hiking

A hiker from Saxons River, Vermont survived 13 hours stuck in quicksand in Southeastern Utah last Wednesday. Robbie Tesar, a 25-year-old student enrolled in a 25-day survival training course, was sucked in when he tried to traverse a “sandy area” on the bank of the Dirty Devil River. That area… Read the rest

In his fifth appearance this year, a man exposed himself to a woman yesterday morning in Mill Creek Canyon, Utah. According to authorities, the woman had been running the Birch Hollow trail at around 11am when the man, naked, stood up from behind a bush.
“He just stands there naked,”… Read the rest

To us, a good trail guide hits like food to a hungry belly. A thorough guide inspires and informs, preparing the adventurer and providing him with an invaluable tool to use on-the-go.
The Outsider’s Guide to Prince Rupert written by Matt J. Simmons–author of Wend… Read the rest‘s Wanderlust feature in the

There’s something sublime about that moment you finally reach the summit of a mountain. You walk around and survey the world below from every possible angle. And you realize just how far (and how high) you’ve hiked. It’s like you’re on top of the world.
This week’s roundup of photos… Read the rest

It’s hiking season. Don’t trip.
From Arnold: (This is actually really scary.)
From Harold: (This is much more mild. Start at :35.)
And here’s another of the same guy: (Listen to the chatter at the beginning.)
You’ve been so good, so here’s an extra one.
From Ivan: (No. Not almost.… Read the rest

A New York Times… Read the rest article published May 13th, 2011, states the following: “OREGON is hiking country. It’s also wine country, with vineyards that are increasingly destinations for oenophiles. So perhaps it’s no surprise that the combination of hiking and wine tasting has a name: wiking.”
Three days later–in response to

This may make you think twice or thrice about heading out for that first spring trail ride. … Read the rest
Right now in Oakland, an anti mountain bike advocate is on trial for allegedly assaulting riders and vandalizing their bikes in the hills above the UC Berkeley campus.
A string of altercations from

This last week, Punxsutawney Phil delivered his annual weather prediction in Pennsylvania. The famed groundhog did not see his shadow, calling for an early spring for only the sixteenth time since 1887.
In honor of this prediction—though, let’s be honest, it’s a bit bunk—enjoy the thought of hitting the trails… Read the rest

Nude hiking in Switzerland is making the media rounds for at least the third time in two years, with the Appenzell Outer-Rhodes’ court ruling about a man seen trekking indecently over a year ago.
Though he admitted he had been hiking in the nude for two years already, the man… Read the rest

In the latest laugh-then-cringe news, a hiker on Blewett Pass shot himself in the butt last week. The 52-year-old man was moving his .40 caliber handgun from the holster to his back pocket when a bullet was fired down his left buttock and leg, stopping just before his knee. According… Read the rest

We here at Wend are pretty darn lucky to live in a place like Portland. Not only are our streets fairly bike friendly, but our city is also devoting some—though there is room for a lot more effort—energy towards eco-friendly ideas.
But one of the greater reasons that we (or… Read the rest

Just over a year ago, nude hiking made the news after Appenzell, Switzerland took a stand against the practice. After what seemed to be an invasion of the naked Germans, the community passed a law that banned hiking in the buff. Violators were to be fined.
For what appears to… Read the rest

According to the U.S. Outdoor Foundation, which recently released its 2010 Outdoor Recreation Participation Topline Report, Americans are not just spending more time outside, they’re also participating more in “core outdoor sports and activities.” The report shows a 3.3 percent increase in what they call “core” outdoor activities (from 97.5… Read the rest

To journey beyond travel, add a tinge of adventure and the voyage becomes an incredible one. Whether you are ice-climbing the glaciers of Patagonia or trekking through the Sahara Desert,  trekking amplifies your  view of a country, giving you a taste of the back country.
1. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
Climbing Africa’s… Read the rest

Tom Stienstra is an iconic outdoor writer, having written several widely recognized guidebooks about California, Washington and Oregon hiking. However, as of March 25th, Stienstra is also known as the guy who got busted for pot. Police arrested Stienstra and his wife after deputies found “a sophisticated marijuana cultivation operation… Read the rest