Diana Vann on Seattle Backpackers Magazine: If winter’s chill finds you longing for summer’s sunny days, consider a trip south of the border to Baja. Greatly reduced temperatures make winter a far more pleasant time to hike at most Baja locations than summer. Autumn and spring are good times to hike there, too. It’s also [...] […]

Join Friends of the Smokies and Blue Ridge Mountain Sports next month for an informative session on day hiking basics, local hiking groups and local hiking opportunities. The purpose is to provide knowledge of hiking fundamentals and equipment required to build confidence and ensure safety.

The seminar is free and includes light refreshments, handouts, and discussion of equipment.

The event will be held on Thursday, March 22, 2012, from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m., at:

Blue Ridge Mountain Sports - Farragut
11537 Kingston Pike
Knoxville, TN

For more information and to register, please call Sarah Weeks at (800) 845-5665 or email her at fotssw@bellsouth.net.


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Megan Michelson: On January 20, 2003, seven people were killed in a class 3 avalanche on a peak called La Traviata near Selkirk Mountain Experience, a backcountry hut and guiding operation outside Revelstoke, BC. The guide that day was SME owner and lead guide, Ruedi Beglinger, a Switzerland native with the highest level of mountain [...] […]

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