Check it out---
http://www.colinfletcher.com/Colin_F...ream_Mar60.pdf
Check it out---
http://www.colinfletcher.com/Colin_F...ream_Mar60.pdf
thanks Tipi. I bookmarked it to read this evening
Conquest: It is not the Mountain we conquer but Ourselves
I especially like his gear layout pics.
The trouble I have with campfires are the folks that carry a bottle in one hand and a Bible in the other.
You never know which one is talking.
I want me some of those home-made asbestos insoles! In addition to providing great thermal protection as I speed-hike the trail (NOT), they'd do double duty as a pot holder
Seriously, though, great article - thanks for sharing it. It's pretty cool to think about how much our definition of high-tech gear has changed over the last 50 years.
That brings back memories. I read the book that he published about that trip decades ago: "The Thousand Mile Summer" - I see it's still available used. I think I have read everything he ever wrote about hiking. Te grand canyon trip book, the man from the cave, and of course, his Complete Walker.
Good reading, but outdated.
Another interesting read is the Horace Kephart camping book.
Thanks for sharing. I love how the equipment may change but the joy in spending time outside never changes.
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The true harvest of my life is intangible...a little stardust caught,a portion of the rainbow I have clutched -Thoreau