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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 [...]

Popularity: 3% [?]

3Dec2008 | Aran Strider | 0 comments | Continued
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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
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So you want to become an Outdoor Instructor ?

Well, who wouldn’t? : out in the fresh air all the time doing the things you love with eager motivated people…
Is that really the way that it is?
“Those that can, do; those that can’t, teach” - I am sure that you have heard that many times before, usually in a disparaging way, inferring that teachers [...]

Popularity: 66% [?]

24Sep2008 | Aran Strider | 0 comments | Continued
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What makes a hiking boot great ?

A guest article from Marc Witse
How­ t­o e­val­uat­e­ hikin­­g­ boot­s an­­d foot­w­e­ar for c­omfort­, prot­e­c­t­ion­­, an­­d durabil­it­y.
C­ho­o­si­ng hi­k­i­ng bo­o­t­s and f­o­o­t­w­ear i­s o­ne o­f­ t­he m­o­st­ i­m­po­rt­ant­ dec­i­si­o­ns yo­u as a hi­k­er o­r c­am­per w­i­ll m­ak­e. T­hey’ll ei­t­her m­ak­e yo­ur t­ri­p m­em­o­rable o­r m­i­serable. T­o­ f­i­nd w­hat­’s best­ f­o­r yo­u, ask­ yo­urself­ “W­hat­ t­ype o­f­ [...]

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6Sep2008 | Aran Strider | 0 comments | Continued
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It’s the Gear Talking

Or: What shall I wear today.
Choosing outdoor activity clothing is fraught with hazard; more dangerous than the Eiger, scarier than the Aonach Eagach Ridge in winter and more gruelling than the North Ridge of Everest.
These days outdoor clothing is a multi million dollar business, spanning the globe and employing hundreds of thousands of people: that’s [...]

Popularity: 90% [?]

7Jul2008 | Aran Strider | 0 comments | Continued
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