Rick McCharles Patient Expert

California
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best tenting pillow by Rick McCharles Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hiking by site editor Rick McCharlesMany people I know don’t sleep well in tents. Hikers included.Myself, I often sleep poorly the first night … and quite well subsequen ... Read on »
Waikamoi Ridge Trail, Maui by Rick McCharles Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hiking A very accessible and easy jungle stroll. Maximum 1.5mi (2.4km).And a popular stop for everyone doing the “ Road to Hana ” on Maui just past mile 9.Still, I recomm ... Read on »
Iao Valley day hike, Maui by Rick McCharles Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hiking The easiest walk you might call a “hike” on Maui I would still recommend for everyone.It’s very pretty.The Needle… The highlight of the park of course ... Read on »
getting Nepal trekking permits by Rick McCharles Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hiking If you sign up with a trekking company, they take care of your permits.But if you hike independently, you’ll need to get your own. The recommended way is to pick them up ... Read on »
best of the Bibbulmun Track, Australia by Rick McCharles Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hiking The Bibbulmun Track is a long distance walk trail in Western Australia, … almost 1000 km long. The name comes from the Bibbulmun, or Noongar people, Indigenous Australi ... Read on »
Waianapanapa State Park, Maui by Rick McCharles Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hiking There are a number of day hikes, short and long, out of uber popular Waiʻanapanapa State Park.The park includes … seabird colonies, anchialine pools, native hala ( ... Read on »
Sliding Sands trail, Maui by Rick McCharles Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hiking Trip report by site editor Rick McCharles.I’m happy to report that the most popular hike on Maui is one of the best walks in the world. Greeting the dawn atop this volca ... Read on »
the future of climbing – buildings by Rick McCharles Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hiking I’ve just subscribed to the CheapTents.com Outdoor Gear Blog.A very interesting perspective with much original content.I liked a commentary on the illegal climb of Black ... Read on »
last meal in Kathmandu by Rick McCharles Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hiking Egg masala dosa, garlic naan and coffee.The vegetarian restaurant at Pilgrim’s Book House. If you’re into trekking, climbing or spirituality, this is one of the be ... Read on »
site editor gone hiking by Rick McCharles Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hiking Will be offline Nov. 11-28 trekking the Everest region of Nepal. Read on »
dental tourism for hikers by Rick McCharles Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hiking “dental tourism for hikers”… I doubt anyone has ever strung those 4 words together.In Nepal for trekking, I had a crown come loose.Google results for &ldquo ... Read on »
my new Mammut sleeping bag by Rick McCharles Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hiking It looks somewhat like this one, the Ajungilak Sphere Spring. US$445 on the Marmot website.My cost … US$76.I bought it at the best department store in Kathmandu, BhatBh ... Read on »
goofy ExPed Wallcreeper sleeping thing by Rick McCharles Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hiking Who would buy one of these things?… I think I’m just about to.I am looking at one right now. US$190.I’ll use it as an extra layer with my fearfully thin and ... Read on »
Three Passes of Everest by Rick McCharles Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hiking by site editor Rick McCharlesIf I can make the logistics work, I’ll try for the most difficult of the “standard” treks in the Everest region.To the seekers o ... Read on »
Iao Valley Crucifix hike, Maui by Rick McCharles Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hiking I did an overgrown and little known hike on Maui. It’s one of the ways to get high up the steep walls of the Iao Valley.The goal is this crucifix erected and maintained ... Read on »
where to hike in Nepal? by Rick McCharles Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hiking Just browsing the new Lonely Planet Trekking in the Nepal Himalaya (August 2009).Enjoy the high passes, breathtaking landscapes and exhilarations of trekking in Nepal with Lon ... Read on »
Keanae Arboretum, Maui by Rick McCharles Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hiking I’m a sucker for great trees. Botanical gardens.But I skipped the Garden of Eden ($5 entry) instead walking the nearby Keanae Arboretum (free).Around half-mile beyond mi ... Read on »
up the Kaupo Trail, Maui by Rick McCharles Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hiking Trip report by site editor Rick McCharles.I did an unpopular route listed in Maui Trails by Kathy Morey, but not in any other hiking guidebook.She calls this the “ Kaupo ... Read on »
confirmed – BestHike to Nepal by Rick McCharles Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hiking I post this from the airport in Dubai.Departing Nov. 3rd from Maui, I don’t arrive into Kathmandu until Dec. 6th. … And I don’t cross the international date ... Read on »
Mt Blanc to Matterhorn – day 5 by Rick McCharles Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hiking Hiking trip report by site editor Rick McCharles. Day 5 of 7.From my ideal tent site it was a pleasant wander down into the valley of Lac de Moiry.At the same time, an America ... Read on »