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On January 14th, 1784, the Continental Congress ratified the Second Treaty of Paris, ending the War for Independence. In the document, which was known as the Second Treaty of Paris (because the Treaty of Paris was also the name of the agreement that had ended the Seven Years’ War in 1763), Britain officially agreed to recognize the independence of its 13 former colonies as the new United States of America. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 86 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The more than $12,000 worth of prizes for this round include: First …

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To win a RoSPA Health and Safety Award is by no means an easy feat. Last year alone, we received close to 2,000 entries from across the globe. To achieve one gold achievement award is a fantastic accolade for your organisation… however, to continue that winning streak year after year is outstanding. In 2019, Nottingham based civil and electrical engineering firm J. McCann & Co. Ltd did just that and achieved their fourth RoSPA Gold Achievement Award (and they couldn’t be more delighted).

An Achievement Award truly is the accolade that safety professionals across all industries aspire to. In our latest interview with four-time Gold Award Winner, J. McCann & Co. Ltd explains how winning a RoSPA Award has impacted their organisation…

What motivates you/your organisation to enter the RoSPA Awards?

Entering the RoSPA Awards motivates our organisation to drive improvements for our safe systems of work, year upon year. It also allows us to demonstrate our commitment to the safety of our staff, contractors and all others affected by our work, whilst enabling us to showcase and celebrate the success of our workforce, who work to an award-winning standard.

Winning a Gold Award for the fourth consecutive year is proof of how entry into the awards process drives and develops our systems.

What benefits does winning a RoSPA Award have for you/your organisation?

Winning a RoSPA award supports our strong health and safety culture that we have here at McCann and helps to provide great supporting evidence to a client’s Pre-qualification Questionnaires (PQQs).

We also display that we are a RoSPA Gold Award Winner in all of our email signatures, which helps to promote us as an organisation that works to extremely high standards, especially when it comes to health and safety.

What do you enjoy most about the RoSPA Awards process?

We always look forward to the awards dinner because it is a great opportunity for our support staff to receive recognition for the very important work that they do. We arrange for as many of them as possible to be at the dinner where they can relax and meet with other employees from our sites and celebrate shared success.

What do you think the applicant could do over the year to keep drafting an awards submission simple?

To guarantee a straight forward submission, it is important to remain organised. Initially, you should read the RoSPA submission guidance and take the time to digest all the information and thoroughly understand it.

Assigning the responsibility to one person ensures that they are focussed on the submission and can take control of what is needed at each stage. The designated employee should then make folders for each of the submission headings and collate evidence as they go, for example, saving any relevant emails. When filing evidence, it is useful to categorise the evidence early on as this will help to prevent a repetition of evidence across the different categories.

What advice would you give to organisations considering entering the awards for the first time, or how would you convince organisations not entering the awards to start entering?

First of all, the awards are about telling the story of what is going well using information you already have, which can be simpler than you may assume, so it is always worth entering. Also, don’t avoid entering if you have had an incident at work. The RoSPA Awards are a great opportunity to show that you have developed mature safety processes, but can also show how you learn from such incidents to prevent them from happening again. This can also lead to opportunities to demonstrate key learning and share findings with the rest of your wider industry.

We would advise not repeating the same evidence within the categories, which is where preparation and organisation play a huge part. It’s also good to remember that less is more with your written submission. Draft your document and check the word count, you will likely exceed the word limit the first time you do it but keep working on it until it’s as succinct as possible.

So what’s stopping you? The process of joining the global RoSPA Award-winning community couldn’t be simpler. Simply visit www.rospa.com/awards, register online, and submit your entry via our online portal. First-time entrant? Don’t worry, as support and guidance is available through our mentoring scheme – read this blog to find out more.

 

After visiting San Diego in my youth I thought how wonderful it would be to live in a climate that had roughly one season. True San Diego does experience four seasons but not like where I live. The thought of a perpetual summer was enticing.  More time to play in the warm weather and not having to wear a lot of different clothing or layers. Alas I never moved and as I got older I am very happy that I didn’t. True four seasons keeps it interesting. There is a joy that I get in each season and watching the cycle. With the cycle of seasons though comes a very important lesson in layering. With ever fluctuating temperatures and weather conditions one cannot just count on a single piece of clothing to shrug off what mother nature throws at you. One must understand how to layer their clothing. Of course this is beneficial in our daily lives but even more so when a survival situation occurs, because your clothing is your first shelter.

