Articles on Trekking Safety
Trekking first aid kit
I’ve been looking around Singapore to find the first aid kit bag that used to be selling for $6, but its been a few months and I guess I will have to settle with a more expensive one before I leave for my trip next week.
Of course, the better alternative would be just to get [...]
Water purification methods for trekking
There are three methods to purify water.
Boiling
Boiling effectively kills all the harmful things listed in my previous post, so its great! However, two things to note.
Water boils at different temperatures at different altitudes so I’m not really sure if it effective in higher altitudes (will go and find out more!)
Boiling is quite [...]
The clear blue cool waterfall of organisms
Very often, after a hard day of trekking, you will reach a “clear blue cool waterfall”… and then you think “Look! The water is so clean!”, you think you are “just like mountain men”, lets just drink to our hearts content!
If you are lucky, the next day, you will wake up with bright sunshine and [...]
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 [...]
Good trekking equipment is essential!
I was reading more about technological developments in the adventure tourism book that I borrowed.
It was saying that technological developments has made a huge impact on the practical matters in adventure, such as how comfortable with feel in adverse weather. Comfort is about clothing and equipment. Clothing helps us feel more [...]
Reading a book on Kilimanjaro
Yes, I’ve managed to find a book on Kilimanjaro, but I barely started reading it yet – only the introduction so far. The book is “Kilimanjaro” by John Reader, a pretty old book, but interesting – with quite a few pictures.
From the introduction, it seems like Kilimanjaro is climbed by A LOT of people [...]
Training for Kilimanjaro
I was reading the AfricaTravelResource.com writeup on training for Kilimanjaro:
…try to walk as much as you can… Try to get at least an hour of walking into every day. In addition to this, try to get some morning and evening sessions of aerobic activity in, such as cycling, running or spinning…
Weekends and days off you [...]
Medical and Safety Aspects of High Altitude Mountaineering
I came across a website talking about the medical and safety aspects of high altitude mountaineering.
Actually, I’m kind of anxious right now, because as of now the furthest I’ve been is Gunung Stong, which is just 1422 meters above sea level. I’ve never done trekking above that height, and so I don’t know how [...]