Found this one at “Ammado” from the 2007 event. Looks great, but kind of desolate ..
More here ; http://www.ammado.com/Nonprofits/ViewFullArticle.lnk/45950/825
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For those of us who weren’t venture scouts, here’s the wisdom of Woodgate as irritatingly shared over the shoulder during this weekends first training hike. Rule 1: When walking on a road with no traffic, always walk into oncoming traffic, Every good scout knows this one. Rule 2: Bring some water, Khilan, you dipstick. [...]
Liberal use of fast forward suggested.. Having never done anything as insane as this, I did quite a bit of reading on the type of gear needed to survive a 100k event. As the team has not decided on what type of support mechanism we will have along the way, I will make adjustment to “what I carry” as we move [...] I am further realizing that this entire event is yet another one of Paul’s bait & switch charades! … He has once again managed to get me to spend money … on all this gear we need … OK, and maybe some we don’t need ! Posts on the gear have so far neglected the #1 item for hiking in japan – the facetowel.A good towel will be absorbent but light, thin enough to be easily wrung, thick enough to protect from UV when worn in head mode. An onsen tadger-towel is in most cases the ideal choice. See below for [...] All you shopoholics out there – I was living your dream yesterday. Spent my lengthy lunch break yesterday (26th March 2008) at the L-Breath shop in Ochanomizu (water for tea??) . Dropped a fair amount of cash to buy rain gear and stocks, adn knee guards. I’m getting serious about the equipment, lets see [...] Well, as if my first year in Japan was not rocked by the proposal of doing the Tokyo Marathon, Paul and Joe have been most kind and have got me all signed up for the Oxfam Trailwalker Japan … which consists of a mere 100km in 48 hours across the mountainous terrain of Hakkone National [...] Having broken my foot at Christmas, most of my immediate preparation is simply trying to get my strength back, without actually harming the foot recovery. I’ve progressed from a wheelchair, to crutches, to a cast, to my current situation : no cast, just a ‘support’ thing I can take on and off. The foot still [...] mental attitude: perambulation extreme is gonna be fun |
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