by Damien Tougas
I hope you all have had a great Christmas, we certainly have. This weekend we have friends coming to visit and we will be heading out for a three day backcountry ski trip with them in the Chic Choc mountains. As a result, we will be a little light on content here this week, but if you are looking for some good reads, we have recently published two guest posts on other blogs that you might be interested in reading.
by Renee Tougas
The GoLite Women's Tumalo Rain Jacket is an great basic rain shell. The size we are giving away is a women's extra small, which we believe is an excellent option for a child.
by Huib van der Wal
Despite the cold weather, most Toe Salad readers would prefer to use thin soled shoes during winter. As long as you keep running or walking you can keep your feet warm. But not everybody is a runner or hiker. Tremendous temperature loss via the ground in real cold weather can be inevitable and requires thicker, insulating soles. For these situations Merrell offers a few shoes that are very close to minimal. They are zero drop or have a small drop of 4mm. In this article we will look at some suitable winter footwear.
by Renee Tougas
Small Feet, Big Land and I Promise Not to Suffer are both published by Mountaineers Books. The publisher has partnered with us to giveaway one copy of each book to our readers.
by Dave Chenault
As I discussed previously, minimalist footwear can be used - and used well - for many things beyond the mild road and trail walking for which most such shoes were designed. Technical terrain can mean many things to different people, from fourth-class scrambling above treeline in the Sierra or San Juans to steep bushwacking in the Cascades or Wrangells. Many of the standard trails in the Adirondacks qualify, if one hews to the definition that technical terrain is anything on which a particular slip would result in broken bones.