By Grimm, contributing author to SHTFblog and Survival Cache

In a modern day world where houses, apartments, condos i.e. shelters are everywhere, its hard to imagine a moment when you cant access one but it happens. People get locked out or lost. Vehicles break down or crash. Which that thought brings me to a great example of poor layering. I was driving home from work and it was December. I was wearing my work shirt, pants and a leather jacket. Easily enough to keep me warm in my heated car or inside my work which is heated. Needless to say I was rear ended and I had to stand outside on the side of the road while police came and tow trucks dragged my totaled car away. I was freezing. I did not layer properly. I had two layers tops and nothing to cover my head or hands. Now I always make sure I have decent layers no matter where I go and you should as well.

These layers, which usually amounts to three, help keep the body protected from the elements. Rain, snow and wind can chill the body down together or separately causing hypothermia. Wind and sun can rob the body of moisture causing hyperthermia. These layers shrug off the wind, rain or snow or shield the body from the suns UV rays. Now you might ask why usually three. Well just like how the weather changes frequently so does your physical activity. More physical activity means more heat and possible perspiration. So layers can be taken off to keep cool and limit sweat. Remember sweat is produced to cool the body down. That’s good but just like rain it will affect the insulating properties of your clothing. Having layers gives the person the ability to adapt to the weather changes as well as their activity.

Check out: It’s Winter! Don’t Go Hiking Without Proper Clothing!

Another point to consider, though one might have good layers on do not forget about your head, neck, hands and feet. I understand that wearing two pairs of socks is not always an option in our daily routine but a hat, scarf, and gloves can go a long way to help the body stay protected. I know if I merely had a wool hat and scarf when I was in my accident I could have been a bit warmer on that day. True I wasn’t in a survival situation that day but next time I might not be as lucky. Of course this blog only touches the tip of the iceberg when it comes to layering so check out the video for more helpful information on Layers to Live by.

 

It’s that time again – to look back at 2019 and recall some of the best hikes from the year. Long-time followers of this site know that it is a tradition to list the top hikes of each year and for the second year, we are spotlighting the hikes whose write-ups received the most traffic.

As with last year’s list, what follows is not a definitive list of Los Angeles’s most popular hikes, which would be subjective anyways, but a sampling based on the approximately 125,000 unique visitors who came to Nobody Hikes in L.A. in 2019 (thank you all!) There is a lot of carryover; 12 of the 19 hikes are returnees from the 2018 list. Among the new entries are Santa Susana Pass State Historic Park, Griffith Park’s Suicide Trail and the Bowen Ranch approach to Deep Creek Hot Springs, one of two routes to that site to make the list.

The hikes on this year’s list include historic destinations, unusual geological formations, rivers, summits, landmarks and more. The difficulty ranges from easy family walks to challenging San Gabriel Mountain summits. Areas represented include the western San Fernando Valley, Griffith Park, the South Bay, the Inland Empire and the San Bernardino and Angeles National Forests. These hikes are proof positive that Los Angeles has an incredibly diverse array of natural areas to explore.

#19) The Road to Nowhere

Though it dropped from #13 on last year’s list, the Road to Nowhere remained a well-visited post in 2019. Whether it’s the history, the views of the Sheep Mountain Wilderness or the mysterious tunnels, the Road to Nowhere is a popular hike, enjoyable for newcomers and veterans, offering an escape into the Angeles National Forest just a short distance from the San Gabriel Valley. (Originally published: 2011; #13 on the 2018 reader’s choice list)

#18) Big Dalton Canyon

Like the Road to Nowhere, Big Dalton Canyon offers an escape into nature, conveniently located to millions of San Gabriel Valley and Inland Empire residents. The park features several steep trails – Mystic Canyon, Wren Meacham and the notorious Poopout and Punkout routes, but this gentle walk up the canyon is the one that made the list. (Originally published: 2012)

