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Why More International Buyers Are Choosing Panama for a Second Home
For a wide variety of reasons, people continue to look for new countries to consider living in, whether just for a short period of time, for a vacation home or permanently. In this sponsored, guest article, we find out why Panama, in Central America, is appealing to a lot of people. Map of Panama courtesy of Canva.com. Panama is a good choice if you want a home away from your home country. It gives you beaches, city life, and the opportunity to meet people from around the world.
The rock in our mountains tell many stories – here’s how to get to know them
Rock forms the foundation of everything in our mountains, and each type has its own story to tell. Here's how to understand them Everything in the hills – past, present and future – comes back to the rock. Get to know this and you can read into a history of ancient seabeds and giant fuming volcanoes, or look forward to predict the habitat that will grow there and the animals that will roam it. On a rainy day, you can guess whether it will be slick as ice or grippy as sandpaper.
10 tips and tricks to help you sleep better when wild camping
If you love the idea of wild camping but always struggle to actually get a decent sleep, these tips and tricks are for you. Wild camping can be an absolute dream. The silence. The peace. The sunset and sunrise. Not another soul in sight. It's everything you could want and more. But despite this, wild camping isn't always conducive to a good night's sleep. There's a whole bunch of things conspiring against you, such as cold temperatures, early sunrises, weak bladders, slippery sleeping mats and so on.
The foolproof method to stop forgetting stuff when you pack for a hike
Packing is hectic! Even pro hillwalkers can leave behind a map, compass, or worse, lunch. So, here's how to ensure you don't forget anything next time you pack If you’ve ever reached the summit only to realise your map, gloves or lunch are still sitting at home, you’re not alone. Forgetting gear (and/or hiking snacks) happens to the best of us – usually when we’re in a rush or haven’t packed since last season. But with a few smart habits, you can make sure you’re never caught short again.
How to keep your hike stress-free when your period joins the trip
About half the population menstruates and it doesn’t stop on the hill. It does, however, become more awkward. Here’s how to cope with a period in the wild and how to support those who do. So you’ve spent hours planning a hiking trip: you've found the perfect route, packed your rucksack and bought a load of snacks. Then your period decides to tag along. Suddenly, there's a whole new array of logistics: what do you take, where can you change, and what on earth do you do with used supplies?
I'm a mountain leader – here's how I hike for hours without any foot pain
Your poor old feet can get hammered on a hike, bearing the weight of your backpack and body over miles of rough terrain. Follow our top tips for looking after them and you’ll be skipping up hills Our feet take the brunt of the work when we’re hiking, carrying us for miles over rocky paths, muddy tracks, and steep climbs. With every step, they absorb the impact of our body weight and the extra load of our gear. But even the most stunning hike can quickly turn sour if foot pain strikes.
Stay safe this autumn: How to never end a hike after dark
Always coming off the hill in the dark, or frequently missing the kitchen at the pub? Here's how to make sure you come off the hill in time for piping hot chips The best way to end a walk is in the light, with a table booked in a pub. However, it's all too easy to under-estimate timings. Maybe you start a little later in the day than expected, or you've taken the wrong turn, or your lunch break turned into a nap. The light is now fading, and along with it your chances of a hot dinner.
"Our guide fell through a crevasse": Near misses in the mountains – and what we learned from them
Sometimes, whether down to judgement or pure bad luck, things go wrong. We gathered a team of experts and asked them to tell us about a time the proverbial hit the fan – and how they escaped. Even the most experienced among us can suddenly find ourselves at the mercy of the mountains. A seemingly ordinary decision – a late start, an extra push for the summit, misplaced confidence in good weather – can easily escalate into something more scary.
What is a corpse road? We walked one in the Lake District...
Why a path carved for corpses is perfect walking terrain for the living... Sweat prickles my hairline and my calf muscles burn, still tight from a long car journey, as I climb. I shorten my steps and dig my toes into the dirt. The narrow path zigs left, cuts back right and after a few metres I swing my bag to the ground and look out over the lake below.
Ever wanted to hike above the clouds? 7 tricks to catch that magical moment this autumn
A sea of cloud, with only the tops of the highest mountains poking through like islands, is one of the most breathtaking mountain sights. Here’s how to up your chances of seeing a cloud inversion. Imagine standing on a mountain summit, the world below hidden beneath a rolling sea of clouds, golden sunlight breaking through the mist. Autumn is always a magical time to be in the mountains.
