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Managing Blisters, AvoidingHot Spots, and More: The Complete Guide to Happy Feet on the Trails
Blisters - prevention and care
Blisters - prevention and care

Managing Blisters, AvoidingHot Spots, and More: The Complete Guide to Happy Feet on the Trails

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Blisters - prevention and care
Angelo Pugin

Here's The Rub

April 11, 2026

Managing Blisters, AvoidingHot Spots, and More: The Complete Guide to Happy Feet on the Trails

Trip report for Gxalingenwa Waterfall Trail
Chloe Lennox

Gxalingenwa Waterfall Trail

April 11, 2026

A gorgeous little hike meandering up the Gxalingenwa River to the spectacular Gxalingenwa Waterfall. Easy enough for non-hikers to experience, beautiful enough for even experienced, serious hikers to enjoy the outing.

Adventurer Kath Fourie tests the limits of Salewa's best selling tent at an (extreme) Yoga Festival
Kathryn Fourie

Salewa's Sierra Leone 4-Season Tent Reviewed

November 24, 2024

With all the small camping trips it was a comfortable and spacious tent, true to its word about being waterproof. But then sh*t got real. I took our precious tent to a yoga festival in Underberg, and that turned out to be far more dangerous than any storm.

When hiking shoes meet trail running shoes.
Robyn Johnson

Salewa Ultra Train Trail Runner - The Jack of all Trades

August 20, 2023

Are there different levels of Trail Running Shoes? What about hiking shoes, are there different levels of Hiking shoes? Can there be a crossover and, if so, what would that be?

Latest Climbing Crag TOPO Updates
All Hail the Red King of Diamonds !
Blood Diamond
Named after it distincive clam shell look !
The Shell
They don't call it Scorpion Boulder for nothing !
Scorpion Boulder
Latest Climbing Route TOPO Updates
Blood Diamond Extended
The Wildlings
7c+ / 29
7c+ / 29
Blood Diamond
The Wildlings
7b+ / 27
7b+ / 27
(Project Route - The Shell Right)
The Wildlings
7a+ / 25
7a+ / 25
(Project Route - The Shell left)
The Wildlings
7a+ / 25
7a+ / 25
Muscle Up
The Wildlings
6c / 22
6c / 22
Mermaid Moments
The Wildlings
5c / 17
5c / 17
Ticket to the Moon
The Wildlings
5a / 15
5a / 15
Pinchers
The Wildlings
6a / 18
6a / 18
Rory's Route
The Wildlings
7a+ / 25
7a+ / 25
Walking on the Moon
The Wildlings
6a / 18
6a / 18
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Trystan Firman
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Climb & Fly

A new "hybrid" mini wing out for its first public display of usability in the desert climbing hub of Rum where the team of three climbed up walls and flew down to the valley.

December 9, 2021
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Jeff Ayliffe
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Air Zimbabwe

Alois Marume left Zimbabwe in search of a better life, a life with opportunities and meaning. This would be a flight of fancy for Alois.

December 9, 2021
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