Oh no! Even though I've been doing 20+ mile/5000+ AEG day hikes for decades my waist-to-calf ratio is 2.5 and the study says that only ratios 2.4 or lower are considered healthy! Plus I'm 60 now, sarcopenia is accelerating, and probably cognitive impairment too! I'm doomed

Easy and tasty (love), bulky and expensive (hate)

Finally decided it was time to part with my beloved 2006 Subie Baja after 245K miles. Looked quite a while for a 2024 or 2025 Tacoma SR5 4x4 with 6-foot bed but apparently Toyota is unable or unwilling to build that model. So I went with a 2025 Nissan Frontier 4x4 King cab (2 doors plus the rear-ope...

Nick Fowler, Fastest Known Time Record Holder on the AZT (12 days, 17 hours, 33 minutes)

Dude averaged better than 3 miles/hour for 20 hours/day for nearly 13 days. At times consuming 600 calories/hour to keep moving.

toddak wrote: ↑Feb 10 2024 7:19 pm Prediction: the ban will be enacted, it will be litigated for years (maybe decades), ultimately it won't matter much because enforcement will be nearly impossible.

Happy to be proven wrong. Climb on!

4X Subaru buyer
1996 and 2005 Legacy wagons both 150K+ miles with no issues and then sold
currently driving 2006 Baja 243K miles (engine rebuild at 180K) and 2017 Outback 113K miles no issues

Wag bags are required on Mt Whitney, hiking down from the summit last September I saw 3 of the blue poop bags, visible from the trail, stuffed in cracks, tossed under bushes, etc. I saw several others strapped to or hanging off the outside of backpacks, presumably because no one wants to cram them i...

@chumley
Dang I wish I'd noticed that WCC-AZT loop earlier, looks super cool, I might have to come back to AZ to do it some day!

“According to the official recall, the harnesses can all be put on backward, meaning the rope or carabiner can be attached to a non-weight-bearing leg loop elastic band, placing the user at risk of falling and sustaining serious injury or death” Lawyers: our customers may be idiots, better do a recall

Don't know about REIs politics but earlier this year I bought a mid-range cabon frame mountain bike there, 2 weeks later I got on their site to write a review and noticed that the price had dropped $1200. With their very generous 1-year / no questions asked returns policy they let me do a "virt...

Looking for opinions on a new 2024/5 Tacoma. Driven Subarus for decades, looking for a little more off-road and towing capacity but nothing extreme. I've never driven a 4x4, I think I want 4x4 but not sure. My only must-haves are 2 seats (Xtra cab not double cab) and a 6-foot bed, which means either...

@drewdavis
I assume you're driving I-80 between Reno and NC - taking Donner Pass Rd (aka Old Hwy 40) between Truckee and Soda Springs is quite scenic, historic, touristy, and should have some pullouts for "granite scrambling".

A co-worker recently completed the Cocodona 250, running 250 miles with 40K AEG from Black Canyon City to Flagstaff via Prescott and Sedona in 109 hours. I had no idea there were enough ultrarunners out there to make events like this common, but a little research showed, for example, that just in CA...

Soon as I'm healthy, financially secure and retired from work and family reponsibilities gonna get me an ACD and we'll hike thousands of miles together every year. That'll be sometime around 2058.

I see them either as a fad for non-hikers, or for the very weak or injured. Gotta disagree, I started poling in my early 40's and they have been essential hiking equipment ever since. On uphills they engage the arms and shoulders and increase overall efficiency (I consider them roughly analagous to...

Prediction: the ban will be enacted, it will be litigated for years (maybe decades), ultimately it won't matter much because enforcement will be nearly impossible.

Except for maybe C2C most everything else on the list is mainstream, I think Joe must have hacked into this story and inserted 4PML

Weatherford was in my AZ top 5, thankful for the memories

Merrell Moab 2 model J06029 are by far the most comfortable, durable all-around hikers I've ever found, use them for on/off trail, peaks, backpacking, even wet canyoneering. Every few months I search ebay, I've stockpiled several pairs for the future.

I bought the 2020 version which is very good and it looks like the upgrades have made it quite a bit better. I don't do a lot of backpacking and I'll rarely if ever need to haul 50+ pounds, but hauling the normal 30-35 pounds in mine is way more comfortable and easy to move in than the old external ...