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As if this team needed another member to be submitting a “medical update” !!! Well, as Paul W wrote in his detailed summary of Training #5 to Kumotori-san, I damaged my knee about 4-5km before reaching the peak lodge (Kumotori-Sanso) Saturday night. It had started sending me little “notices” much earlier in the day, but [...] This weekend Reza and I planned a bigger hike than usual – a 2 day epic up and down Kumotori-san – at 2017m the highest mountain in Kanto. I had already climbed a shorter version of this hike with the wife almost a year ago to the day, so I thought [...] After hiking through some “challenging” conditions at the weekend, the following is going straight onto my shopping list for the trailwalker: Waterproof rucksack shell See if you can spot the theme. If you are out in the trail in the coming summer months, remember this: Mosquitos are twice as attracted to blue than any other color and appear to love people who’ve just eaten bananas. God help you if you are a blue banana. NOTE: Click on any image to view a larger format. Theme of the Day: Aaaaaaarrrrrgh !! Who: Paul W, Khilan & Reza PHOTOS: Check out all the photos [...] As of April 18th ( the latest figures available ) Oxfam Japan has received 8.9 million yen, almost double the figure from 10 days prior. Thats around 85,000 US dollars or 42,000 UK pounds. Thanks to the generosity of the Snailwalkers sponsors, our team target of 4,000 pounds is edging closer. Another picture from the Oxfam [...] Keep this in mind … Once I post the blog for Training #4, the Theme of the Day will be listed as “Aaaaaaarrrrgh!!!” … and well, it seems that it even extends to our blog software (WordPress) … as it currently does not allow me to insert any images!! Where’s the fun [...] I’ve been silent on the blogs for a few weeks now. Mostly out of lack of time. That said, it is unfair to the you lot reading the blogs, so the post. About three weeks ago, on the Takao-Jimba ascent morning my back gave out. This was 10 metres from my building’s front door. Gingerly walking [...] With another couple of training hikes behind us, I think we’re ready for a few more pearls of snailwalking wisdom. Rules 1 to 5 Rule 6: Be Zen. Zen is all about getting lost in a moment, forcing your brain to stop judging and analyzing and living purely in the “now”. It struck me as we were [...] It is often the case that a pursuit as seemingly simple as, well, lets take running, can be made into something superhuman by a subtle combination of marketing and a blokey weakness for gadgets. I speak from some authority on the latter. An activity that is hitherto considered normal for anyone over the age of three [...] |
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