#17) Strawberry Peak

Though it dropped seven spots from last year, the write-up of Strawberry Peak continued to get a lot of traffic in 2019. The peak’s popularity is no surprise, considering its prime location in the Angeles Forest front country. Only a short drive from civilization, Strawberry Peak offers excellent views from its steep slopes. (Originally published: 2015 – #4 on the Top 15 of 15; #11 on the 2018 reader’s choice list)

#16) Two Harbors to Little Harbor (Catalina Island)

This hike on one of the more strenuous portions of the Trans-Catalina Trail also finished at #16 on last year’s list. Whether you hike it as a long day trip from Two Harbors or spend the night at the scenic Little Harbor Campground, it is sure to be a challenging and scenically rewarding adventure. (Originally published: 2012; #16 on the 2018 reader’s choice list)

#15) Hummingbird Trail

With its oddly shaped rocks, panoramic views of the San Fernando Valley and steep drop-offs, it’s no wonder the Hummingbird Trail is a popular hike. (Originally published: 2013)

#14) Deep Creek Hot Springs via Bowen Ranch

Deep Creek runs from the north slopes of the San Bernardino Mountains to the Mojave Desert. Along the way, the creek passes some naturally occurring hot springs that are a popular destination for So Cal hikers. The approach from Bowen Ranch is the shortest and arguably easiest, although it does present the challenge of an exposed up-hill climb when it’s time to head back to the car. (Originally published: 2015)

#13) Suicide Trail (Griffith Park)

It seems fitting that unlucky #13 would be this ominously named trail in Griffith Park. The short but steep Suicide Trail is one of Griffith’s more sparsely visited routes, providing more solitude than one typically finds in the park. Attractive views of Mt. Chapel, the San Fernando Valley and the Verdugo Mountains are part of the appeal. (Originally published: 2017)

#12) Santa Susana Pass State Historic Park

From a search engine optimization perspective, this post got a boost by being updated and expanded in October of 2018, but it has several intrinsic strengths: like the Hummingbird Trail, it offers a good workout conveniently located to the San Fernando Valley while still feeling fairly remote and it also has a historic flavor, following the route of the Old Stagecoach Road. The plaque marker on the steep Devil’s Slide Trail commemorating the road is a commonly photographed and recognizable site on this hike. (Originally published: 2014; revised and expanded, 2018)

#11) Lower Bear Creek

Another newcomer to the year end list, this hike provides a taste of some of the most remote terrain in the San Gabriel Mountains. The route written up on this site is a moderate, 4-plus mile round trip trek with some light boulder hopping in the creek, with the destination being a campsite with some interesting cabin ruins. Adventurous hikers can continue upstream, bushwhacking and boulder-hopping their way up to Smith Saddle. (Originally published: 2017)

#10) Dominguez Gap Wetlands

This returnee from last year’s list had an even stronger showing this year. Tucked between a golf course and a freeway, Dominguez Gap Wetlands occupies an area that might not seem like an ideal hiking destination, but it provides half a million Long Beach residents and people from other nearby communities a taste of nature in the midst of urban sprawl. Highlights include spring wildflowers, water fowl and sunsets. (Originally published: 2014; #18 on the 2018 reader’s choice list)

#9) Terranea Beach Sea Caves

Another returnee from last year’s list, the sea caves at Terrenea Beach on the former Marineland site are understandably popular. Easily accessible and fun to explore, they rival the Portuguese Bend Overlook as one of the Palos Verdes Peninsula’s most popular hikes. (Originally published: 2010; #5 on the 2018 reader’s choice list)

#8) “M” Trail

The most popular post on the site in 2018 dropped seven spots this year but still proved to be a favorite among readers. Many hikers drive by it on the way to Palm Springs or Idyllwild and it’s hard to not want to climb up to the “M” and enjoy the views. (Originally published: 2011; #1 on the 2018 reader’s choice list)

