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21/11/2025

Wondering about what socks to buy for your hiking adventure?

Hiking Sock Magic:
Your foot gear is one of the most important pieces of hiking equipment to ensure a safe and enjoyable hike. And along with your choice of trail-runners, hiking shoes, or hiking boots, your socks will be some of the most important choices that you make.
Invest in a durable pair of Merino wool socks, they will be more expensive, but well worth the cost. Merino wool is moisture wicking, and also controls odour leaving you only to worry about enjoying your hike.
Some hikers swear by sock liners under their main socks, to ensure that the friction in your boot is sock-on-sock and not on your skin, it may work for you too.
Injinji toe socks are ingenious toe-gloves, and will assist greatly with those prone to toe blisters covering every toe.
Balega anti-blister stocks are padded in all the right places to ensure that your feet stay comfortable.
Bridgerdale Merino Wool socks are readily available in SA, and with the wide variety available, you will be sure to find a favourite.
Whichever socks you decide on works the best for you, you will find through trial and error, but do spend time and an extra view rands to make sure that your feet has the best protection out on trail.

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21/11/2025

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21/11/2025

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21/11/2025

People I admire… ♥️🥾🥾🥾

Meet the woman who turned 30 walking alone through the wilderness and became the first female to link two of North America's most grueling trails, Jessica "Stitches" Guo.

This past September, after 152 days and 3,550 miles, Guo completed the Continental Divide Trail and Great Divide Trail in one continuous push. She averaged 30 miles a day through scorching deserts, snowbound mountain passes, and remote backcountry where she went 28 days without seeing another soul.

The numbers tell one story: 588,000 feet of elevation gain (the equivalent of climbing Everest 20 times), six states and two provinces, and nearly 50,000 people following her journey online. But Guo's real achievement goes deeper.

Every single day for five months, she filmed, wrote scripts, and edited videos while walking, sharing her reflections on perseverance, climate change, and what it means to push past your own limits. She texted the files to her brother whenever she had cell service, turning profound solitude into shared inspiration for tens of thousands.

Guo reached the Canadian border on her 30th birthday in tears, then kept going for another 750 miles. Through swarms of mosquitoes, muddy bogs, rocky ridgelines, and weeks without human contact, she pushed through the mental lows that define the final stretch of any monumental goal.

When asked why she chose this intimidating route, Guo's answer cuts to the heart of real ambition: "I'm hiking it because it intimidates me, and I want to push the boundary of what I think I'm capable of."

Here's what moves me most about Stitches: she openly shares that she's not some superhuman endurance athlete. She was scared to sleep alone in the woods when she started backpacking. She doubted herself constantly. But she gave herself permission to pursue what called to her.

Stitches reminds us that extraordinary achievements start with giving yourself permission to be scared and doing it anyway.

Note: This is the 40th post of a weekly series I simply call 'people I admire.' I focus on creative, soulful leaders and humans who lift others up and make a real impact. Let me know in the comments who YOU admire. Let's shine some gratitude and focus on the ones who move us forward.

20/11/2025

Dreaming of the perfect days out on trail, Hikaholics!
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20/11/2025

Have a magical day, Hikaholics!
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19/11/2025

Believe in yourselves, Hikaholics!
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19/11/2025

For=Rest, that is why we roam there, Hikaholics! Some people get lost in the woods, others find themselves there!
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19/11/2025

My kindof girl! 😁♥️🥾

Annie Smith Peck was a force of nature who defied Victorian conventions with every mountain she conquered. Born in 1850, she didn't begin her climbing career until her forties, an age when most women of her era were expected to focus on domestic life. Instead, she traded her corsets and long skirts for practical climbing attire that shocked polite society to its core.

Her choice to wear trousers while mountaineering wasn't just practical—it was revolutionary. In an age when showing an ankle was considered improper, Peck appeared in newspapers and magazines photographed in knickerbockers and knee-high boots. The scandal was enormous. Critics called her immodest and unfeminine, but Peck remained unbothered. She understood that long skirts weren't just impractical for climbing—they were dangerous. While society clutched its pearls, she focused on reaching summits.

Her athletic achievements matched her audacity. In 1895, she climbed the Matterhorn at age forty-five, matching the feat of a younger male climber and proving that age and gender were no barriers to mountaineering excellence. But her crowning achievement came in 1908 when she reached the summit of Mount Huascarán in Peru, which stands at approximately 22,205 feet. At the time, this was believed to be the highest climb ever completed by a woman in the Western Hemisphere, and one of the highest by any climber regardless of gender.

Peck's determination extended beyond personal glory. She used her platform to advocate for women's suffrage, even planting a "Votes for Women" banner at the summit of Mount Coropuna in Peru in 1911. She continued climbing into her eighties, proving that passion and capability don't diminish with age. Her legacy paved the way for generations of female adventurers who refuse to let society's expectations limit their ambitions.

18/11/2025

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18/11/2025

Where did this year go, Hikaholics?
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