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3 weeks ago |
mensjournal.com | T.J. Olwig
In this instance, a detour is just the ticket for fewer crowds. Kitti Boonnitrod/Getty ImagesMoments after breaking camp at Shira II, a clogged-up campsite on the western slopes of Kilimanjaro National Park, the Indian national anthem filled the Tanzanian air. Even on a breezy morning, the loud, minutes-long ballad—chanted by an upbeat bunch of twenty-something Subcontinental trekkers clambering up the mountain—swallowed the singletrack Lemosha Route whole.
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3 weeks ago |
flipboard.com | T.J. Olwig
1 day agoWhen it comes to preparing for the great outdoors, indoors, few movements are as suited to building mountain legs as the humble box step-up. The CrossFit Hero WOD ‘Chad’, which challenges you to do 1,000 reps of weighted step-ups, was used by Chad Wilkinson to prepare for high-altitude mountain …
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1 month ago |
mensjournal.com | T.J. Olwig
Five minutes after squeezing into the Cessna 206 with three other giddy passengers, the blue-and-white six-seater zipped across the gravel runway and rose into an overcast sky, veering west for the heart of Denali National Park and Preserve. As the single-engine aircraft elevated over the Parks Highway and Alaska Railroad, my body tightened and breath shortened.
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2 months ago |
mensjournal.com | T.J. Olwig
On the morning of Sunday, June 30, 2024, the air in the Arctic tundra was anything but arctic. It was a windless and muggy 72-degree day. Under the hazy blue sky, the crisp aroma of Labrador tea plants perfumed the soggy Alaskan bush. The Alatna River—one of six National Wild and Scenic Rivers in Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, the highest tally of all U.S. National Parks—flowed in the glacier-carved valley hundreds of feet below.
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Nov 18, 2024 |
mensjournal.com | T.J. Olwig
An hour’s drive from Denver and Boulder, Fort Collins has played third wheel in the Centennial State for far too long. The bustling college town, home to Colorado State University and New Belgium Brewing Company, can go pound for pound with its ever-popular (and pretty epic, we admit) Front Range neighbors any day of the week. Whether it's on the hiking and biking trails, down the river, and in the craft brew ring, Fort Collins is a true front runner.
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