When The Passion Meets the Hobby, Milky Way Time-lapse – Imad Shmait

• April 17, 2020
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Author: Imad Shmait The story: In June 2019, we packed and hiked uphill for 4 hours till we reached our base camp at a height of 2,750 m in "Bsharre"...

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How To calculate Hiking Difficulty and Duration.

• April 16, 2020
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Cover Image: Mount Hermon - Credits Mira Sabbagh   How to calculate Hiking Difficulty: Choosing a difficulty level for your hike is a key to wise hike planning. Easy? Moderate?...

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The Grand Tour – Poly Liban

• April 8, 2020
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[caption id="attachment_2402" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] The Grand Tour - Image Credit Rami Rizk[/caption]   During these unprecedented difficult times Lebanon and the world are going through, "Poly Liban" published a 20-minutes...

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Understanding Endurance – Mario Fares (Part 2)

• April 4, 2020
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Author: Mario Fares Inspired by the Philosophy of The Uphill Athletes Source: Training for the Uphill Athlete: A Manual for Mountain Runners and Ski Mountaineers.   Defining the Heart Rate...

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“Sherpas”, The Pride of the Himalayan Heritage – Mario Fares

• April 2, 2020
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Cover Photo Credits: "George Saado" Author: Mario Fares History "Sherpa" pronounced "Sharwa" by the "Sherpas" themselves originally meant "People from the East", a word denoting a group of people who...

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Beyond the ski adventure in “Keserwan” – Laura Zmeter

• April 1, 2020
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Author: Laura Zmeter “Snow showers?! Great! Ski season is around the corner…” Something we hear every single year in "November"/"December"; all the skiers start preparing their gears to welcome the...

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Blisters: Causes, Prevention and Treatment – Mario Fares

• March 29, 2020
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Author: Mario Fares Blisters: Causes, Prevention and Treatment Blisters are one of the common types of injuries that faces every hiker at least once during his journey. They are painful...

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Young Ladies With Dreams, Become Women With Vision – The Story Of “Rawan Dakik”

• March 28, 2020
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Young Ladies With Dreams, Become Women With Vision - The Story Of "Rawan Dakik"     Rawan Abdulkarim Dakik, Tanzanian but originally Lebanese. Her passion for outdoor activities started at...

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Planing For a Training Program – Mario Fares

• March 25, 2020
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Getting ready for your first mountaineering trip is never an easy task. You can't reach the summit if you are not well prepared physically. Technical skills could be acquired two...

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Understanding Endurance – Mario Fares (Part 1)

• March 25, 2020
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Aerobic and Anaerobic metabolism:   Within athletics, endurance is the maximum sustainable work rate an athlete can maintain for the duration of an event before fatigue makes a reduction of...

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