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TGO Challenge

Tents, Hammocks, and Tarps
Philip WernerNovember 6, 2015
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Twelve Ultralight Tents and Shelters: Part 2
This is a continuation of Monday’s post about the dozen ultralight tents and shelters I’ve owned over the past six…
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Scotland
Philip WernerJuly 3, 2015
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Backpacking across Scotland with Philip Werner in the TGO Challenge by Martin Rye
This tale started with an invite to walk in the USA with Philip in the 100 Mile Wilderness – in…
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Scotland
Philip WernerJanuary 25, 2013
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TGO Challenge Route Plan Highlights – 2013
Martin Rye, Grant Sible and I have been planning our Scotland coast-to-coast backpacking route for the past month. We’ll be…
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Scotland
Philip WernerNovember 19, 2012
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Onto a New Challenge!
Big news last week – I got onto the TGO Challenge for May 2013, a coast-to-coast cross-country backpack across Scotland.…
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Scotland
Philip WernerMarch 18, 2011
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Remembering a Great Journey
I am an emotional dishrag. I gave a talk this week, at the Appalachian Mountain Club in Boston, about my…
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Scotland
Philip WernerJune 1, 2010
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TGO Challenge Trip Report – Part 1
The TGO Challenge: More than a Hike Hiking across Scotland in the 2010 TGO Challenge this year was a great…
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Philip WernerMay 26, 2010
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Scotland the Brave
Just a quick note to let you know that I successfully finished my 180+ mile TGO Challenge hike across Scotland…
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Philip WernerApril 19, 2010
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Challenge Gear List – Spring, 2010
With just 4 weeks to go, I’ve been very busy this weekend pulling all of my gear and resupply packages…
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Scotland
Philip WernerFebruary 26, 2010
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Vetter Comments on my TGO Challenge Route Plan
Everyone who participates in the TGO Challenge has to submit a route plan that describes the path that they will…
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Scotland
Philip WernerJanuary 17, 2010
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Day 2: Alltbeithe Youth Hostel to Loch Affric
Day 2 : TGO Challenge Route Plan (2010) After breaking camp somewhere between Alltbeithe Youth Hostel and Carnach Mor,…
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Scotland
Philip WernerJanuary 7, 2010
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TGO Challenge Route Plan: Version 10
Here is a working draft of my 2010 TGO Challenge Route across Scotland. I realize that this probably just looks…
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Scotland
Philip WernerJanuary 5, 2010
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Planning a Cross-Country Hike
Photos Courtesy of Martin Rye Walter Underwood left a great comment last week on my book review of the NOLs…
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Destinations
Philip WernerSeptember 30, 2009
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Challenge Gear Testing: Stove, Mobile, GPS & OS Maps
I toured the Borders Region in southern Scotland, about 50 miles south of Edinburgh, and just over the “historical border”…
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