Foraging in autumn: 10 edible plants, berries and mushrooms you can pick right now
Discover 10 easy-to-find wild foods this autumn, from berries to nuts, and learn how to forage safely and responsibly while enjoying the season's bounty. There’s free food growing all around if you just know where to find it. Autumn is one of the most abundant seasons for wild food, with berries, mushrooms and nuts all coming into fruit. Time to do as the bears do and gorge. Here are 10 common foods to add to your meal next time you head out to the hills.
Sex, drugs and rock climbing: The first guy to try and climb K2 was also an occultist magician
As an occultist, novelist, painter, poet and magician, Aleister Crowley was notorious as a master of the dark arts. He’s less well known for his short but pioneering climbing career. Aleister Crowley knew how to make a name for himself. At one point, it was ‘the Beast 666’. At another, Frater Perdurabo of the Outer Order of the Golden Dawn. Later he ran with ‘the wickedest man in the world’.
How to be a bushcraft expert and survive with minimal gear
Bushcraft is so much fun – minimal gear, a great connection to nature, and an opportunity to emulate those guys on YouTube who build full log cabins with working toilets out of nothing but twigs and twine. Plus, if you're ever somewhere wild, you want to know that you can cope when things don’t go to plan. This is what makes bushcraft essential: a mix of practical know-how, simple tricks, and confidence to turn what you’ve got around you into exactly what you need.
How the UK's largest bird of prey returned to Scotland's skies – after being driven to extinction
The white-tailed eagle, the UK’s largest bird of prey, was driven to extinction and lost from our skies in 1918. But that all started to change with an ambitious reintroduction project that started on a small mountainous Scottish island, half a century ago. This is the story... One day in 1985 – 10 years after a plan was hatched to help an iconic bird soar in the UK once more – a small, scrawny, bedraggled thing heaved out of an egg and collapsed with exhaustion in a huge stick nest.
We hiked to this Peak District beauty spot — and it was like stepping Into another world
A reservoir stroll, high moorland stride and, in-between, one of the best scrambles in the Peak District await on this route to Alport Castles Hidden up an otherwise unremarkable valley in the Bleaklow massif is Alport Castles, one of the finest scrambling arenas in the Peak District. This famous old National Park, littered with giant gritstone boulders and laced with escarpments that drop into fissured edges, is renowned for the quality of its climbing.
“Because it’s there”: What drove George Mallory to tragically risk it all on Everest?
It's over 100 years since George Mallory’s famous death and disappearance on Everest. Here, we examine what it was that drew him to risk all, not once but three times, on the world’s highest mountain. On 8 June 1924, Noel Odell, a climber and geologist on the third British Everest expedition, scrambled to the top of a small crag at 7,925m and peered upwards.
16 mountain lessons from record-breaking Everest guide Kenton Cool
With a career in the mountains spanning nearly 30 years and a record of 19 Everest summits to his name, what has Kenton Cool learned? Kenton Cool first summited Everest in 2004. Then he did it again in 2005 after being clocked on the head by a falling rock and requiring stitches. In the years since that first climb he’s guided Sir Ranulph Fiennes to the top, skied down multiple 8,000m peaks and was the first British guide to lead a client to the summit of K2.
Britain has a much-loved network of free mountain shelters – here's where they came from
In this brief history of bothies we explain why Britain’s much-loved network of mountain shelters, free to use and open to all, is so vital to hillwalkers. On a sweep of rough moorland, just north of the highest hill in Galloway, sits a white-washed old shepherd’s croft with a good slate roof. The green front door opens onto a single sparse room. At one end is a rusting old stove flanked by a few wobbly chairs and a pile of sticks, with a line strung above for waterproofs and wet socks.
Cable ties, birthday candles, Swiss Army Knife – 10 must-have items for your hiking survival kit
Mountain and expedition leader Sarah Ryan shares her top tips on how to create a simple DIY survival kit – pay attention, it could save your life one day! A survival kit is a small container filled with life-saving gear that won’t weigh you down on the trail but will help keep you safe in a variety of scenarios. With the addition of an inexpensive and easily available foil survival blanket, the suggestions in this article provide a fairly complete package that fits in the palm of your hand.
