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Category Archives: Introduction to Hiking
Desert Hiking – Introduction to Hiking – Hiking Information
People who live in, or frequent, the desert know the rules and will justifiably regard some of the information I provide in this post as rubbish. The difference is acclimatization. Friends from near sea level, who travel to hike with me, … Continue reading →
Posted in Arizona, Desert Hiking, Grand Canyon, Utah
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Tagged Alberta, Arizona, blisters, Boulder Dam, Bright Angel Lodge, Calgary, Canada, Colorado River, Death Canyon, Death in the Grand Canyon, Death in Yellowstone, desert, dormitory, electrolyte, Grand Canyon, heat stroke, hiking, hikingwithbarry, hypothermia, Michael P. Ghiglieri, moleskin, mule train, Nuun, Over the Edge, Phantom Ranch, Thomas M. Myers, toe nails, Utah, Wyoming, Yellowstone, Yellowstone National Park
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Avalanche – Introduction to Hiking – Hiking Information
I manage avalanche risk by avoiding or substantially reducing exposure to it. Every year many people lose their lives to avalanches. As I write on this day, a snowmobiler and a skier have lost their lives in avalanches in the past … Continue reading →
Posted in Avalanche
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Tagged Alberta, avalanche, avalanche beacon, avalanche center, avalanche danger, avalanche probe, avalanche shovel, avalanche transceiver, Backcountry Avalanche Awareness, beacon, Bruce Jamieson, Calgary, Calgary Outdoor Centre, Canada, Canadian Avalanche Centre, Canmore, collapsible shovel, cornice, direction finder, extreme avalanche danger, Gem Trek Map, Gem Trek maps, Gem Trek Publishing, hiking, hikingwithbarry, Kananaskis, Kananaskis Country, Kananaskis Valley, Mount Kidd, probe, rain, shovel, transceiver, U of C, University of Calgary
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Revelations – Introduction to Hiking – Hiking Information
In the beginning, I could not have predicted the course this incredible, never-ending lifetime journey would take. As a 12-year-old boy, my motivation was the inner-child excitement of discovering new places combined with a personal need for solitude. This continued as locations changed in the pursuit of … Continue reading →
Posted in Introduction to Hiking Summary
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Tagged Alberta, American southwest, Arizona, Bowron Lakes, Bright Angel Lodge, British Columbia, Calgary, Canada, Forget-Me-Not, Forget-Me-Not Mountain, Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon Village, hiking, hikingwithbarry, introduction to hiking, isaac lake, Kananaskis, Kananaskis Country, Little Colorado River Gorge, Mount Cornwall, Mount Glasgow, Navajo, revelations, South Rim
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Weather – Introduction to Hiking – Hiking Information
The Earth is the vehicle. The Sun is the engine. Many books have been written about the nature and patterns of weather. My excellent reference book is ‘Mountain Weather’ authored by Jeff Renner and published by The Mountaineers Books. I also … Continue reading →
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Tagged Alberta, atmospheric pressure, Banff National Park, Calgary, Canada, core body temperature, Earth, evaporation, heat stress, hiking, hikingwithbarry, isobars, Jeff Renner, lightning, Mount Assiniboine, Mount Rundle, mountain weather, Mountaineers Books, mountains, satellite weather images, Sun, The Mountaineers Books, weather, weather front, Weather network, wind, wind chill
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Bears – Introduction to Hiking – Hiking Information
Bears wander. That’s what they do. Being afraid of bears is much like being afraid of crossing the street. People increasingly invade the free range domain of bears. When I cross the street, I am invading the domain of large, potentially … Continue reading →
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Tagged air horn, Alberta, bear, bear banger, bear bells, bear charge, bear flares, bear spray, bear spray canister, bears, black bears, Canada, claw marks, false charge, fear, FUD, Glacier National Park, grizzly bears, hiking, hikingwithbarry, Montana, National Parks, Park Services, Ptarmigan Tunnel, scat, trail runner, wildlife
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