We get this question a lot: What exactly is a “hobnail”? And fair enough — it’s not a word you hear every day. (Unless you’re into vintage military gear or 19th-century shoe repair.) When we named our company Hobnail Trekking Co., we weren’t trying to be cryptic or...
If you’ve ever looked at the price of an overseas trekking adventure and thought, “Why the heck does it cost that much?”, you’re not alone. We get it and we’ve had the exact same reactions ourselves, so I want to address that today....
As you might imagine, running treks in a dozen foreign countries can be challenging at times, like herding cats or trying to get a teenager to empty the kitchen trash can without constant prompting. The adventures you see listed on our website represent a LOT of...
Today, I want to provide you with some of the basics about why Hobnail exists and what it is that we do. First, there are lots of adventure travel companies, and I’m sure that most of them are great. Like anything else, you have plenty of choices with whom to...
I’ve heard the question of “why should I travel internationally through an American company?” batted around a bit, so I wanted to address it for you today. Traveling can be a very personal thing, and there is no set way to do it. Because we live in a...
I met Himalayan trekking guide Thubten Sherpa in 2011 when I signed up for a trip to Tibet with REI Adventures. I had seen a picture of the Potala Place in Lhasa on their website and thought that would be an interesting trip. I arrived in Kathmandu to start the trip...
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