Well it looks like the tension between the CDTA and CDTS is finally settled, but what is going to happen to the future of the CDT? Seems pretty up in the air right now.
http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Notice-to-Supporters-of-the-Continental-Divide-Trail-Alliance.html?soid=1102004018975&aid=M2vlau-jw9o
Down the road this could help electronics in the outdoors. The song is pretty cheesy but the product could be pretty sweet!
Here’s a couple of articles that might be of interest. One is on the Great Himalaya Trail and one is on the Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation. Somehow the author’s can never keep all of the facts straight.
http://www.ecs.com.np/feature_detail.php?f_id=506
http://thesop.org/story/20110708/indiana-jones-is-out-adventurers-and-scientists-for-conservation-is-officially-in.html
Here’s a link to an article I wrote. They did a great job, as usual, incorporating the pictures from the trip.
http://www.atlasomega.com/2011/10/crossing-the-himalayas/
I guess Hilary Duff should be the new spokeswoman for hiking 
http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=36403
There’s the link to an article just run on the Great Himalaya Trail!
If anybody is interested in hiking the Great Himalaya Trail or a hike of any distance through the Himalayas. I have typed up a logistics package for the GHT and long distance hikes in the Himalayas. This is all of the information we wished we knew before we set out on our hike across the Himalayas. It should be ready within the next week. Just e-mail me if you are interested and want a copy!
I just placed my map order with Nat Geo maps. I love maps! Can’t wait to get them so I can start looking at what’s next and planning the next adventure!!!!!
I hiked through New Zealand in 2007. At the time we had heard about the trail project they were undertaking, the Te Araroa Trail (the long pathway in Maori). We tried to connect trails, routes, and anything we could in our hike of the South Island of New Zealand. On the whole hike we only saw one sign for the Te Araroa trail and it was along a dirt road walk. Well it finally looks like they are almost ready to “open” the trail! As they would say down there “Good on ya!”
http://www.teararoa.org.nz/index.cfm
I am getting things together and catching up on sleep from a really busy Outdoor Retailer show. Pre-orders on the book are going well and there was a lot of buzz for the new Granite Gear pack that I helped with. The Granite Gear Crown is a great ultralight pack!
