Articles on Trekking Boots
Going to Berkelah Waterfalls… tonight!
Just yesterday night, a friend of mine called me and told me that one of the trek leaders of a trip to Berkelah waterfalls had to pull out because she had something urgent to settle, and she asked me if I could help to stand in… and yeah, it seems like a long while since [...]
I bought my trekking boots!
I finally purchased my trekking boots yesterday! Its a Columbia Frontier Peak. Well, I guess since I will be going for a number of treks these coming years (so much inspired by the “Journey to the Ends of the World” book), it would be an investment. Its great, because just right up in a month’s [...]
14 days to Kinabalu!
I’m so excited about what is going to happen in the next few weeks! In 14 days time, I will be in Sabah and standing on the peak of Southeast Asia! Heh! The few of us met up yesterday to discuss stuff with regard to the trek. There are a couple of things I am [...]
More mountains and more shoes!
A few days ago, was talking to a friend over MSN, and she mentioned that NUS Rovers is going to Gunung Rinjani this holidays! Gunung Rinjani is located in Lombok, Indonesia – over 3000 meters from what I remember, and the trek (I think) is 4 days. Its a crater lake! The scenery is going [...]
More on trekking boots
Spent time walking around a lot today, scouting for anything and everything. I popped by some sports shops and adventure shops to check out the range of shoes and boots. The Dr Marten’s ones I mentioned are heavy – and I realised that they are more for work safety. On the other hand I found [...]
Trekking Shoes, Hiking Boots – How to choose?
Was doing some research to unravel all the stuff about Hiking Boots, and I came across this WiseGeek website that has an explanation of the different types of footwear for hiking. I think I have briefly touched on the topic before – footwear is one important part of the adventure equipment. The footwear that you [...]