Ed Jackson started climbing after his spinal injury, Mick Fowler continued after cancer. Both are part of a new initiative in adaptive outdoor gear.
Ed Jackson started climbing after his spinal injury, Mick Fowler continued after cancer. Both are part of a new initiative in adaptive outdoor gear that has the potential to change design for everyone. When Ed Jackson climbed Mera Peak his left leg kept buckling under him. At almost 6,500m, it’s the highest trekking peak in Nepal, with less than half the oxygen saturation you find at sea-level.
Planning a big spring hike? Read these 8 pro tips from a Mountain Leader first
Make the most of your spring outdoor adventures with these 8 pro tips for planning hikes from one of our resident Mountain Leaders As spring arrives and snow recedes from the mountains, it marks the perfect time for hikers to get outdoors and start planning bigger and more adventurous trips. However, winter's grip can linger, so it's crucial to remain equipped for sudden weather changes when heading for high ground.
From war-zones to wilderness: How a frontline BBC reporter found peace in the mountains
Working in war-torn countries, under violent regimes and in the midst of natural disasters, foreign correspondent Howard Johnson turned to the mountains to keep him in the balance... Howard Johnson has, over the course of a 20-year career, coughed through a lot of dust clouds. The plumes of ash formed by a volcano spitting fountains of lava half a kilometre in the air. The debris kicked up by search and rescue operations following the 2015 earthquake in Nepal. The smoke from protest fires in Manila.
How to identify mountain trees while hiking
Knowing the names and stories of trees can add a whole new layer to your hikes. Here are eight that you might spot on mountainsides and moorlands. When you're out hiking, it's easy to pass a tree without thinking twice. You might appreciate the shade it offers, or the way it clings to the mountainside, but you’re probably too focussed on the trail and the views to pay much notice. Yet knowing the names and stories of trees can add a whole new layer to your walks.
I spent 2 years wild camping the UK’s 100 best mountains – and here’s how you can do it too
One man, the UK’s 100 best hills and mountains, and a century of truly unique wild camps. Russ Moorhouse tells us the exhausting story of his two-year mission to sleep on top of every Trail 100 peak. “If every time you went up a mountain you got a beautiful sunset and a cloud inversion, you wouldn't be bothered about it,” says Russ Moorhouse. “They're so special because they're rare.” And he should know.
Causes & Ways To Save Your Hair 2023
Depending on the cause, it may be possible to slow or stop hair loss and regrow it without a hair transplant. To do this, it is essential to visit a dermatologist or medical hair specialist to understand precisely what is causing the hair loss in order to utilize the proper hair growth treatment. Some key things that might be suggested are: Eat a balanced diet rich in vitamins and minerals. This will also help to stop hair loss after weight loss, stress, or pregnancy.
How to use a compass and map to navigate
Get to grips with a compass and map to elevate your navigating skills and become a more intrepid explorer. Trying to understand how a map relates to what’s on the ground can be tricky. It requires the brain to do a lot of stuff that it doesn’t customarily do daily. This is one of the reasons that developing good navigation skills is an excellent brain-training skill. Mastering map and compass skills promotes you from casual walker to explorer.
Does Cardio Burn Fat? 5 Best Cardio Exercises Reduce Fat 2023
Expert's opinion The article is a subjective view on this topic written by writers specializing in medical writing. It may reflect on a personal journey surrounding struggles with an illness or medical condition, involve product comparisons, diet considerations, or other health-related opinions.
Does Cardio Burn Fat? 5 Best Cardio Exercises Reduce Fat 2023
Health Canal avoids using tertiary references. We have strict sourcing guidelines and rely on peer-reviewed studies, academic researches from medical associations and institutions. To ensure the accuracy of articles in Health Canal, you can read more about the editorial process here Marandi, S.M., Abadi, N.G.B., Esfarjani, F., Mojtahedi, H. and Ghasemi, G. (2013). Effects of intensity of aerobics on body composition and blood lipid profile in obese/overweight females.
