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Top Stories
Man Completes Triple Crown While Raising Funds for Food Pantry (Wicked Local)
Search For Missing Portland Climber Suspended (Fox News)
Woman Makes Mapping the High Sierras Her Mission (Fresno Bee)
David Corthwaite and Leon McCarron Will Walk 1,000 Miles through the Middle East (The Adventure Blog)
The Big Outside Compiles a List of 25 Best Backcountry Campsites (The Big Outside)
Hiking Artist’s Travelogue Gives Personal Look at the Appalachian Trail (Outside Magazine)
Campfire Questions
Each week: three questions about this weekend’s reading to help stimulate a bit of discussion:
- At what point should a search for somebody missing in the backcountry be suspended?
- Do we know all there is to know about the High Sierra already?
- What’s your favorite backcountry campsite?
Discussion
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Companion forum thread to: Weekend Reads: December 4, 2015
This week’s news: Man Completes Triple Crown of Hiking; A Search for a Missing Climber is Suspended; Explorers Look to Walk 1,000 miles through the Middle East, and more – plus some stimulating forum discussion questions!
My favorite backcountry campsite? I’ve learned, the hard way, not to reveal those… :)
Here’s a more general overview…
http://www.pmags.com/the-perfect-campsite
I’m with Mags.
Why would anyone wish to guarantee the destruction of a great campsite by broadcasting its location to the hiking world?
A pestilence upon Big Outside for such treachery.
These things are best kept closely guarded, whispered only among trusted friends.
1) Too many variables. Each case needs to be evaluated itself.
2) I’m happy with topographical maps. Some funding for trail maintenance in my lifetime would be nice in a select few areas.
3) You’re kidding. Certainly not in any National Parks
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