africa is the most slept on /out/ing place. south africa is noob-tier, but also immensely beautiful.

ethiopia is criminally underrated. it is an absolutely stunning country with one of the richest histories in the world.

The perfect hiking food.

Autist here. What is the appropriate way to greet women that you encounter on the trail?

Plz reccomend some healthy(somewhat) meals that can be packed in a backpack or in bicycle panniers.
I am going to see how well I can travel with a gas burner, cast iron pan, and butter in a jar (so if it gets melty it will be ok) and cook potatoes and chicken at least once a day

Probabaly do nuts and peanut butter a bunch, and go out to eat when I see restraunts

What's some of your favorite /out/ approved kinos?

alpinists are douchebags

Anyone ever do a ski-rafting trip before? I'm planning this route for the spring. Skiing 40 some miles across the Harding Icefield followed by 30 some miles of packrafting across Tustumena lake.

Any disabled hikers here who stick to easy trails?

Post your pets and anything animal related doing /out/ shit. Interesting stories are appreciated as well. Bonus points for doggies.

General thread for freediving and/or spearfishing, since I don't see one mentioning either.

My personal questions:
I've been thinking about taking a certification course so I can learn to do these things correctly and safely. I'm probably happy just doing the diving, but spearfishing seems like an easy and practical extension. I only casually skindive and rod-and-reel fish at the moment. Does anyone have experience taking such a course?
I know I'll need my own gear early on, but each instructor I can find seems to have their own equipment shops, so I imagine they wouldn't be impartial about the quality of other gear on the market. I live on the Pacific coast of the US, so I see that a 7 mm open cell wetsuit is strongly recommended. What good/bad features should I look out for on wetsuits and other equipment? For non-competitive diving, carbon fiber fins are almost certainly not worth the price, right?