#7) Deep Creek Hot Springs via Bradford Ridge Path

This adventurous hike in the northwestern San Bernardino National Forest, where mountains meet desert, moved up several spots from last year. It is popular among hikers who don’t want to navigate the dirt roads necessary for the Bowen Ranch route or the hiking distance required for the P.C.T. option. As with Bowen, however, don’t forget about the steep climb out of the canyon on the return. (Originally published: 2011; #11 on the 2018 reader’s choice list)

#6) Potato Mountain

Last year’s runner up didn’t do as well this year, but Potato Mountain is still a big draw for Inland Empire and San Gabriel Valley hikers. Though it’s views aren’t a substitute for those of the higher peaks of the eastern San Gabriels. (Originally published: 2012; updated 2017; #2 on the 2018 reader’s choice list)

#5) Eagle Rock Canyon Trail

This short but enjoyable hike made another strong appearance on this year’s list. In addition to visiting the distinctive boulder that gives Eagle Rock its name, this trail features panoramic views of downtown Los Angeles. Its convenient location makes it understandably popular and it’s easy enough that it can be done even on hot summer days. (Originally published: 2016; #7 on the 2018 reader’s choice list)

#4) Azusa River Wilderness Park

Here’s another hike that might not be a “bucket list” destination – but for the second year in a row, NHLA readers have made its write-up among the top 5 most visited on the site. Mountain views and history (the trail follows the current-day Highway 39’s predecessor) make this hike an understandably popular one, especially among San Gabriel Valley residents. (Originally published: 2015; #3 on the 2018 reader’s choice list)

#3) Stoddard Canyon Falls

With Sturtevant Falls, Trail Canyon, Black Star and Eaton becoming more and more popular, it’s not surprising that hikers are looking for less crowded alternatives. One is the waterfall just below Mt. Baldy Road that is known as Stoddard Canyon Falls (the officially named Stoddard Canyon Falls is on private land). Though some rock scrambling is required to reach it, Stoddard is a fairly accessible waterfall that is at low enough altitude to avoid much snow during the winter but also provides a cool swimming hole in the hot summer months. (Originally published: 2016; #12 on the 2018 reader’s choice list)

#2) Haunted Table 29

We return to Griffith Park for one of L.A.’s most infamous sites: the picnic table where, according to local lore, two young lovers were crushed to death by a falling tree. This hike once again proved to be a favorite among NHLA readers, besting its strong performance in 2018 to earn this year’s silver medal. In fact, Haunted Table 29 might have taken the gold had it not been for heavy spring rains…. (Originally published: 2015; #4 on the 2018 reader’s choice list)

And the number one most viewed hike write-up in 2019 is…

#1) Walker Canyon

(Originally published: 2017)

Heavy spring rains put the quiet Inland Empire community of Lake Elsinore on the map in March, 2019. Suddenly, the hills on the north side of Interstate 15 were bright orange. The sight of millions of California golden poppies drew crowds beyond what the city of Lake Elsinore was equipped to handle and the resulting debacle was dubbed the “Poppy Apocalypse.” When it was all over, there were rattlesnake bites, heat stroke cases, disgraced Instagram influencers who were called out for trampling the flowers and a city of 65,000 that had to absorb up to 150,000 tourists.

Was there a good side to the Poppy Apocalypse? Many restaurants in Lake Elsinore saw business boom in March; many people who might not have otherwise been inspired to explore nature did so, and when reports of out-of-control conditions in Lake Elsinore started circulating, judicious hikers were inspired to explore other areas to observe the poppies, including Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve and Chino Hills State Park.

Only time will tell if hikers learn from the lessons of Poppy Apocalypse, but for better or worse, the episode has become part of So Cal lore. While we are waiting to see how Poppy Apocalypse will be remembered, I want to take this opportunity to thank NHLA readers for another great year of supporting the site. Best wishes for a happy, safe and successful 2020 on and off the trails.

To view the best-of lists from years past, click here.

 

 

Hello Pack. I hope you all are enjoying this new year and new decade so far. Preps have been a bit slow this week, at least outdoors, due to weather. But, that has given us more time to get some inventory lists finished up, to do some canning, and to continue working on our annual Preps To Do Chapter Book for 2020. I am pleased to say that keeping one of Pearl’s most recent kids was a wise choice.

