I live in Switzerland and until proven otherwise, I think we have the best cartography in the world. map.geo.admin.ch and the Swisstopo app are absolute treasures to plan hikes.

At the moment I am trying to plan a hike in France where I cannot use the swiss map. I have tried several layers of Openstreetmaps but I don't find any that seem as good to show the relief, the walking paths, public transport stops and type of terrain.

What is your go-to cartography option?

Day at home as the weather is dangerously bad on the mountains, so we started packing. In less than one week we'll start our journey (literally, we'll go by train from Italy) to the Kungsleden in Sweden.
4 people, 3 dogs.
It took months of planning and I can't wait to finally hit the trail!
#hiking #kungsleden #sweden @hiking #trekking

In about 10 days, we'll leave for the #Kungsleden in #Sweden.
I am trying to train a bit more, and yesterday we attempted the Monte Pelmo tour. The weather was not great so we decided to stop before in order to avoid rain on the most difficult part of the hike. We didn't avoid the rain, though, and the trail became extremely slippery and muddy.
We will try again next week, let's hope for a sunny day!
Trail on my Komoot https://www.komoot.it/tour/3123707531?t%5C_s=referral&t%5C_cid=route%5C_share
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(When I was planning some of the longer hikes I often struggled to find the most important info for me. You can easily find GPS tracks but those don't really tell you what type of a route is it: How remote it is? Is there water? Can you find food? Where can you camp? So here are some of the routes I did and some basic info about them)

Starting with a bit more exotic option: GR 131 on La Palma island. Also called "El Baston" because it kind of looks like a walking stick.

General info: The route follows a natural ridge of the volcano that formed the island. It passes through national park, astronomical observatory and many volcanoes.

The route can be done in 3 days. It's 63km but 3.794m of total ascent. Can be done throughout the year.

Getting there: The island is small and there are plenty of bus routes. You can easily get to both ends of the route from Santa Cruz de La Palma and back.

Remoteness: The route passes through "Roque de los Muchachos", highest point of the island and astronomical observatory. This point can be reached by car and is a popular tourist destination. Other than that I don't remember seeing anyone during the 3 days of hiking. The first/last town you pass through is Los Canarios, few kilometres from the start/end of the route.

Water: No water. You pass through Punta de Los Roques shelter in about the middle of the hike. There is a water deposit there that is re-filled periodically but you cant really count on it. You have to carry water for the whole hike.

Camping: As I mentioned there's a refuge that you could probably use when starting in Fuencaliente and going north. Walking the other way I passed next to it in the afternoon so I didn't sleep there. You can camp pretty much anywhere. It's legal to sleep anywhere in the mountains but you can only camp in designated areas during the day. Obviously don't start any fires.

Dangers: Other then the remoteness itself - none. The route is well marked and safe.

Overall: Highly recommended. It's a remote but well maintained route. Short but definitely on the difficult side. Climbing from a see level to the highest point of the island is a nice challenge. Great views from the top and volcanic scenery along the way make it all worth it.

What else to do: La Palma prides itself in the quality of it's hikes and you will find plenty of other quality routes there. Short flight/ferry trip away is also Tenerife with Teide, highest peak of Spain.

Sometimes I am too tired from life and I almost give up on waking up at 5AM to go hiking.
Thankfully I am also stubborn. I would have missed all this beauty and an amazing day with my local Alpine Club.
This is Cima Ferrara in the Friuli Dolomites.
12,5km - 1220mt elevation gain.
I loved every second of this.

More pictures on my Komoot https://www.komoot.it/tour/3087249534?t%5C_s=referral&t%5C_cid=route%5C_share

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Hiking packing list app: advice needed!
I am currently using Lighterpack, but I would like to switch to a more mobile friendly website or app. The website is not mobile friendly and it takes a lot of time to update my backpack list (plus it's so difficult to navigate from mobile)
What do you hikers use? Any advice is more than welcome 🙇‍♀️ bonus if the app is open source.
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For this #MountainMonday I would like to talk about an amazing initiative brought on by the Italian Alpine Club from Livinallongo (BL).
It's called "Adopt a trail".
Trails are the threads the connect our towns, valleys, the lives of the people that live and have lived our mountains.
The maintenance of these trails is voluntary, every section has to clean, track and do a yearly maintenance on hundreds of km.

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A couple days ago, I was booking a hut-hiking holiday in the Alps with some friends. It was however quite time consuming to look for hikes, then check all individual huts and see if they have free beds on the desired days. That's why, while procrastinating on my thesis, I've been writing this little website. It automatically fetches a lot of huts and official hikes. It then checks their availability and gives you a list of possible hikes you can do.

