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It’s a bit of a conundrum, but many outdoor activites are exactly the kind of thing where you wouldn’t drag along a pile of magazines or a TV, and yet that’s how information about them is traditionally spread.

So along strolls “trailcast", an audio magazine about walking (well, “hiking"), which you can fit into a few grams of MP3 player. Neat idea, and just the thing for listening to as you stomp around the countryside. Well, maybe. My only slight concern is that the content seems actually aimed more at “armchair” hikers. It seems like the kind of stuff you’d listen during a tedious commute when you would really rather be out in the wilderness. For the actual walking, a good long audiobook might be a better choice :)

Read more at TrailCast - Podcasting on foot