Below Antarctica are multiple gigantic mountain ranges. Do you think there will ever come a time when humans will finally hike them in all their glory without 1000m of ice being on top of them?

Any ABQ locals around? I'll be passing through next week and am wondering where's the best place to watch the balloons that doesn't require a ticket. I'm willing to hike but from what I can tell from pictures they stay pretty low.

Do you like via ferratas?

In Russia people build these small cabins in the woods without any permits. It's not really illegal but it's not legal also but the forest service don't really mind even though they have all rights to destroy them. It's kind of a grey area when it comes to law about them. And people use fallen trees to make logs for it( can't cut wood in Russia without permission). It's not a private property and anyone can stay in them when they want or need to spend the night of they are too tired to get home. They have wood burning stoves and can be a real life saver when it's cold, you can find some dry food and firewood inside left from the previous visitor and they expect you to do the same if possible for the next guy that comes there. Nothing fancy and not all of them are in their best shape but it's much better than a tent. Not sure about other countries but it's a big NO NO in the west. Also most of them are miles deep into the woods so the local bums can't get there easily and make a mess. Just thought I'd share it.

Some video of some Russian guy doing this .

https://youtu.be/k4ZiakYLKgA?si=MAuBEVju5c4JNIZ5

Hi /out/, first time poster, never even been on this board. I'm writing a short horror story about a man traveling alone on the Great Divide mountain bike route (backwards, starting from New Mexico and ending in Alberta) and have absolutely zero experience in anything mountain biking related. I'm looking for the basics on what any rider should know, maybe some tips on maintenance, or what gear he'd be wearing. Really anything that comes to mind. picrel is a little "cover' I made for it. The "monster" of the story is a mountain lion.

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>how to get started
Purchase a corn cob pipe (or a cheap briar pipe) and a pouch of Half and Half or Captain Black tobacco from a smoke shop or online. You will need a lighter or match, and something to tamp it with--a large nail works well if you don't have a pipe tool. Fill the pipe with tobacco, pack it down halfway, top it off, pack it down to 3/4, top it off again, pack gently and enjoy. Smoke slower than you think you need to, the tobacco tastes best when it is burning cool. Tamp and re-light as needed. If you still have trouble, try different methods on YouTube until you find one that works for you.

>smoking a pipe will give you cancer
Originally the Surgeon General found that pipe and cigar smokers, following a careful study of the statistics (at a time when most adults smoked, so they had a good sample size), had insignificant death rate increases. Nowadays, tobacco is being legislated against while hard drugs are being legalized. Put two and two together. Tobacco is just another good thing under attack by the government.

All tobacco users welcome. Stoners will be taken to Singapore and caned.

Organic plant based food is immoral. People should only purchase conventionally grown non organic food. Organic food uses a lot more animal manure fertilizer. Non organic food uses a lot less animal manure fertilizer.
Organic food makes factory farming more profitable.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AFozhvTotEs

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aKubphZfLvQ

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=54FhgNxnXE0

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NCyexb8rVAo

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=s91z2a4obPI

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ya4aRtFXsI

but I actually want to do economically meaningful activities on it.
Must be at least 25 acres and have a water source.
Pls halp.

>plan a camping trip with 4 friends where we're going to hit some trails
>i drive us 8 hours to the campground we're gonna stay at
>they're all saying how excited they are to do all of these trails
>get there - eat food
>they sleep
>think "ahh probably just exhausted from that car ride"
>go out on my own do a trail, have some beers and sleep
>next day
>make breakfast
>1 hour after breakfast they sleep
>well i'm not going to sit around and sleep
>go do a few trails on my own
>come back - they're still sleeping
>i get hungry so i make some food
>they wake up and sit on their phones
>"so what are we eating"
>end up making tacos for everyone, don't mind because i like cooking on the fire
>we eat and i say "do you guys wanna go to x trail nearby that leads to the beach for the sunset?"
>takes them forever to get ready, miss sunset
>they complain about mosquitos biting them the whole time
>"YEAH GREAT IDEA ANON WTF"
>get back to the site seething, tired but have some beers by the fire and try to hang out
>12am rolls around
>anon you're sleeping already wtf?

repeat this for the next 2 days. on the bright side, i got out and got to see some stuff and take some nice pictures

I would like to hear stories of your disappointing /out/ trips and/or failed group trips.

I just bought a Bussy knife for Autumn outdoor-mans activities.
Is it any good?
I hope it sharpens some tooth picks...