In April 2017 we were travelling around France and on our way we also stopped in Grenoble. Grenoble is a quite big city in southeastern France which lies at the foot of the French Alps. Being so close to the Alps, we of course wanted to go hiking there. After a brief research we decided to…
Multi-day hikes usually require sleeping equipment so that you can stay comfortable and warm during the nights in the outdoors. Many of those who are new to hiking are in doubt what sleeping equipment to use on their trips. Therefore, we made this hiking sleeping equipment guide which explains the qualities and characteristics of different…
Quilts are gaining favor among hikers, backpackers, and mountaineers for their lighter, less bulky, and more adaptable nature compared to traditional mummy sleeping bags. Diverging from a sleeping bag’s enclosed design, a quilt keeps your back in direct touch with the sleeping pad, as its underside is open and lacks a zipper. Nonetheless, it is…
Overexposure to sunlight is not only harmful for our skin, but also for our eyes. Spending a long day out in the sun without sunglasses will cause most of us to have tired or slightly burning eyes – and the sun can indeed burn our eyeballs and be a contributing factor to various eye issues…
A pair of high-quality shorts can be incredibly beneficial for hiking in warm weather, offering superior ventilation, comfort, and freedom of movement compared to regular pants. It’s important to note, though, that shorts are best suited for well-groomed and less demanding trails, where the need for protection against dense vegetation and rough terrain is minimal….
Hiking is the quintessential outdoor activity and even if the sun does not shine brightly from a clear blue sky, the majority of its harmful UV-radiation will still reach through the cloud cover. Besides weather conditions and cloud cover, UV-radiation levels are influenced by sun height (depends on time of day and season), latitude, ground…
A fleece jackets is a very useful garment for hiking because it provides light-weight insulation and can be worn as a mid-layer in cold and/or rainy weather conditions or as an outer layer in dry and moderate weather conditions. Towards the end of 2016 my old fleece jacket, made of Polartec Stretch fabric, started to…
For many, Casio might stand as the quintessential manufacturer of high quality sports watches, but regrettably the brand has fallen behind the competition (namely Suunto and Garmin) in the area of outdoor watches. Until 2012 Casio Pro Trek watches offered features and functionality comparable to Suunto’s outdoor watches such as Suunto Core (first released in…
In January 2017 I decided that it was finally time for me to get a pair of proper hiking boots and I ended up purchasing a pair of Scarpa Marmolada Trek hiking boots. I tested them on the Bodenhaus-Ammererhof and Grubereck trails in the Austrian Alps and on minor hikes since then and this is…
In the beginning of January 2017 Garmin announced two new products; the Fenix 5 GPS watches and the Garmin inReach handheld satellite communication and navigation devices. While the Garmin Fenix series watches have been on the market since 2012, the inReach devices are the first satellite messengers (devices designed for communication where GSM signal is…
