The Week In Review

The Week In Review does not replace reading other blogs. You still should follow and subscribe to other blogs, as The Week In Review is my subjective look at things I found really good in the last week. With that said, I'm really curious to know how much value The Week In Review gives to you. I know some readers stop by on Monday morning, load up Instapaper with the recommended reads, and find it ace for the convenience it presents. Other bloggers like the boost in traffic it gives them. Some probably totally dislike it. Thus, with this simple poll I'm able to find out if it is worth to carry on with The Week In Review, or if it is time to give it a funeral and carry it to the blogpost graveyard.




You can leave additional questions, comments & observations about TWIR in the comments. Poll created by Poll Junkie. Simple, free, no registration. Me likely =)

And now for the totally awesome & sweet Ultralight A-Z Intro:



Sabine spent a month in Finland. In Lapland. With a packraft. Part I and Part II are the must read and see of this week.

And now for something completely different.

Jörgen is back from Canada, and shares his labor pains of getting to the Nahanni with us.

Joe goes Back to Basics.

Peter did this Tour de Pöyrisjärvi. Which is totally recommended to read, as it features really fine scenery.

Tor went hiking in Rondane.



Peter looks at the 2012 Haglöfs packs. There's something for us lightweight folks there as well, which is nice to see.

Chad likes Smart. Light. Cheap. I like what Chad likes.

Devin was secretly working on the FireFelt Alcohol Wick for the Backcountry Boiler, and he has been so stealthy about it that it is now available.

Mark's Ultralight Makeover: Redux is really awesome. Part 3 - Ditch Your Dome looks at tarps, tents and other shelters, and while it is of epic length, it is epically informative. Well worth your time, I'd say.

Joery wrote a very comprehensive How to photograph the Northern Lights article, and with that time of the year approaching you do well to read it to be prepared.

Carsten looks at the Steripen Adventurer Opti for making water fast & easy drinkable.

Gavin was in Iceland. Also known as the country where you can't take bad photos.

Liz and John made it. The summit of Katahdin, that is. Afterwalking five and half months on the AT. Congratulations!

Nibe needed a holiday. Thus he decided to go Vålådalen, like the Nordic Lightpackers did in 2010. Sweet!

The Jolly Green Giant looks for suitable underwear for hiking.



Helen made a MYOG Front Mesh Rucksack Pocket for her GoLite Jam pack.

Mark visits the outdoor gear manufacturer Cioch.

Phattire went backpacking in the Catskills. While it was raining. A lot. And still he snapped great photos.

Alastair did another Microadventure.

Antti helps out all the Finnish readers with his comprehensive Kevytretkeilykaupat article.

Chris found out that all miles are not created equal.

Maz did a very fine Classic Haute Route Pre-Departure Kit Analysis, which is usefully for those of you who plan similar alpine adventures.

Son looks at the HyperLite Mountain Gear Stuff Pack.

Dave has a good discussion going on on his The Future of Youtube article. Chip in!

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26 Questions, comments, observations:

  1. Hendrik, I'm afraid you're going to have to stick by the week in review.  What else will I turn to at the start of the week when I'm stuck in the office on Monday?!  Lots of good links as always...

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  2. I love it because it makes me aware of blogs that I might not have known about and gives exposure to some great posts.  I've added several blogs to my google reader that I found because of Week in Review.  You gotta keep it!

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  3. Please continue doing it. There is almost always something which I would never have found otherwise. I would never have stumbled on the trip report by Sabine Schroll on my own, and it was a most excellent read.

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  4. Martin Knudsgaard21 August 2011 19:35

    me likey..... Sir, thankyou for taking the time to digest and compile. Though I subscribe to some of the same blogs, and thus get to read some blogs twice, I'm allways finding new stuff. Keep up the good work pleace, it's much appri... apricia..... I'm greatful...