I thought I'd share this here, in case someone is in Europe and finds this helpful. Feedback is also super welcome!

Yours, Robin

PS: I'm sorry for the english speaking people: Most of the data is in German :/

Today we hike in the presence of the queen: the Marmolada.

#MountainMonday #hiking #dolomites @hiking

Ultima uscita in ambiente innevato con il CAI di Treviso, fatta il 3 aprile. Splendida, lunga, con una vista mozzafiato sulle nostre montagne e sulle Tre Cime di Lavaredo.
Dopo questo itinerario immerso nella neve, si inizia a programmare per quelli estivi, in mezzo al verde che sta iniziando a fare timidamente capolino.
📍 Dolomiti di Braies: Carbonin - Monte Specie
🏔️ 20km, 860mt di dislivello, escursione in ambiente innevato, con ciaspole
👣 Percorso completo su Komoot https://www.komoot.it/tour/2860677723?ref=aso
#hiking #dolomiti #escursioni #montagna #mountains #veneto #snow #trecimedilavaredo #dreizinnen @[email protected] @[email protected]

Hey Everyone, I am planning a trip to Mt. Rainier this summer. I know some areas were closed a little while ago. To my knowledge, everything is back open, and I am looking for recommendations for campsites and trails to visit. If anybody has any info they can share!

My first 2 weeks on #mastodon have been a breath of fresh air. I can't wait to explore more of this amazing world called the #fediverse .
A bit late #silentsunday but I wanted to contribute anyway.

[Dolomiti, summer 2020, sunrise: an amazing view from Bec de Roces, Arabba]

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Before anyone jumps on me about good boots being worth the investment I already have a quality pair of hiking boots (Danner Lights) but I'm going to be sending them out to be resoled soon, estimated turnaround time will be about 5-6 weeks, and I'm just looking for a temporary pair to hold me over for whatever hiking I do for the month or so I won't have my main boots. After which these temporary boots will probably go into the trunk of my car as part of my emergency kit to hopefully never be worn again.

Anyone got a favorite pair of cheap boots?

Small checklist I'd like to have:
Wide sizes
Waterproof
Lightweight (though I'm not expecting miracles on that front)
Preferably about a 6" height, I'm flexible on that, but generally I prefer a taller boot.

Howdy all. I have a 33% avg grade, highly overgrown slope (~450' length, ~160' elevation change) at the edge of my property that was originally used by a railroad company 130 years ago to slide trees down to where they were building railroad ties. It is now exclusively a deer path (the poo on my knees can attest to that) and I had to scramble at several points to get up.

If you were in my deer poo covered shoes (and assuming I had cleared all the brush and fallen trees), would you build trail stairs, e.g.

or a small set of switchbacks (space is tight as I have like 30' of width to play with), e.g.

orrrrr would you just clear it out well and deal with sprawling for a few steeper parts? (my least favorite option as I would like to hike this several times a week when it's done)

I'm concerned with long-term maintenance but am willing the put in the upfront work! TIA

https://www.recreation.gov/interagency-pass/types/resident

Hi everyone! I’m exploring  emergency call experiences and rescue communication in mountaineering. The survey is anonymous, takes about 3–5 minutes, and is open to anyone interested in mountain or outdoor activities.🩷

🙏 Survey link with google form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScJ3MoMgNQZz07ODtqm25sPpV-e99HZzDx__4Oe7BF-70sUcw/viewform?usp=header

If you have any experiment If you have experience in mountain activities, it would be helpful. Especially if you have experience with emergency calls, please be sure to participate in the response.

Just absolutely insane what this guy was able to pull off.

The 37-year-old climbed 403,740 feet, covering 629 miles on foot and cycling 2,568 miles between the peaks. He spent 489 hours in motion in those 31 days, linking all the publicly accessible 14ers in the lower U.S. On each stage of his project, the once-in-a-generation mountaineering legend was joined by high-profile local athletes who pedaled, climbed and ran alongside him.

I'm in this hiking club and they were adamant about not hiking in jeans.

Now I know they're not the best pants but I said it should be fine to wear them on short hikes and it wouldn't kill you but there are better things to wear. They added in further they will kick individuals out for wearing jeans.

Now I personally have done many hikes, even longer hikes wearing jeans with no issues. I want to know your thoughts below on this topic. Am I in the wrong here?