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The most efficient "food" you can carry is the body fat you can afford to lose. In addition to getting fit for a two week backpacking trip, gaining a few extra pounds will help. How much you should …

One possibility is CAP (TM) TRipside Assistance. (TM means trademark.) My doc's concierge firm (MD2 International) has a contract with them to offer hospital to home-area hospital evacuation for its p …

However, I no longer feel comfortable hiking alone, and would like a gadget that would detect a fall and report it, preferably where there is no cell signal; this may be too much to ask for but it is …

A pair of hiking poles is advisable on the snowy part of the descent -- or at least what was a snow slope in 2007. … Read up before hiking up! Better, get some experience hiking at altitudes of, say, 12,000 feet -- easy to do in California or the Rockies. …

As a new camper, without any experience, the most important thing is to take it gradually. @Weather Vane in his comment recommended a specific primer, and reading that or another primer is a good idea …

My experience includes fall hiking at medium altitudes (10,000 to 12,000 feet), hence snow on the ground and snow falling. … Good hiking and banish that cabin fever!! …

Many hikers are already listening to music -- the symphony of the nearby running stream, the distant percussion of waterfalls, the complex melody of many birds, the almost, but not quite, inaudible ba …

before the trip, staying hydrated during the trip, salt, resting in the shade (if any) as necessary, putting a wet cloth on your head and around your neck, stuffing your cap with snow (if available) and hiking …

In more than forty years of hiking several times a year in the Sierra in Yosemite and in the vicinity of Yosemite, we have encountered black bears ten or fifteen times. …

Take a look at Only in Your State for 14 epic hiking trails in SC. I hope some of them are close enough to you to be practical. …

You can, with religious effort, take years off your effective "hiking age", provided you do not have underlying health issues. …

Don't overthink this problem! I have decades of experience being in calorie debt every year, for two or so weeks at a time, at least twice a year, on backpacking trips (when younger), and I advise re …

Layering and wicking. Back to layering and wicking in a minute, but first note that 3,000 meters (9,842 feet) isn't really all that high compared to what you are aiming for, which is above 5,500 met …

I revisited this question while tracking down something else. (I'm not sure how I got here when I was looking at your recent caterpillar question, but mysterious are the ways of the moving finger on …

I am interpreting the question broadly as how to kill ticks on hiking and gardening clothes, not just the efficacy of microwaving them. …