Sunday, August 7, 2016

The Week In Review 244

“Ocean is more ancient than the mountains, and freighted with the memories and the dreams of Time.” - H. P. Lovecraft

Seakayaking with Paddelboden

News

I’m humbled to have made Place 1 of the Top 25 Awesome Outdoor Bloggers You Need To Follow Right Now List! Check out the other fine blogs and find new outdoor inspiration from across the globe!

Garage Grown Gear has a sweet ultralight giveaway going on with prices from Enlightened Equipment, Roscoe Outdoor, Hummingbird Hammocks, Cloudline Apparel and Outpost Titanium.

Abenteuersuechtig’s OutDoor 2016 Highlights are worth checking out! [German]

Check out the tenkara book.

Win an Ortovox Outfit! [German]

The Gossamer Gear “The One” is available again after many year of absence.

The Zeroth Law of Packrafting, Luc Mehl’s Keyote from the Annual Packrafting Meet-up.

Cool: Shazam for plants.

Martin’s Long Distance Hiking Review for July is out. [German]

And also Trail Groove Issue 29 is now available for your online reading pleasure.

It’s that time of the year again: The Backcountry Semi-Annual Sale tempts you with up to 50% off clothing, gear & accessories and Free 2-Day Shipping.

Also Bergfreunde have heaps of kit reduced up to 60%.

And the Bergzeit.co.uk Summer Sale is massive with close to 6000 items being reduced up to 70%.

Trip Reviews

Hidden Treasures, great photos and story from bikepacking in the Ecuadorian Andes.

The longest ridge of the Allgäu looks pretty fantastic. [German]

The Bikepacking the Annapurna Circuit trip report is splendid and well worth a read.

Timo shares some beautiful impressions from Inarijärvi.

A Gravelbike needs Gravel. [German]

Alex shares some photos from the Pyrenees.

Rollins Pass.

Simon’s first Ironman in Maastricht was inspiring to read.

Lael’s Trans Am 2016: Idaho.

Bikefishing the Bitterroot 300.

The river Alz with bike & packraft. [German]

The Kayak Down Atlantic Shetland.

Photos from Black Crook Peak, Sheeprock Range, Utah.

Nice little hike to the Pazolastock. [German]

Alaska Mountain Wilderness Classic, 2016 Edition.

The Best We Can Do Is Nothing

Gear Reviews

Wired reviews the Yi 4K Action Camera.

Sven takes a look at my Pirkan Taival Guide Book - Thanks! You can order it here, by the way.

Jake reviews the Bedrock Cairn Sandals, while Derek tests the Crosskix 2.0 Supreme Multi-sport Shoes.

Matt shares tips for an Do-it-yourself trail tracker.

First Aid for Sun Burns. [German]

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