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Passes and Peaks of the Great Himalayan Trail (GHT)

Have you ever wanted to rub shoulders with the giants? Well here is a list of high-altitude passes that have an elevation that exceeds 5000m (maximum O2 sat of 55%) that you will 'pass' on the Great Himalayan Trail (GHT) High Route in Nepal. You can also find a list of the 33 peaks that are regulated by the Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) along with their topographic prominence, as well as a list of the more Read more

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Waterfalls of Malaysia

Here is a little list of waterfalls in Malaysia that require some form of hiking to get to (with a difficulty rating of 1.8 or more). The difficulties are listed next to the names and can range from short, hour-long walks, to strenuous, multi-day hikes. The relative inaccessibility of these waterfalls helps to thin out the weekend crowds a little, and gives you a little bit of space for yourself. It will also spare you from the mounds Read more

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Hiking Classifications

After receiving several inquiries about the difficulty of hikes, I began a long search for a system that would help to describe the difficulty that one would encounter on any given trail. I ended up stumbling upon quite a few systems but they all tended to be overly simplistic or were very specific to a certain terrain, like the Australian Standard that was designed for the Australian outback, or the SAC (Swiss Alpine Club) Read more

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Taxonomy Index

Here is a list of the common names of flora and fauna that have been mentioned in posts, along with their respective genera and species. The tables have been divided into their respective Kingdoms as well as their conservation status under the IUCN Red List * if known. I previously used Woese's three-domain, six-kingdom system, but with recent developments in taxonomy, I have instead switched to Cavalier- Read more

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Top Trails of Western Australia

Here is a portion of the list that the website TrailsWA has compiled after asking "West Australians to nominate their Top Trails – the ones which they felt had the ‘wow’ factor and showed WA at its best". However, this post only lists the hiking trails, and the other types of trails such as mountain biking, 4WD trails and urban walks have been omitted. All the trails have been arranged in alphabetical order and the Read more

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100 Items or Less

The idea behind this 'item cap' (crap cap?) is to basically own less in order to experience more. It not only helps me conserve space and money, as well as gives me the element of mobility, but also helps to alter my consumption patterns and reduce my carbon footprint. I also try my best to obtain used items whenever possible (except, of course, for running shoes and safety equipment), as there is an over-abundance of Read more