Spark from within

“There is nothing like the feeling of using your body with precision”... This blog is about outdoor activities and creatures, and the awesome feeling of using your body with precision. P.S.: You will also see some dogs, I love those.

[lustingupon]

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[charleyzheng]

1.

Somewhere in a finger-shaped corner of Afghanistan called the Wakhan Corridor, in the dusty warmth of August, I am trekking as slowly as time seems to be moving. A plateau stretches into a distant horizon of vast peaks, as the alpine sun, intense at this elevation, bears down mercilessly. My hands, the only body parts that aren’t covered, are dark and dry, the texture of crinkly paper. My back is searing from an ill-fitting backpack. My calves burn. My right heel, inflamed by tendonitis, forces me into a somewhat staggered, unwieldy gait.

The insides of my stomach occasionally lurch and wriggle from whatever dodgy meat or silty mountain water I had imbibed in prior days, each passing wave of panic producing frantic dashes toward the nearest clump of boulders. I feel heavy and listless, hungry, and angry at having fallen so behind in my group, a caravan of intrepid hikers blazing up and down the steep hillsides ahead. It is mid morning — still only the beginning of our day, really — yet there is far more distance to cover before we can rest, and I’m fighting with myself whether I’m capable of any more steps, much less five or ten-thousand more.

[hello-velo]

Photo by philipp.doms

Connect with Hello-Velo on Instagram @tommy_takeiteasy

[hello-velo]

Photo by philipp.doms

Connect with Hello-Velo on Instagram @tommy_takeiteasy

[hello-velo]

Photo by philipp.doms

Connect with Hello-Velo on Instagram @tommy_takeiteasy

[hello-velo]

Photo by philipp.doms

Connect with Hello-Velo on Instagram @tommy_takeiteasy

[dirt-legends]

[hikingnotes]

We had a lot of rain this winter, more than what we’re used to. It brought water back to our waterfalls and flowers back to our hills. Southern California is covered in wildflowers. (taniainnature)

[packconfig]

||| FIELD REPORT: PUY MARY The Heavy Company trek in the mountains over 3 days to climb the Puy Mary Summit and hike around. – bit.ly/fieldreport021 – #getoutsidemore #adventureconfig #hhd #hydraheadsdesign #heavycompany #france #tacticalfrenchie #stayactive #fieldreport #adventure #hiking

[dirt-legends]

Grand Teton National Park

[jonahreenders]

the locals

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[folklifestyle]

[bled]

[urbnite]

[wild-cabins]

Elopement Photographer

[opencrag]

Nice but hot week away in the peaks. Some really good night sessions to get the projects done, sadly for me I didn’t get much harder than a V7, not the V9/10s I was looking at but there’s no way I was pushing grades in those condies. - James smashed it this trip, coming away with ticking his long term project and V6 classic Green Traverse. After a constant battle with the sweaty conditions he got it on our last day out there(last day best day) - My brother was making some great progress after not climbing for years, it always astonishes me how he can come back after so long and still crush it on the rock. Always lots to learn from the people you surround yourself with! - Finally now we’re back home it’s time to train again, starting Monday we’re going to be in full swing of surpassing limits and trying our hardest.. let’s see where it takes us 💪 https://www.instagram.com/p/B11cuxxjNtN/?igshid=v0zs5obdvu0s

[alpine-spirit]

Hi tumblr, It’s been a while!