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  5. Markswalkingblog21 August 2011 19:45

    Hendrik, please carry on you have pointed me to some great blogs, keep it coming. The only problem is trying to keep up with reading them all :)
    Thanks for the mention this week.
    Cheers

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  6. Pertti Lehtinen21 August 2011 21:34

    Please carry on. This is excellent read! I upload most of the linked blogs to Instapaper to read during the week from iPhone. Works for me and keeps me supplied with short outdoor stories during the week.

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  7. Another +1 for the WIR! I enjoy seeing what you have found from all corners of the world cause it is hard to keep up with them all. I love the way that you are helping to connect so many of the hiking blogs together and look forward to it each week. And of course, I always appreciate it when you include one of my postings in with it...  :)

    Thanks again, and keep up the great work...

    (And thanks for the UL A-Z teaser. Looks great! Music matches the video perfectly! Looking forward to the rest of them...)

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  8. Hendrik, I realize the Week In Review must feel like a obligation some weeks for you, I remember in the past when you missed a weekend due to a trip, studies, etc. that people didn't take too well to a lapse in the WIR posting, I think that is a testament to the value people gain from it.  I can honestly say that I wouldn't have discovered a fraction of the contacts and blogs had it not been for Hiking in Finland and the Week In Review postings.   If you can retain an inkling worth of sanity and complete your ULAZ project without burnout then I vote keep it!  If it's wearing you down and you're not finding it joyful or rewarding, then nix it.  

    In some ways it's a signature of your blog, along with the other quality postings and reviews you do throughout the year, losing the WIR would be missed for a while, but ultimately you keep materializing fresh content so I think we'd all live if it diminished.  :-)

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  9. Never hurts to receive a bit of encouragement every once and a while, well done Hendrik on keeping the UL community tuned into what's going on around the world!  

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  10. Hendrik,

    Keep it coming! Your reading is far more reaching than my own, and each week I find new information and new blogs...through YOU. Take breaks if you need to Master, but don't leave us Padawans without direction. :)

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  11. Sabine Schroll22 August 2011 21:00

    Hei Hendrik
    I really appreciate your work for the Week in Review and as others said before I wouldn't have found all these interesting good blogs around the world. I am not that organized, not using any of these new i-devices, and your compilation comes on the same wave length as my interests. 
    Maybe you should think about a solution where you change your blog in a member-based community where you mix free content with members only content - I would start with a lifelong membership.
    Thanks for the nice place for my trip report, even when it wasn't epic ;)

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  12. another thumbs up for TWIR from me, although as Mark says, making the time to get around them all is proving to be quite difficult.

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  13. http://premavrhu.blogspot.com/2011/08/maglic-2386-m-19-2182011.html

    here is my the best post xD

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  14. Thanks Greg - so far the vast majority thinks like you =) 

    Monday, bloody Monday.... Hope you survived and that tour Tuesday was better!

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  15. Thanks Joslyn =) I think I just might to!

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  17. Thank you Martin! I'm grateful for you reading =)

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  18. My pleasure, Mark. I hoped all the haters would come out, but they're shy ;) Seems I will need to continue TWIR. Which isn't bad, either.

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  19. Kiitos Pertti! Good move with Instapaper & reading during the week, very wise =)

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  20. Thanks for the double feedback, Chad!

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  22. lol Brian, thanks for the humour, put a smile on my face! Young padawan, not disappoint you I shall.

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  23. Danke Sabine! Yeah, you're trip was totally un-epic, I must have been drunk/ high/ mentally absent as I put you in at the top ;) 

    I currently still think I will keep the site et al. free, though there's always the possibility to donate: http://www.hikinginfinland.com/p/about-faq.html ;) 

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  24. Thanks for the support and your feedback David! I shall continue with TWIR then (if there's not a massive change in the Poll =)

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  25. Eugene, thank you for the thoughtful reply. Indeed sometimes I spend a complete Sunday compiling TWIR, and that is a bit bothering. If I find the time during the week to sort through posts, then the actually reading & writing the post is less of a problem, though being increasingly occupied with other stuff, this pre-sorting is coming short. 

    I think I will continue to do it, though if I feel it is too much trouble (likely because of other commitments) then I will drop it for that week. Vamos a ver!

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