Archive for Aran Strider

I have been walking in the mountains and wild places of this planet since I was 13 years old. I adore it. An Outdoor Instructor for over 20 years I am now retired and enjoy the mountains of Snowdonia, North Wales, UK for myself once again.

The Diary of a Himalayan Trek # 1

In 1999 I self-funded my first trip to Nepal to tag onto an existing trek from Lukla to Everest Base Camp (Kala Patar) via Gokyo Ri and the Cho La. I was off to find out if I would like to be a Trek leader for one of the UK’s largest Trekking Companies. I was [...]

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4Dec2008 | Aran Strider | 0 comments | Continued

Using and abusing your mountain footwear

Now that you are the proud owner of a new pair of mountain boots, you have to get used to walking in them. On the face of it that statement doesn’t seem to make much sense. However, these boots were made for walking, as they say, consequently the walking action of mountain footwear differs greatly [...]

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3Dec2008 | Aran Strider | 0 comments | Continued

Gallery Page Added

Just a quick post to let you know that a newgallery page has been added to the site, with new photos being added every 10 days or so. The latest additions are scenes of the recent snow in North Wales and some archive photos of Nepal. Thanks for dropping by
See you on the hill
Aran
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Hafod Eryri - Snowdon Summit update

Snowdon or rather Eryri - the abode of eagles - is the only summit in the Uk with a train station at the top. Quite common in Europe, the UK has only one real mountain railway running from Llanberis to the summit of the mountain.
Since 1936 this has been graced with a monstrosity designed by [...]

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30Nov2008 | Aran Strider | 0 comments | Continued

Kodak moments

I have recently received a couple of emails asking me what sort of camera I use.
I use a 3 Year old KodakZ740, with a lens protector/adapter and a Skylight filter; this also allows me to screw in a polarising filter.
This 5.0 megapixel Kodak EasyShare Z740 can create superb quality prints up to 50 x 75 [...]

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25Nov2008 | Aran Strider | 0 comments | Continued

Weather 101 - the Atmosphere

As Mountaineers and Mountain Walkers a knowledge of the weather and its systems is vital to our successful survival in the mountains. Very often a complaint arises that our weather is too changeable and unpredictable. Actually we in the UK are probably the luckiest Walkers in the world. Yes, the weather is changeable, but we [...]

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11Nov2008 | Aran Strider | 0 comments | Continued

Choose Your Own Photo Editing Software

Today a lot of people are using digital camera as a means to achieve better quality photos. Yet sometimes we have to admit the fact that we really don’t get the perfect image that we want. With digital photo software, we can now have the ability to modify and edit the photos to get the [...]

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11Nov2008 | Aran Strider | 0 comments | Continued

Digital Photography Made Easy

Today, digital photography is considered the most popular not only in the business industry but also for personal use. For all those who have shifted from film cameras, it is vital that you know the different terms related to it.
The first part of the digital photography tutorial will focus on the basic parts and terms [...]

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8Nov2008 | Aran Strider | 1 comment | Continued

Choosing, Using and Abusing your Mountain Footwear

It all begins with the feet.
It only makes sense really. Walking in the mountains, you will spend hours and hours on them. If your boots aren’t comfortable, then the money you spent on all the latest, super-whizzy gear will have been wasted. Well, at least you will be warm and dry inside your new Gore-Tex [...]

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7Nov2008 | Aran Strider | 3 comments | Continued

Congratulations Mr. Obama

Although it has nothing to do with mountaineering, the Election in the USA has been on everybody’s minds for the past few weeks. I have to say that I was no great fan of Mr. Bush and his Policies.
I wish ( for what it is worth) to congratulate Mr. Obama on his historic victory, had [...]

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6Nov2008 | Aran Strider | 0 comments | Continued

How to Achieve Picture Perfect Shots via Digital Photography

Gone are the times when photographers had to take several shots of an image and develop them to find out if a fine or even perfect image was taken. Several photographers of this art form refer to this technique as “trial and error”.
Nowadays, there are a numbers of photographers who have decided to shift from [...]

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5Nov2008 | Aran Strider | 5 comments | Continued

Body Repair - an introduction

I like to be impartial on this site and examine different ideas from all sides of an argument; if you have been following my discussions about climate change and global warming then you will know that I do not always accept the accepted dogma and like to question all opinions.
I first started Yoga in response [...]

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1Nov2008 | Aran Strider | 0 comments | Continued