EARN YOUR STRIPES

I don't know if  Mick Jagger or the other guys from that 50's boy band are the inspiration for this striped pop-over shirt from the Spring Summer 2012 collection of Gant Rugger. What I do know is that The Gants     are an American garage rock band of the 1960s. They chose the name The Gants after a popular brand of shirts with a button down collar (as per Wikipedia) 

TOMMY HILFIGER SHOWROOM STOCKHOLM

Daniel Lindstrom from www.cafe.se give us a sneak peek of the Tommy Hilfiger SS2012 collection.

Not just the preppy sportswear collection, but also some Vintage-inspired T-Shirts with Olympic motifs from Hilfiger Denim. 

Updated Personal Websites + Rivers of Ice Images

Himalayas

Sierra Nevada - California

These are the latest updated personal websites that I posted on Summitpost

Re: Personal Websites

by Cy Kaicener » Mon Oct 10, 2011 3:46 pm

http://www.climberland.net/index_en.htm -- Lorenz -- Italy
http://www.summitpost.org/via-degli-inglesi/752967 -- Cool Piz Badile video

http://creekcrossingphotography.com -- peninsula -- California
http://www.summitpost.org/escaping-october/752795

http://www.hervebarmasse.com -- Herve Barmasse -- Italy
http://www.planetmountain.com/english/N ... eyid=38645 -- New route on Monte Rosa

http://www.joshklewis.com -- Josh Lewis -- Washington -- Updated in the North Cascades
http://www.summitpost.org/a-day-of-pure ... nce/752937

http://billkerr.ca -- Bill Kerr -- Canada -- Updated on Isolated Peak with Dow Williams
http://www.summitpost.org/isolated-peak-scramble/753075

http://drdirtbag.wordpress.com/  --  Seano  --  Updated in the Southern Sierra

Re: Personal Websites

by Cy Kaicener » Wed Oct 12, 2011 7:44 pm

SUMMIT SUMMIT --
12th October 2011 Today at 11:40am Mal, Ben, Siddhi Mama and Phemba Sherpa made it to the top of Mt Manaslu at 8,164 metres. It was an amazingly gorgeous sunny day but unfortunately the winds were too strong for Mal to fly from 8,000 metres, However it’s looking good for an early morning flight tomorrow [...]

http://speedfly8000.com/ -- Mal Haskins -- New Zealand

http://www.markwestmanimages.com -- Mark Westman -- Alaska -- Great Photography

http://www.justhiking.com -- jjust -- Colorado
http://www.summitpost.org/matterhorn-ho ... 011/753522 -- Video trip reports
http://www.summitpost.org/mont-blanc-3- ... 011/753525 -- Video trip reports

Rivers of Ice - Vanishing Himalayan Glaciers

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-15216875

Please visit my website

http://www.hiking4health.com/

WHO LET THE DOG OUT

This Fall/Winter season is big on heritage, outdoors, and inspired by the British countryside, this mean that you have to have a Shetland or Shaggy Dog Sweater in your wardrobe. Pair them with a jeans or, as I showed you some posts ago, a cord five pocket. Above you see some great styles, the pile is from Ben Silver, the striped versions are designed by Michael Bastian for Gant and then their is the Rugby interpretation of the Shaggy Dog with elbow patches.

IT'S RAINING MEN....HALLELUJAH

Hi - Hi! We're your Weather Girls - Ah-huh -

And have we got news for you - You better listen!
Get ready, all you lonely girls
and leave those umbrellas at home. - Alright! -

(lyrics by the Weather Girls)

Week 5, Birthday in the Birthday Suit!

It's been a few weeks now since my birthday but why not re-hash it here in this post? I mean, I am trying to 'catch up' right?


Well, to start off this post I have to give a huge shout out and thank you to Allison and Jon Dunlap, the owners of Sitka Sound Ocean Adventures (the kayak guiding company that Steph works for). My b-day is on the 17th of September which coincided with their end of the season 'guides only' trip to the Goddard hot springs. They invited me along which was very generous indeed!











The trip involved a nice boat ride to the southern portion of Baranof Island where the hot springs is located. We were also staying in an amazing cabin a mere 10 minute kayak from the hot springs on a sweet little island that had amazing beaches. Allison cooked all of our meals in two dutch ovens and even made me a cake!! The hot springs were just that, hot and springy. There were two 'bath house' type hot springs in wooden huts that had iron tubs in them where you could control the influx of hot water and even drain the entire tub. I wasn't a huge fan of these but higher up the trail there was a huge hot springs right there in the good ole ground, this was more like it.


Now, I'm used to getting butt naked in a hot springs but there were other people present that might have been slightly uncomfortable if I had stripped down to my birthday suit, so I kept it PG...until they left HA! Then it was on, or off I should say. We had a great soak and finished the evening with a beef stew and pound cake smothered in blueberry sauce, not to mention the ghost stories.
The next morning was full of good food, more hot springs, and granite boulders!!





Okay, it was one granite boulder, and no, it wasn't very high, or hard (that's what she said?). There was a lot of granite everywhere though. More so than I had seen in any other part of the island. It was nice to feel those large grained crystals again, took me straight back to Squamish for sure.





All in all, an amazing birthday. I feel so fortunate to be in this part of the country, having the kind of experiences I'm having. Psyched for more!

IT'S GETTIN' COLDER OUTSIDE

It's getting colder outside, and this is the perfect time to spicy up your outfit with a silk scarf. The aren't bulky at all, and give a little warmth. They come in paisley design, or dots. Drakes London has a great selection, or go the Gant way - go for some ducks.