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Tim Cheek (hikerfan4sure) - BPL Lifetime Member
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Patagonia Special Edition Down Sweater $220.00 http://www.northriveroutfitter.com/p4955c204b125-patagonia_ms_special_edition_down_sweater.html Normally $275. |
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thickness or height of the bivy measurement, too, please. Hi Sam, Some of us older folks require thicker padding underneath, so please include a measure of how thick the bivy is so we know whether it will restrict the loft of our bag on a thick pad. Thanks! |
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Wind and humanity The beginning and end of the High Route takes you through the mining history of the region. The picture below shows the remnants of a building well above timberline that has collapsed. Note ... |
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Deceptively dangerous at a distance, but okay once there! At a distance the route often may look impassable. And, if your vision is no longer 20/20, even with corrective lenses, as mine is, it can definitely raise one's anxiety level! Especiall... |
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Leviathan Peak Camp The descent route described above is just to the right of the Sea Monster or Leviathan Peak. There was no snow there for my trip, but it is in the shade most of the day. Any earlier in the year wou... |
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Boulder trough There is no trail here. You just take the least steep fall line and control the weight onto your downhill foot until your certain the rock won't move on you. And then repeat as necessary... ... |
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Boulder descent interrupted by a little weasel |
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Unnamed pass with WEM026 in the background The pack sits at the top of an unnamed pass. I'm facing WEM026. The route descends a boulder field from the pass, and then ascends to the tarn. If you didn't follow the "best route&quo... |
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Sunlight Lake camp with Jagged mountain |
All Reader Reviews by Tim Cheek
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Mountain Laurel Designs 850 ml Cup Perfect because it does what the advertisement says it will do. It holds enough water to reconstitute your freeze dried food, and your hot drink. Boil the water for both, pour whatever is needed for t... |
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Honey Stinger Organic Energy Chews I feel like I have to choke down energy bars. They are just too dry for me. And, these things didn't seem appetizing to me because they had the consistency of gummy bears and the political cor... |
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Amazon Kindle Some people fish, fly kites, chat with their hiking mates, or mull over their route and equipment when they aren’t hiking. Some hike from dawn to dusk and have no time for such weighty pass times. If... |
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Garmin Oregon 550t This review is by a first time GPS user, so I can’t offer a comparison to other units. I’m also not familiar with the technical aspects of GPS units, so I can’t offer you performance data. What I ca... |
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Ultimate Survival Technologies Sparkie Firestarter Plastic broke while trying to use it the first time. Apparently, the spring wasn't strong enough for the plunger to pop out when I squeezed the case. Super gluing it back would likely prevent m... |
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Last Breath: The Limits of Adventure by Peter Stark Okay, maybe this is engaging and educational, but it gave me the creeps. How many ways can you kick the bucket in slow motion? |
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Alone Across Alaska 1,000 Miles of Wilderness DVD DVD www.bucktrack.com $24.95 plus $5.00 shipping. This is a DVD of a solo hike from the east end of the Brooks range to the west. Six hundred miles of hiking and four hundred on an inflatable canoe. ... |
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Inov-8 Roclite 390 XCR I bought my pair from REI in case I needed to return them. I'd have preferred a pair without gore tex, but it was fun to splash through water without drying out. I was worried that the description... |
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Cocoon Vest Vest I ordered the medium because that is what I wear in a Patagonia Micro-Puff, but the neck was too big for me, too. I have replaced it with a small, and the fit is perfect. I prefer the zipper over t... |
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Equinox Lite Tripper Organizer Pouch The irony of repackaging stuff into smaller containers is the accumulation of a whole lot of little containers. I have tried to keep track of them all a variety of ways, but always feared I'd mis... |