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Last week I was in Germany for a few days with the Bergfreunde, and on Monday morning I woke up at 4 am to hike alone to the Top of Germany via the Stopselzieher Via Ferrata.

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The weather forecast was “Thunderstorms, every day” at the start of my journey to the Zugspitze Region in Austria and Germany. But how it is with weather forecasts, they can be off sometimes, and as my Alarm rang at 4:00 o’clock on Monday morning I jumped out on the balcony, half wishing for lighting bolts to flash across the sky so I could head back to bed. However, a calm, dark blue sky with white, blinking stars was above me, and so I brushed my teeth, got dressed, headed to the Hotel restaurant to drink a coffee and then I was off. I heard some traffic in the distance, but soon I left the little village of Ehrwald behind me and hiked up one of the trailrunning trails to the Gamsalm, a small hut next to the ski slope. I followed this wide grassy hill upwards and another 20 minutes later I entered a low forest and a narrow trail. A frog surprised me by jumping almost under my foot, but in the beam of my headlamp I saw him and avoided an untimely end for him.

The trail took me up a scree field and the trees became smaller and smaller, until they completely disappeared. In the light of my headlamp I hiked up, the only sound being my panting. The first hour passed with almost 450 m of ascent, which is a tad too fast, and so I slowed down a bit, and as the sky started to became lighter I also could see more of my surroundings.

At the old middle station ruin I took a big gulp of water, a bite of my vegan chocolate bar, and continued on the Georg Jäger Steig trail. A group of chamois was grazing in the field above me, completely ignorant of me. I took a few photos of them, and followed the trail towards the ridge which would give me my first glance of the orange dawn. I could see the big, new pillar of the Gondola Station, which starts at 8:30-ish to ferry the first tourists to the top, and it’s about here that I put on my harness, Via Ferrata Set and Helmet. The trail is really exposed, narrow, and I didn’t want to risk falling down, but in the end I didn’t clip in even once as I didn’t find the trail as bad as I read.

To my surprise this section was really short and in a mere 10 minutes I stood in front of the Wiener Neustädter Hütte, one of the alpine huts of the Austrian Tourist Club. A dozen eyes of hikers and mountaineers looked down on me as I hiked up to the hut, I said Hallo, watched with them towards the sunrise, and then continued onwards towards the entry of the Stopselzieher Via Ferrata across the Schneekar scree field.

A helicopter was commuting to and from the summit, dropping off the supplies needed on the highest peak of Germany and also some construction goods, and I was happy when it flew off after a while so I could enjoy again the sound of the mountains. Now the Stopselzieher is a Via Ferrata with a Difficulty rating of A/B which means it is really easy, and experienced mountaineers probably won’t need a Via Ferrata Set, but if you’re a Beginner then use it to be safe on it. It’s a nice Via Ferrata which takes you through a small cave, and then climbs at a moderately steep angle upwards. You climb via steel ladders and natural rock up, and here and there are natural platforms which are useful for a short hydration break, catching your breath and enjoying the view.

I was lucky to be the first person on the Via Ferrata, and enjoyed the steep and exhausting climb up to the ridge. At the ridge I basked in the sun, took off my harness and helmet, put on my sunglasses and continued on the trail towards the top. The trail ascends here besides a lot of pipes and cables, and it isn’t the most pretty experience, but I didn’t mind. A group of young men hiked slowly in front of me, and from their conversations I gathered that they started at the Knorrhütte three hours ago.

And then I was at the Summit Station. A lot of people were already up here, because you also can sleep up here at the Münchner Haus of the German Alpine Club, but it also was now 9:00 o’clock and the first Gondolas had arrived at the top. I didn’t mind, it was nice to see so many people enjoying the beautiful sunny weather at the top of Germany, and after a bit of navigating I found the trail which lead me to the summit cross.

I sat for a long time on the summit, composing photos, and took in the magnificent view over the Jubläumsgrat Ridge. One day I’d like to ascend the Zugspitze via this Route.

