Amazon Prime members: It’s the first of the month again. Could I suggest a hiking book that you can upload on Amazon Kindle for free? Why? If you are like me, you select your reading material looking for something that could be life changing in some way, shape, or form. Outdoor narratives have the potential to carry the reader far and wide, giving a perspective–perhaps even fortitude–one theretofore lacked. Bill Walker is the...

If you asked 100 Appalachian Trail hikers which was the most difficult state on the AT (Appalachian Trail), fifty would probably say Maine and fifty would say New Hampshire. That fits my attitude. In fact when I’m in New Hampshire I’m prone to say it’s the toughest state, and likewise with Maine. Having said that, most AT hikers would state their preference for Maine as being their favorite state. “It is almost 300 miles...

Bill Walker, author of the Skywalker hiking series on the Appalachian Trail and Pacific Crest Trail, reports that American audiences are exhibiting great interest in the most popular hiking trail in Asia, the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal. This horseshoe-shaped circuit that runs through the Himalayas in Nepal ultimately reaches 17, 768 feet and requires approximately three weeks to cover. “The beauty of the Annapurna Circuit is that it...

“It’s all about acclimatization,” trekker after trekker advised me in the run-up to my trek on the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal. Indeed, they were correct. The Annapurna Circuit reaches 17,768 feet at Thorung La Pass. Except for the summit day, in which trekkers begin their ascent at 4 a.m. at 15,600 feet and climb almost 3,200 feet by early morning (to avoid the harsh late morning winds), the trek is not particularly difficult....

https://bay168.mail.live.com/default.aspx?id=64855#n=2073385327&fid=1&mid=1417c609-573f-11e3-8087-00237de49baa&fv=1The Amazon Travel Books Department recommends, Getting High–The Annapurna Circuit in Nepal, by Bill Walker. He is the previous author of other outdoor adventure narratives including, Skywalker–Close Encounters on the Appalachian Trail, Skywalker–Highs and Lows on the Pacific Crest Trail, and...

  That’s on my list,” is a remark I hear frequently these days. It is spoken in reference to the Annapurna Circuit (APC) in Nepal, now the most popular footpath in Asia. The comment I used to hear is, “I c can’t decide whether to do Everest Base Camp or the APC.” But the APC seems to have gained critical mass. Obviously Everest Base Camp has a special aura simply due to its name and history. However it...