as much as a nice steak dinner. It’s made from the wool of a sheep who, apparently, lives better than most of us. Is it worth it?Let’s talk fabric. Merino wool This...
There’s a question I get asked more than any other. It isn’t about altitude sickness, or boot break-in, or whether the food in the teahouses is any good. It’s this: How do people make time to travel? I’ve been asked it by doctors, teachers,...
If you’ve ever stepped off a long-haul flight into some far away location feeling slightly detached from reality and downright weird, you already know jet lag is not just “being tired.” It’s disorienting. Your body feels out of sync with your surroundings, and no...
Our “Featured Hobnailer” series spotlights both past and upcoming Hobnail trekkers. In this episode, we interview Walter Nicolau of Columbia, Maryland. Walter is Director of Operations Human Performance Improvement Consultancy for GP Strategies. In July of...
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