My original plan was to descend via the Gondola and relax for the rest of the day, but those who know me also know that I have difficulties to sit still and take the easy route. So while I was drinking a coffee and eating a Pretzel, an idea hatched in my mind: I could hike back via the Gatterl Route to Ehrwald, making a pretty loop of this trip. It was so early in the day still that I had plenty of time before the promised Thunderstorms, it was nice and sunny and the friendly chap at the DAV hut refilled my water bottles for free, so around 11 o’clock I descended to the Zugspitzplatt and ran on the trail to the Knorrhaus Hut.

Now this trail to the Knorrhütte was very, very busy. The Route via the Knorrhütte is one of the easiest as you have no climbing to do, but I didn’t really like this bit. The descent of the screefield on the lose trail was fine, but it is the kind of trail which I wouldn’t want to hike up. Going against the flow was fine, however! At the Knorrhütte I used my last cash to buy a peasoup and a tasty elderberry drink, and as it was still some 26°C I also refilled all three of my water bottles at the well. And then I was off towards the Gatterl, the border between Germany and Austria.

In this time and age where backward morons want to again build up border walls and refuse people entry into a country it is beautiful to walk on my own feet over a border, without anyone asking for my passport or anything. I walked to the gate, said bye to Germany and continued on the trail to the Ehrwald Alm.

I got really tired on this stretch, and as I passed a small stream I sat down, took off my shoes and cooled down my dear feet. A big gulp of water, some more vegan chocolate and I had the energy I needed to continue to the end. After the Ehrwald Alm more and more people were sharing the trail with me, and it was beautiful to have so many fellow humans enjoying the beautiful nature here. Four kilometres from Ehrwald I heard the first thunder ???? and I put some more speed into my steps so I wouldn’t need to get the rain jacket out of the pack. Alas, I wasn’t fast enough, and about 500 m from the Hotel the Thunderstorm reached me!

I stopped my Suunto at 16 o’clock in front of the Hotel, with a big smile. I did it! I climbed to the top of Germany and hiked back to Ehrwald with a beautiful loop, and it only took me some 8 hours! I entered my Hotel, had a well-deserved coffee and then went to stretch & relax in the Sauna!

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Practicalities

I stayed at the Tiroler Hof Hotel in Ehrwald which is ideal for hikers and outdoor enthusiasts. It’s close to the centre of the village and the various trails go past the front of the hotel. It has a delicious breakfast, great views and a large Spa with nice Sauna for relaxing after a day in the mountains. I started and ended my hikes and activities in Ehrwald all here, and would go there again.

Ehrwald and my route up the Zugspitze are still one of the less popular routes, as it is very steep. However, I saw on my descent many groups of people heading to the Via Ferrata, so I’d start as early as you’re comfortable getting up. I started my hike from the Hotel at 4:20 and had nobody in front of me, but if you take less photo breaks you also should be fine starting at 5:00 o’clock.

Gear-wise I’d recommend to go as light as possible. I wore my La Sportiva TX2 shoes, the Houdini Motion Lite Pants, an Houdini Activist Message Tee, and the Black Diamond Alpine Start Hoody softshell. In my pack I had thin synthetic insulation jacket, the Rab Microlight Alpine Jacket and my Houdini Aegis Hardshell which I all didn’t need (I run very easily really hot and it was a warm day, but weather can change quickly in the mountains so I go prepared). In the morning I had the Petzl Bindi on my head to illuminate the trail, and for the Via Ferrata section I wore the Petzl Sirocco Helmet, a Camp ALP Harness and the Edelrid Cable UL Via Ferrata Set. All of that was in my trusty HUCKEPACKS pack ???? when not needed, and I also had three 0,5 l Softflasks with me full of water which I refilled whenever I could. Add in a few vegan chocolate and Müsli bars and you have a lightweight pack for a fun day in the mountains!

I took the train to Ehrwald after flying in to München. It’s fast, cheap and convenient, and you can see the beautiful panorama from the train without standing still with you car. You pass Garmisch-Partenkirchen, and with the Guest Card from the Hotel you can take the local Bus around the mountain to also take different routes up and down.