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Mar 24
9 min

What Is The Hardest Hike In The Adirondack High Peaks?

Having been a visitor to the Adirondack High Peaks for over 30 years, one of the most common questions I get asked by hardcore hikers is...

#TrekTipTuesday - Ruck Marching For Hiking Fitness

LiveWild Radio

Mar 23
1 min

#TrekTipTuesday - Ruck Marching For Hiking Fitness

Sometimes the simplest thing is the best option and nothing is simpler than ruck marching. It burns almost as many calories/hour as running.

Part 4 - Almost Everything You Need To Know About Winter Camping

Winston Endall

Jan 7
7 min

Part 4 - Almost Everything You Need To Know About Winter Camping

In the first three parts of this series, we talk about how to dress, shelters, making fire, crossing ice and when to use traction aids...

5 Most Important Wilderness Survival Skills To Learn

LiveWild Radio

Jun 13, 2020
5 min

5 Most Important Wilderness Survival Skills To Learn

The field of wilderness survival is vast but there are 5 key skills that are the most important to learn.

Part 3 - Almost Everything You Need To Know About Winter Camping

Winston Endall

May 9, 2020
15 min

Part 3 - Almost Everything You Need To Know About Winter Camping

Part 3 is all you need to know about winter camping. We've covered clothing, footwear & shelters. Now we'll hit fire, snowshoes & crampons.

Ruck Marching For Hiking Fitness And Fat Loss

Winston Endall

May 4, 2020
11 min

Ruck Marching For Hiking Fitness And Fat Loss

In a modern context, nothing will condition you for hiking better than going on walks while carrying a load in a pack.

Winston Endall

Apr 15, 2020
16 min

Training for the Outdoors, Simplified

New to exercise, this is for you. It covers the the principles of training and program design.

Using The 10 Hiking Essentials For Emergency Preparedness

Winston Endall

Mar 31, 2020
8 min

Using The 10 Hiking Essentials For Emergency Preparedness

Your probally didn't know that the 10 Essentials for Hiking also lay the groundwork emergency preparedness. We run through it all.

Part 2- Almost Everything You Need To Know About Winter Camping

Winston Endall

Jan 9, 2020
8 min

Part 2- Almost Everything You Need To Know About Winter Camping

In Part 2- Almost Everything You Need To Know About Winter Camping we cover shelters.

Best Backpacking Trips in the Adirondacks High Peaks

Winston Endall

Jan 5, 2020
11 min

Best Backpacking Trips in the Adirondacks High Peaks

100s of miles of trails, free camping, rugged terrain, and 46 peaks over 4k feet. Here's our favourite backpacking trips in ADK High Peaks.

Almost Everything You Need To Know About Winter Camping - Part 1

Winston Endall

Dec 25, 2019
9 min

Almost Everything You Need To Know About Winter Camping - Part 1

Winter camping is challenging and rewarding. It lets you get out when everyone else is cooped up inside. Enjoy 30+ years of tips!

Winston Endall

Dec 2, 2019
8 min

How to Plan a Backpacking Trip

Intro When you've got all your gear, broken in your boots and packed your pack it's time to plan your backpacking trip. You can wing it...

Winston Endall

Dec 2, 2019
7 min

Navigation for Backpacking

Wilderness navigation is knowing where you are, where you want to go and how to get there. Read on to learn how.

How to Build a First Aid Kit for Backpacking

Winston Endall

Nov 5, 2019
7 min

How to Build a First Aid Kit for Backpacking

Of all the things you need for backpacking your first aid kit might be the least sexy but if you need it, then it’s the most important.

How to Start a Fire with Birch Bark and a Ferro Rod

LiveWild Radio

Nov 3, 2019
1 min

How to Start a Fire with Birch Bark and a Ferro Rod

No matches, no problem. With birch bark and a spark you'll have a campfire in no time!

LiveWild Radio

Nov 3, 2019
1 min

How to Set up a Hennessy Hammock

Tips and tricks to set up a Hennessy camping hammock. It can be tricky but this video shows you how to get it right!

Hammock Tips - How To Get the Perfect Hang with a Ridgeline

LiveWild Radio

Nov 2, 2019
1 min

Hammock Tips - How To Get the Perfect Hang with a Ridgeline

Getting the perfect hang with a hammock can be a case of trial and error. We simplify it!

How to Get Safe Drinking Water in the Backcountry

Winston Endall

Oct 5, 2019
13 min

How to Get Safe Drinking Water in the Backcountry

When you get right down to it, we need food, shelter, and water to survive. This blog is geared on how to get safe drinking H20in the wild

How to Build a Cook System for Backpacking

LiveWild Radio

Aug 10, 2019
10 min

How to Build a Cook System for Backpacking

Camp cooking is one of the simple pleasures in life. I prefer to think of things in terms of systems. Everything works together.

How to Choose a Sleeping Pad for Backpacking

Winston Endall

Aug 10, 2019
7 min

How to Choose a Sleeping Pad for Backpacking

Experienced campers have long known that laying directly on the ground is neither warm nor comfortable. Read on about sleeping pads.

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