Episode 179: Let's hear this again: a Gear Guide with Andrew Skurka and Mary Cochenour

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YOU asked and the experts answered! Re-listen to this episode from a little over a year ago where Andrew Skurka and Mary Cochenour answer listeners' gear questions on a very wide variety of applications.

Original Show Notes

These are just some of the questions from our listeners:

What type of sun protection is best?

"I'm a fan of covering up" - Mary

"A hooded shirt is the way to go" - Andrew

Queen Victoria Spire (AZ)

Submitted by Travis.Soares on Thu, 03/03/2022 - 06:02pm
Description

Queen Victoria is a sandstone spire that sits on the saddle of Painted Dome and The Teapot in the Mitten Range near Sedona. Its beauty is best seen heading south on Oak Creek Canyon road. It is also a classic rock climb!  The Regular Route is rated 5.7 and was first climbed by Chuck Martens in 1969. It is a short but awesome outing!

The route:

Te Pua-a-Tāne Circuit Whirinaki

Submitted by Luke Godsall on Wed, 03/02/2022 - 10:29am
Description

The Route starts and finishes at the River Road car park 15 mins out of Minginui. In the anti-clockwise directing it begins by following the Whirinaki River for 16 km of well-maintained trail and easy running to Wririnaki Central hut. This is the first of six huts of which the front door should be touched to complete the loop. From Whirinaki Central hut the first of many stream crossings being and continue on past the second, Upper Whirinaki Hut until you being a steep climb away from the river and up onto the ranges.