Black diamond holiday sale is on!

also REI came out with their gift guide

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🟨 Morgan Hiking in Europe
November 03, 2023 • Estimated Reading Time: 8 minutes

Happy November !!

The leaves are almost gone and it’s now time for all the Nov deals. Black Diamond started today with their holiday sale and it runs until 16 November with up to 20% off.

Last week I did a deep dive of their signature heated mitts because I want to start Bikejoring with my husky and my hands don’t stay warm because you dont’ pedal much with my pup.

Click through to read the post about the Solano heated ski mitts and see if they are right for you.

This Week’s Gear Deals

  • REI Gift Guides: Get Ready for the holidays.

  • Silverlight Hiking Socks: 15% discount on their anti-microbial hiking socks lined with silver-tech to reduce odor also.

  • Mountain Walkie Talkies: The Rocky Talky mountain radio is great for the backcountry, especially in winter when safety is more of a concern either on hikes or ski/snowboard or snowshoing adventures.

You can find all previous tips here.

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Thanks for reading! Talk to you next week!

Fast Booking Hut to Hut Hiking Tours 2024

Tour du Mont Blanc

Hike this granddaddy and grandmama of hiking tours through France, Italy and Switzerland in 10 Days, 8 Days, or 15 days. Only have a long weekend? Hike half the TMB and come back the next year for the rest.

Alta Via 1 Dolomites

This stunning moonscape meets alpine is one of a kind, hike it in 10 Days, 7 Days, or take your time with 13 days. Only have a long weekend? Hike half the AV1 and come back the next year for the rest. Want more adventure? Hike the AV1 with Via Ferratas!

Tour du Mont Blanc Alternative

Don’t like the crowds? This TMB alternative has the same views with a fraction of the people.

Less Stress : Less Crowds: More Hiking 👎🏻

✈️ This is my favorite kind of hiking tour! These are best accessed from Innsbruck, Austria or Munich, Germany.

  • 8 days Culinary Hiking Tour: This hut-to-hut hiking tour in Austria and Switzerland offers mouthwatering food by top chefs, breathtaking scenery, a good calorie burn, and can be customized to meet any fitness and comfort level.

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  • 6 Days Hut to Hut Tour: This family-friendly hiking tour in a lesser-known area of the Alps offers well-cared for trails, spectacular scenery, no crowds, and easy access from Innsbruck, with options for family-sized rooms in the huts, although it's best to avoid late-June and early September due to snow.
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  • 3 Days Culinary Hiking Tour: This hut-to-hut hiking tour in one of Austria's premier hiking regions offers mouthwatering food by top chefs, breathtaking scenery, a good calorie burn, and can be customized to meet any fitness and comfort level, although it's best to avoid late-June and early September due to snow.
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  • 8 Days Bike Tour Across Alps: This beginner-friendly bicycle tour across the Alps follows a historic Roman trading route, offers impressive views, and ends at Lake Garda, with the option to skip uphill passages by taking a shuttle at an additional cost, starting in Garmisch, Germany and passing through Austria and vineyards in Italy, with well-established signage and routing that makes the tour enjoyable for cyclists of all levels.
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Hiking Traveler Toolkit - The websites & apps I use:

  • Flight search: I check all prices and routes skyscanner first. Then I use Wayaway or Booking.com or direct with the airline.

  • Hotels: I book ALL my hotel nights with booking.com or airbnb. If I can book directly with the hotel over their website, phone or email i’ll skip the OTA to save the provider the fees.

  • A Necessity! Sleeping in huts and planes: I've been living the high life, or should I say, the high-altitude life, for over 7 years now. I take over 2 dozen flights a year and spend my free time sleeping in crowded Dolomites mountain huts. And let me tell you, getting some shut-eye in those cozy little cabins ain't easy. But fear not, my fellow adventurers, for I have discovered the ultimate sleep hack: the Manta Sleep mask. This bad boy blocks out every speck of light and leaves no trace of those pesky sleep lines on your face, even after a night spent snuggled up with strangers in a tiny hut. Plus, you can even hook it up to your phone and play some soothing tunes or meditation apps to help you drift off into dreamland. Check it here.

  • Tours and adventure activities: GetYourGuide is my go-to site for booking tours like paragliding, rafting and occasionally hikes. I also love Manawa because they have more off-the-beaten path destinations. For exclusive self-guided Hut to Hut Hiking Tours I love AlpenventuresUnguided because the owner has done each hike personally and knows how to shape a wonderful experience.

  • Travel Insurance: Insurance depends on your trip so it's best to use a tool like Hey Mondo Travel Insurance to find what works best for you and my readers get 5% discount.

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➡️ Want to book a Dolomites hut to hut hiking trip DIY style? You can use my spreadsheets to book your own.

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