Beginner’s guide to scrambling
If you walk in the mountains regularly then you’ve probably already been scrambling – you just didn’t realise it. Scrambling describes the middle ground between walking and climbing, and a feature of many of our favourite hillwalks. What is scrambling? Scrambling tackles the middle ground between walking and rock climbing and can be loosely defined, in its simplest form perhaps, as getting hands-on with rock.
From hillwalker to fell runner
On a walk, loaded with warm kit and snacks, you have time to peruse your surroundings. Not so on a run. Keep a mental note of navigable features as you run (trig points, handrails, tarns, etc) to make relocation quicker and easier when it’s needed. 6. Stretch! Your body is likely to tighten up like a violin string if you don’t stretch when you get back. A few simple stretches focusing on the quads, hamstrings and calf muscles should be the minimum. Hold each for a slow 10s. 7.
Upland Habitats - Learning to Read the Ground Beneath Your Feet
When is a hill not a hill? Well… it's probably always a hill but it might also be something else. Most commonly: a quagmire that sucks up your boot, soaks your sock and turns the air around it (indirectly) blue. It could be a heap of scree coasting downhill beneath your feet, a forest a few millimetres high, a hopscotch pavement of limestone blocks. The hills are diverse.
Upland Habitats - Learning to Read the Ground Beneath Your Feet
When is a hill not a hill? Well… it's probably always a hill but it might also be something else. Most commonly: a quagmire that sucks up your boot, soaks your sock and turns the air around it (indirectly) blue. It could be a heap of scree coasting downhill beneath your feet, a forest a few millimetres high, a hopscotch pavement of limestone blocks. The hills are diverse.
Best Time To Take Vitamin C [AU] 2023: Morning Or Night?
The Best Time Of The Day To Take Vitamin C So is the best time to take vitamin C in the morning or night? While there is often the best time to take vitamins, you can take vitamin C supplements anytime, though it may be better tolerated in the mornings and not on an empty stomach.
Best Time To Take Vitamin C [UK] 2023: Morning Or Night?
The Best Time Of The Day To Take Vitamin C So is the best time to take vitamin C in the morning or night? While there is often the best time to take vitamins, you can take vitamin C supplements anytime, though it may be better tolerated in the mornings and not on an empty stomach.
How To Stop Hair Loss: Causes & Ways To Save Your Hair 2023
How To Stop Hair Loss And Regrow Hair Naturally Depending on the cause, it may be possible to slow or stop hair loss and regrow it without a hair transplant. To do this, it is essential to visit a dermatologist or medical hair specialist to understand precisely what is causing the hair loss in order to utilize the proper hair growth treatment. Some key things that might be suggested are: Eat a balanced diet rich in vitamins and minerals.
Causes & Ways To Save Your Hair 2023
How To Stop Hair Loss And Regrow Hair Naturally Depending on the cause, it may be possible to slow or stop hair loss and regrow it without a hair transplant. To do this, it is essential to visit a dermatologist or medical hair specialist to understand precisely what is causing the hair loss in order to utilize the proper hair growth treatment. Some key things that might be suggested are: Eat a balanced diet rich in vitamins and minerals.
What Is It & Precautions 2023
What Is Red Light Therapy? Red light therapy also referred to as low-level laser therapy,[2] is a non-invasive procedure that can be performed by a doctor or qualified practitioner in their office. It is considered a form of body sculpting, which can target specific areas of the body and potentially reduce fat deposits in these areas. Utilizing this therapy in conjunction with diet, exercise, and possibly even specialized fat-burning supplements is more likely to achieve the desired results.
Gastric Sleeve Diet: What To Eat, Avoid, Diet Plan & Tips [UK] 2023
What Is A Gastric Sleeve Surgery? A gastric sleeve surgery is a type of weight loss surgery that helps people who struggle with obesity to reduce their daily caloric intake. A surgeon removes up to[1] two-thirds of your stomach during the procedure and seals off the remaining portion.
Gastric Sleeve Diet: What To Eat, Avoid, Diet Plan & Tips 2023
What Is A Gastric Sleeve Surgery? A gastric sleeve surgery is a type of weight loss surgery that helps people who struggle with obesity to reduce their daily caloric intake. A surgeon removes up to[1] two-thirds of your stomach during the procedure and seals off the remaining portion.
