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Walking Tips and Gears

Considering the length of his walks, especially solo uninterrupted ones (

@Nakasendō

⁠

, or

@Kii Peninsula

⁠

going above 600km), Craig has lots of tips on how to take care of your body while on the long walk, what kind of gear to select. Below is the list of public-facing articles (with links!!!) he’s written on the subject, sorted per publication type and publishing date. Newest article per publication is first! He has also written how to do a walking salon of sorts—putting together a group of people to walk and talk together over a period of about a week. These walks are tagged in the

Walks in Cards⁠

by “Walk and Talk”, and there’s a PDF guide co-written by him and Kevin Kelly called “

How to Walk and Talk⁠

”.

A short summary for these would be:

pack as light as possible⁠

wear light shoes with grippy soles⁠

use tape to help with feet issues⁠

make sure you get good sleep⁠

plan out as much logistics in advance⁠

use commitment devices that pushes you to do the walk you’ve committed⁠

and be present—keep an open mind⁠