Chris Townsend Outdoors

1 week ago | christownsendoutdoors.com | Chris Townsend

On May 30 1985, excited and nervous, I was at the US/Canadaborder ready to begin the Continental Divide Trail, a 3100 mile walk that wouldtake me from the snowbound Northern Rockies to the deserts of New Mexico and afinish at the border with Mexico. En route I encountered deep snow, searing heat, floods,droughts, forest fires, blizzards and thunderstorms. I saw bears, moose,mountain goats, bald eagles, rattlesnakes and much more. I camped out on 149nights, often in the most spectacular places.

1 week ago | christownsendoutdoors.com | Chris Townsend

In Upland Ian Crofton takes a broad sweep through theBritish hills from the North Downs to the Cairngorms. Along the way heskilfully weaves together personal and family stories, prehistory and history,literature, art, geology, nature and more in a glorious mix of everything thehills have to offer.

1 week ago | christownsendoutdoors.com | Chris Townsend

Backpacking stove gas canisters tend to be replaced when almost empty because the heat from them is no longer enough to be of use. At least ... Jetboil Stash pot & stove Heat exchangers are corrugated fins or vanes on the base of a pot that capture heat that would otherwise be lo... Paramo Katmai shirt. Pacific Northwest Trail, 2010 This summer I’ve been testing two t-shirts for The Great Outdoors (see reviews here and ...

2 weeks ago | christownsendoutdoors.com | Chris Townsend

The long dry spell is over. Rain is falling heavily. Just afew days ago I was striding across the crisp, crunchy, dusty Moine Mhor – the GreatMoss, a vast normally boggy upland – astonished at the dryness. The day beforeI had marvelled at the shrunken River Feshie. That will change now. I’d set off down Glen Feshie on a sunny afternoon, though withthin clouds spreading overhead. The fresh leaves of the birches shone bright. The air was thick with heat.

3 weeks ago | christownsendoutdoors.com | Chris Townsend

Backpacking stove gas canisters tend to be replaced when almost empty because the heat from them is no longer enough to be of use. At least ... Jetboil Stash pot & stove Heat exchangers are corrugated fins or vanes on the base of a pot that capture heat that would otherwise be lo... Paramo Katmai shirt. Pacific Northwest Trail, 2010 This summer I’ve been testing two t-shirts for The Great Outdoors (see reviews here and ...