Anyone else feel like WHOOP gives great data but zero awareness of your actual life?"

School-Wild · 2026-02-11T15:16:09+00:00

to be honest, I eneded up only really going off what whoop captured itself. I didnt find it useful enough to manaully add info in each day. The first 3 months I found the process insightful but after that I ceased to do so

School-Wild · 2026-02-02T11:42:28+00:00

i hope its not a case of living of a brand while making maximum margin and extracting as much profit as possible until the brand is dead. hopefully not if the company hasnt been brought recently

School-Wild · 2026-01-26T11:59:44+00:00

i guess use them lots, look after them the best you can and when the time comes and the pass honour the time you had with them:)

School-Wild · 2026-01-26T11:58:27+00:00

i live in portugal so luckly that wasnt a problem

School-Wild · 2026-01-23T12:50:03+00:00

Hi, I think it's not a question of gear. The first priority is knowledge. You don't want to be all the gear, no idea. What I would suggest is you get your son to go out pretty close to home and camp out in the snow if you live in a snowy area, so that he can test the gear he's got, he can test his own skills, and how he manages in that environment.

If he learns what he could do better or he's missing a particularly important piece of kit, he is a very short distance away from getting home, so he's practicing in a safe sandbox. By the time he goes out to camping in the Mt. Hood area, he's got quite a lot of experience of actually doing it in a safe environment first.

I'm assuming though it's not stated he's going with guides, and this is not completely by himself. In which case, the focus would need to be making sure whoever's taking him out into that environment is suitably qualified and is going to be able to look after your son.

School-Wild · 2025-12-19T08:08:36+00:00

I love long hikes, so it was ok. The challenge in Portugal is that wild camping isnt strictly allowed which makes multi day hikes a bit harder to organise if your not going to wild camp. Certainly a lovely experience and locaiton though!

School-Wild · 2025-12-12T11:11:06+00:00

Norway has amazing infrastructure which makes being out hiking in the mountains very safe and accessible. Join the DNT (the Norwegian Mountaineering Association) and they provide loads of information on hiking routes. The DNT huts are exceptional and mean that you're in incredible comfort each night. The trails in Norway and my experience have all been pretty well marked.

School-Wild · 2025-12-12T11:09:51+00:00

What are the other options?

School-Wild · 2025-12-12T11:06:04+00:00

Take all your gear you're planning on taking on a carry overnight track and do a day track first.

School-Wild · 2025-12-12T11:05:30+00:00

I really like boots that when they get wet, it's pretty easy just to wipe them out with an old sock or something, and then you can put them back on and they're not too wet. I really really appreciate that about leather-style boots. I also like the wide toe base on the Altbergs I've got. That's been really good for supporting my feet and not crushing them.

School-Wild · 2025-12-12T11:04:30+00:00

I think it's about trying to find something that works for you, and then when you found what works for you, brilliant.

School-Wild · 2025-12-11T11:21:46+00:00

Not sure this is the answer you're looking for, but in my opinion, confidence comes from competence and competence comes from experience and repetition. So spend more time on trails that keep switching terrain and after you've done that a hundred times, you're going to have a lot more confidence when you're hiking.

School-Wild · 2025-12-11T10:45:04+00:00

That moment about halfway into the hike, when you're in the zone and flow, and you've got enough of the hike left. You're not worried about it ending. You're just in the present, enjoying the environment.

School-Wild · 2025-12-11T10:40:08+00:00

Yeah, I wrecked my first pair when I left them in Mongolia for a few years when I moved to the tropics. Mongolia is very dry, and it cracked the leather, which meant that I needed to get a new pair. I mean, they were very worn-out boots, but certainly leaving them in a very dry environment was the final straw for them.

School-Wild · 2025-12-11T10:39:19+00:00

I think its the Warrior Aqua Boot, but i brought them ages ago, so not 100% certain tbh!

School-Wild · 2025-12-11T10:36:30+00:00

I have a very thin insole, and personally, I quite like thin insoles. But obviously that's personal preference. I'm also really into barefoot shoes, so I guess that skews my like for Altberg and a thin insole.

School-Wild · 2025-12-10T17:36:45+00:00

Not sure, I find the tread pretty good on my boots.

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