Gastric Sleeve Diet: What To Eat, Avoid, Diet Plan & Tips [AU] 2023
What Is A Gastric Sleeve Surgery? A gastric sleeve surgery is a type of weight loss surgery that helps people who struggle with obesity to reduce their daily caloric intake. A surgeon removes up to[1] two-thirds of your stomach during the procedure and seals off the remaining portion.
I've been hiking for decades – these are my pick of the best women's walking boots
Women's hiking boots have grown into a segment with a reasonably good selection of options. This is our latest pick of the best walking boots for women. These women's walking boots were tested by roving freelance testers Sarah Ryan and Ellie Clewlow, former LFTO writer Kate Milsom, and current LFTO writer Fliss Freeborn.
Does Cardio Burn Fat? 5 Best Cardio Exercises Reduce Fat 2023
Cardio exercise is often touted as the best way to burn fat. But does it really work? We’ll take a look at the science behind cardio and fat burning, as well as the five best cardio exercises to help you reduce body fat. Whether you’re looking to lose weight or simply tone up and build a leaner physique, cardio exercises or even fasted cardio are effective ways to do it.
Is String Cheese Healthy? Nutrition, Benefits & Downsides 2023
String cheese has been a staple in school lunch boxes for years. It’s fun, it’s filling, it’s safe during pregnancy, and most of all, an excellent snack for people who say that life would not be worth living without cheese. The downside of tasty fun snacks is that they are often unhealthy. So, where do the long stringy fibers of the occasional cheese stick fit in? Is string cheese a healthy snack?
New and used vehicle shortage hits Alberta, bringing long waits for buyers
New and used cars are in high demand around the world thanks to a run on semi-conductors and microchips, and now the problem is visible in Alberta. As Sarah Ryan explains, dealerships and used car lots are running on empty. It’s been a wild ride for car dealers the last 17 months. Demand is revving up post pandemic, but the supply is running on empty. At Westlock Motors, there’s just a single truck in the showroom.
Wildfires focus attention on air quality and equine athletes
The Cameron Peak Fire smoke plume descends on Horsetooth Reservoir, west of Fort Collins, Colorado, Sept. 7, 2020. Credit: CSU photo Summer is usually horse trainer Amy Bowers' busy season, but Colorado's record-setting wildfires forced Bowers to deliberate hour-by-hour about whether she could safely train horses.
Now is not the time to pump the brakes on fleet electrification
By Sarah Ryan / Bio / Published: June 22, 2020 The coupled economic impacts of the pandemic and global oil crisis are expected to hit passenger electric vehicle sales hard, with a recent Bloomberg analysis predicting an 18% drop in sales this year. But many commercial fleets and state policymakers are continuing to push forward on their plans to electrify trucks and buses, even in these uncertain times. We are seeing proof of this across the zero-emission vehicles market.
Now Is Not The Time To Pump The Brakes On Fleet Electrification
By Sarah Ryan, project manager at EDF. Many commercial fleets and state policymakers are continuing to push forward on their plans to ... [+] electrify trucks and buses, even in these uncertain times. Getty The coupled economic impacts of the pandemic and global oil crisis are expected to hit passenger electric vehicle sales hard, with a recent Bloomberg analysis predicting an 18% drop in sales this year.
Texas cities and fleet owners should take a closer look at electric buses
By Sarah Ryan Last month, the city of Houston announced the formation of EVolve Houston, a partnership focused on accelerating the adoption of electric vehicles, slashing transportation-related emissions and delivering cleaner air for the region.
Texas cities and fleet owners should take a closer look at electric buses
By Sarah Ryan / Bio / Published: November 6, 2019 Last month, the city of Houston announced the formation of EVolve Houston, a partnership focused on accelerating the adoption of electric vehicles, slashing transportation-related emissions and delivering cleaner air for the region.
BWW Review: A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE, York Theatre Royal
by Sarah Ryan BroadwayWorld.com Sep. 26, 2019 Arthur Miller's modern classic A View from the Bridge is faithfully revived in this co-production between York Theatre Royal and Royal & Derngate, Northampton. An atmospheric set by designer Rhys Jarman forms the backdrop for Miller's modern-day Greek tragedy. A simply set living room is the focal point of much of the play's drama, whilst a somewhat under-utilised walkway looms overhead.
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