I’ve been using trekking poles religiously for 20 years. Trouble is, I should have been using them for at least 30 years. Oh well. In any event, I’m a big advocate, as is the state’s most renowned hiker, Jennifer Pharr Davis of Asheville. Today, we rerun a post that first appeared July 11, 2017, on why she uses poles, and why you should, too.
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Now, a word about your drinking problem
We run this post when it gets hot, really hot. Like, as hot as it’s been lately. It’s part of our program to get you safely through the summer hiking season.
Now, with summer’s heat having set in, is a good time to talk about your drinking problem.
How to survive summer hiking (and smell swell, too)
I used to love hiking in summer heat. The past couple years, though, not so much. Coming into this summer I got me to wondering why.
With the recent spate of record-breaking temperatures, I decided to hit the trail and see if I could pinpoint my growing problem with summer.
Tips for taking the fear out of water crossings
Today, we focus on the sometimes traumatizing prospect of hiking a trail with creek crossings — creek crossings that don’t have bridges, and sometimes don’t even have a decent rock-hop. Streams that may come above your knee, streams that may have a strong flow.
90 degrees? Our tips for hot weather hiking
We’re looking at our first 90-degree weekend of the year and it’s only mid-Spring! If you’re like us, your hiking hormones have only recently become activated. And since there’s no harnessing an unleashed hormone, there’s no sense canceling your hiking plans for the weekend. You just need to alter them a wee bit.