It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves

This is a situation which i find myself in many times.  While hiking, one will inevitably feel exhausted at times. You are breathing heavily, shirt drenched in sweat and legs feeling like jelly. You feel like putting down your backpack and quitting the climb. You wish you are at home right now, resting in the comfort of your bed. You begin questioning […]

Alpine Butterfly

It may seem controversial that the next knot i introduce after Bowline and Round Turn Two Half Hitches is Alpine Butterfly.  The reason so is to be as practical as possible. I want to be sharing the knots which i commonly use while camping. Not by the order of a book. And the Alpine Butterfly is one which […]