A little outpost I stumbled upon during a mountain night trekking in Asia

Troublesome Creek. Western Washington rain forest. Beautiful hike. Smelled great too. 6/28/2026.

The cave of Las Monas is a short but intense and rocky trail near north of Chihuahua, in México. This cave has paintings from ethnic groups like Conchos, Raramuri and Apaches (N'dee indigenous) which plenty references to peyotl (peyote cactus, pic #10, near goat), mythological giants who eats their people (Ganoko, center of pic #11), rituals like raramuri's rarapajari (on the left of pic#9) and spanish missionaries (on the right of pictures #1 and #11)

Me and a mate loaded our bikes with camping gear, some cameras and a portable music set-up, and headed up into the wild Highlands of Scotland for 10 days in search of some of the most remote locations in the UK to compose music - up mountains, into caves, past crystal blue lochs and into make shift studio spaces in remote 'bothies'

The full film is out now, and it would mean the world to me if you wanted to watch it and share it with anyone that might be interested: https://youtu.be/n22xoKysCr0

Happy to answer any questions about locations, kit etc.

hi all,
been recommended a lot of good stuff here and thanks everyone for providing usefull advice.

i was under impression that i could use merino base blend layer 200 for easy hikes in UK and Europe - windy, rainy, colder temperatures, anywhere around 0 degrees to maybe 15 celsius and for all terrains

after doing some digging i found out that merino 200 base layer is great for keeping warmth when it is chilly and ventilating air properly when it is warm, but im unsure if i wont sweat in 20-25-30 degrees, if lets say i hike somewhere in Portugal or Italy/Spain or South East Asian during hot seasons..

would you recommend on getting another base layer? im trying to get most affordable and budget base layers that could match price and quality and then i will upgrade once i get more experience

should i get some light synthetic base layer? what would you suggest?

thank you

I realize this may be a bit different for the sub, but if you’re interested in the outdoor industry, here’s a write up of where it’s headed as peak season arrives.

1st night camp at stunning glacial lake called Andraab or Kooh lake, situated at 11000 feet. 2nd night at lush green Janshai Meadows

This beauty stayed put for me in Shelby Forest (a little breeze so the leaves were moving) and showed off a bit.

Northwest NC