Category: Featured

Breaking the speed record: How Joe McConaughy mastered the Appalachian Trail

Marion Fernandez

The Appalachian Trail, or the AT, is one of the most trekked paths in North America. Along with its famous counterpart the Pacific Crest Trail…

How to prepare to hike the Camino Trail

Marion Fernandez

Also known as the Way of Saint James, the Camino de Santiago in Northern Spain is one of the oldest pilgrimage routes in the world.…

Rent an Island: Top 10 private rental islands

Having an island all to yourself and your loved ones seems like something either for the extremely rich or what happens to people at the…

Incredible story of SPOT’s 4,000th rescue

Michael Herrera is a retired firefighter and a fan of the SPOT device. This enabled a speedy rescue after he crashed his motorcycle when he…

Three points for an avalanche with a human in the middle

If you are planning a hike in the snow, you must remember there is always a possibility of avalanches occurring. Their power should never be…

Best indoor rowing exercise machines for 2017

Doug Williams

Regardless of the brand and the tech it has mounted on it, an ordinary cardio machine does not work your body harder than a rowing…

Bass fishing with soft plastic lures and a Texas Rig

Using plastic worms has been ubiquitous in the bass fishing world since the 1970s when lure manufacturers stopped producing hard rubber worms in favor of…

10 places for coffee in Shanghai

Doug Williams

China is not generally known for coffee, but in recent years, due mainly to the expat community there, it is growing in popularity among locals.…

Illimani – Climbing the highest mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Andes

Tijana Radeska

llimani is a mountain that dominates the background of the city of La Paz, in Bolivia. It stands high above the big city and keeps…

Light pillars over Wyoming

Light pillars – the diamond shining columns

Stef Zisovska

No need to panic! It has nothing to do with aliens and space ships who’ve come to kidnap you. Neither is it an evil force…