What are some difficult things one could do to challenge themselves outdoors?
1913 sats \ 19 comments \ @Fabs 29 Dec 2023 Ask_SN
Simple question; I'd like to make my life a great deal more interesting and worth living, starting 2024, i'd would like to do some of the more "difficult" things one could do outdoors, but within the realms of hiking, trekking and staying outdoors with only my backpack, pretty much being dependent only on myself.
Any ideas or recommendations of things you've done yourself?
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41 sats \ 5 replies \ @Ice9 29 Dec 2023
As a westerner I think an epic journey would be to go to Asia and get into the massive mountains of Nepal and Tibet. That would put most Euros and North Americans way out of their comfort zone I'm sure. The Rockwall Trail in the Canadian Rockies is pretty awesome. 3 long 20-25km hike days. Plenty of other stuff around there too. There's a ton of stuff in western Canada really. You would feel very isolated very quickly on most of it. If you like coastal trails there's some epic multi day stuff like the West Coast Trail on Vancouver Island (Island is 700km long, so it's not small 😂). Most of the popular backpacking routes in the parks you need to apply for a permit, or reserve your campspots. You could easily spend years hiking around western Canada and the USA in areas that few other people go.
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0 sats \ 4 replies \ @Ice9 29 Dec 2023
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0 sats \ 3 replies \ @Fabs OP 29 Dec 2023
Yeah, there are many awesome trails, too!
However, i'm still a very bloody beginner and would like to start small in my home country :D
I'd only do those longer trails with at least one other person though, maybe i'll find someone around my place.
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @Ice9 29 Dec 2023
I would research some of the hut routes in the Alpes. At least get comfortable with hiking in big mountains on well known and popular trails. My understanding with lots of the hut trips is you can pack super light because you can stay and eat at all the various alpine lodgings. From there you just start doing more and more solo adventures as your experience grows.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Fabs OP 29 Dec 2023
Well, I'd like to keep the costs low, that's why I'm opting for solid gear :D
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Ice9 29 Dec 2023
Sweet. 👍 Get out there and do it. It's a great experience and always makes you appreciate the small comforts of home when you get back. Have fun!
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @BitcoinIsTheFuture 30 Dec 2023
My buddies and I do mancations every few years. Hiking 14ers, doin via Ferrata. Tubing down rivers
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @elysia 30 Dec 2023
See how long you can float in icy water
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @Signal312 30 Dec 2023
There's a book I read which unfortunately I can't remember the title of. Darn it.
But the author gave all kinds of ideas for weekend outdoor adventures. I'm pretty sure he was English. Also I remember a photo of him on the Bromson folding bikes, in an island, close to England. Maybe the Isle of Man? Maybe that's enough go on. But he had lots of great ideas.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Signal312 30 Dec 2023
Found it! The book is called Microadventures: Local Discoveries for Great Escapes by Alastair Humphreys. Really fun, doable outdoor ideas. A few of them are:
  • Just sleep outside, in a sleeping bag, in your yard
  • Climb up the nearest large hill. Doesn't have to be a mountain
  • Go catch a fish. Cook and eat it. If you don't catch it, go hungry
It's a fun read, inspiring.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Fabs OP 30 Dec 2023
Hmm, yeah I like it.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Bitcoinisawesome 29 Dec 2023
Do you have a lot of time on your hands? Doing the pacific coast trail, or any significant portion it, would be great. Surely if you kept your eyes, ears, and mouth open you'd run into some fun bitcoin activity which would be cool to hear about. Or perhaps any of the 6 month long type hikes around the world.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Fabs OP 29 Dec 2023
I'm based in Western-Europe :D
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0 sats \ 3 replies \ @Coyote_Cosmico 29 Dec 2023
A 7 day self supported backpacking trip is an "achievement unlocked" type adventure. It will change you.
Requires a lot of planning and thoughtfulness, probably something to work up to. It's a lot more fun if you hike in and set up a basecamp in one place, then can do day hikes/ peakbagging missions from there.
I did this a couple times and still dream about those trips. In my home state there are some designated wilderness areas which allow pack animals, and companies that will rent their horses/ llamas/ donkeys. I always wanted to have some beasts carry 21 days of food in for me and do a 3 week wilderness retreat that way. It's cheating a little bit, but I don't know how else to spend that much time out there.
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10 sats \ 2 replies \ @Fabs OP 29 Dec 2023
Well, if you combine some form of fasting and lots of dehydrated, high-calorie foods... You can definitely stay out a bid longer I'd say.
Good one, was already thinking about this myself! Although I think that I'd start with a three-day trip first.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @aljaz 29 Dec 2023
hunting/fishing can provide you with enough protein:)
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Fabs OP 29 Dec 2023
True that!
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 29 Dec 2023
~Outdoors would've loved this post.
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408 sats \ 0 replies \ @Fabs OP 29 Dec 2023
Yeah, too bad my last post about gear didn't get a single comment, so I've chosen to move this one to here.
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