Most Popular
1500 questions
21
votes
5 answers
How many days does it take to reach hiking X miles per day?
On a thru-hike or section hike, people frequently hike 15-30 miles per day. New hikers are typically encouraged to start at around 8 miles per day, though, and work their way up, to give their bodies time to adapt, and avoid injury.
Obviously the…
Ian Dunn
- 328
- 2
- 8
21
votes
2 answers
Am I allowed to sleep in the wild in the Austrian Alps?
I don't mean to use a tent, just a mat + a sleeping bag, or possibly a bivy sack if the weather is foul.
zoul
- 4,993
- 5
- 21
- 49
21
votes
8 answers
How do you tie in to the centre of a rope?
Suppose you're leading a short pitch (20-30m) and you have two followers, or you want to double rope the route, and want to simply half your rope and tie into the centre, pulling the two halves up behind you. What's the best way to tie the centre of…
ShemSeger
- 53,549
- 10
- 123
- 296
21
votes
3 answers
How far above a waterfall should you be to safely cross?
A lot of the fatal accidents in Yosemite National park come from people getting swept over waterfalls. Yes, the falls in Yosemite have fences and warning signs and yet people still ignore them.
If you were in a wilderness area and crossing a…
Charlie Brumbaugh
- 69,253
- 35
- 217
- 423
21
votes
1 answer
Do bees at the hummingbird feeders keep the birds away?
Although not greater in number, our hummingbirds this summer seem to be larger than in the past. I think it may be because my husband started making our own nectar, so it's fresher, and might taste better.
Some of the feeders are attracting a large…
Sue Saddest Farewell TGO GL
- 15,608
- 8
- 54
- 130
21
votes
7 answers
Good books to learn survival?
Does anybody have a recommendation to a good book about how to survive in the Norwegian woods and similar?
Friend of Kim
- 313
- 1
- 4
21
votes
5 answers
How can I prevent my sun glasses from fogging up when skiing?
When I'm cross-country skiing, I usually wear glacier glasses to protect from the intense glare off the snow. When I'm moving, they usually stay clear . Whenever I stop though, my glasses seem to fog up almost instantaneously. It's a pain to have…
nhinkle
- 8,720
- 2
- 40
- 67
21
votes
4 answers
What to do when a moose blocks the trail?
We were hiking in Colorado a couple of weeks ago (i.e., mid-June). One day, I took Trail A and my husband took Trail B. As he rounded a bend, he saw a moose on the trail about 50 feet away. He stopped. The moose did nothing. He continued…
ab2
- 23,872
- 7
- 64
- 161
21
votes
1 answer
Am I likely to need multiple pairs of boots on the Appalachian Trail?
Reading up on a hiking boot size question, I came across this review from Silver Spring, Maryland for a wide hiking boot.
This boot has a "lifespan" of 400 miles. Is that typical of a hiking boot? Since the Appalachian Trail (AT) is over 2,000…
Clare Steen
- 1,404
- 11
- 20
21
votes
2 answers
What's the difference between a fjord and a fjard?
Last year we visited some friends at their summer home in Lamoine, Maine, in Northeast United States. They took us to a place called Somes Sound, on Mount Desert Island. It's either in or near Acadia National Park, I can't remember which. In the…
Sue Saddest Farewell TGO GL
- 15,608
- 8
- 54
- 130
21
votes
6 answers
What are the advantages and disadvantages of a paracord knife handle?
Whenever I browse knife shops or online stores I see many fixed-blade knives whose handles are essentially just a piece of paracord wrapped around the tang. From my anecdotal experience this also seems to be a fairly popular choice - I'd guess that…
fgysin
- 12,957
- 1
- 41
- 69
21
votes
1 answer
Did I see a wolf's pawprint?
This weekend, I was hiking in the Spanish Sierra de Guadarrama.
On a small trail north of Navacerrada (used by only a handful of people each day at the moment), at 1905m height, I encountered the pawprint you can see below. It was set in a patch of…
helm
- 1,722
- 1
- 12
- 28
21
votes
2 answers
Descending a dry grass slope with serious inclination and exposure
This post here mainly talks about Ice slopes I reckon.
The region where I live, we don't have Ice slopes, but we have lots of grass slopes.
Usual threat is a slope, probably a good 100 m, no bolt to an anchor on, no trees, no hurdles. 'A slip and…
WedaPashi
- 31,727
- 22
- 110
- 274
21
votes
6 answers
Repair broken plastic buckle in the middle of hiking or alternative way to fix it
A month ago while hiking my 60 liter bag packs main Shoulder strap got broken at the very first hour of 4 day high altitude trek in a dense forest. I have tied a knot in that area and because of that tight fixed knot I was having very heavy pain in…
Suresh Karia
- 765
- 1
- 6
- 22
20
votes
2 answers
How to react to an aggressive boar
As far as I know, boars are pretty aggressive when they have piglets. In the appropriate season, one might happen to hike into the path of an overprotective mother and get attacked.
How do I react to an aggressive boar? Are there any warnings or do…
OddDeer
- 23,447
- 17
- 101
- 204