Image credits
Every photograph on Ridge Rundown is a freely licensed picture from Wikimedia Commons. Most are released into the public domain; the rest carry a Creative Commons licence that allows reuse as long as the photographer is credited.
We choose photographs by subject rather than by brand: a boot on a bench, a tent in bad weather, a rain shell beading water. We crop and re-encode each file as JPEG for the web and do not otherwise alter it. Where a licence asks for attribution, the list below is that attribution. If you took one of these photographs and would like the credit worded differently, or would like it removed, write to contact@ridgerundown.com and we will act on it.
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Home page banner
A banner of four photographs: two walkers with poles and an umbrella on a mountain trail below a snow-covered peak, tents pitched on a mountainside at dusk, a camping stove burning beside a metal pot, and a magnetic compass on a wooden table
A montage built from photographs already published on this site. Each panel is credited under its own entry in this list.
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- Composed from the credited photographs listed in this list
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src/assets/images/posts/trekking-poles-and-how-to-set-them.jpgsrc/assets/images/posts/tents-and-shelters-by-season.jpgsrc/assets/images/posts/stoves-fuel-and-cooking-systems.jpgsrc/assets/images/posts/navigation-offline-maps-and-batteries.jpg
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Article: Choosing a Backpack by Volume and Load, Not by Litres Alone
A hiking backpack photographed against a plain background
- Photographer
- U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Marcel Pugh
- Licence
- Public domain
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- 1 Cav Conduct a Table XII Gunnery (5008525) src/assets/images/posts/backpacks-volume-and-load.jpg
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Article: Read the Conditions Before the Product Page
Walkers on a hill wearing waterproof clothing
- Photographer
- USFWS Mountain-Prairie
- Licence
- Public domain
- Source
- Spring Storm over Seedskadee NWR (17345187806) src/assets/images/posts/choosing-gear-by-conditions.jpg
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Article: Hiking Boots or Trail Shoes: How to Decide
A fabric hiking boot photographed against a plain background
- Photographer
- Matti Blume
- Licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- Source
- Mammut, OutDoor 2018, Friedrichshafen (1X7A0213) src/assets/images/posts/hiking-boots-or-trail-shoes.jpg
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Article: Keeping a Rain Shell Working: Washing, Re-Proofing and When to Retire It
Water beading on the surface of a waterproof jacket
- Photographer
- 總統府
- Licence
- CC BY 2.0
- Source
- 04.22 「2017桃園農業博覽會」 (34061196951) src/assets/images/posts/keeping-a-rain-shell-working.jpg
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Article: Layering and Insulation: Dressing for Weather That Changes
Insulated jackets hanging on a rail
- Photographer
- PaulGorduiz106
- Licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Down jackets (09-09-2022) src/assets/images/posts/layering-and-insulation-explained.jpg
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Article: Navigation: Offline Maps, Batteries and Paper
A magnetic compass lying on a wooden table
- Photographer
- Davidmimay
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- Source
- Brújula sobre mesa de madera src/assets/images/posts/navigation-offline-maps-and-batteries.jpg
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Article: Boot Repair: Resoling, Rands and When to Replace Instead
The sole unit of a hiking boot photographed in close up
- Photographer
- Best For My Feet
- Licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Fiberglass shank in work boots src/assets/images/posts/resoling-and-boot-repair.jpg
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Article: Sleeping Bags and Temperature Ratings
A sleeping bag with its hood and baffles visible
- Photographer
- Виктор Пинчук
- Licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Спальный мешок src/assets/images/posts/sleeping-bags-and-temperature-ratings.jpg
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Article: Sleeping Pads: Comfort and Ground Insulation
An inflatable sleeping pad unrolled on the ground
- Photographer
- Daniel Case
- Licence
- CC BY-SA 3.0
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- Sleeping mat and blanket at Robben Island maximum security prison src/assets/images/posts/sleeping-pads-and-ground-insulation.jpg
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Article: Socks and Blister Prevention
A pair of walking socks laid out flat
- Photographer
- Iainmccurdy
- Licence
- CC0
- Source
- Climbing Boots src/assets/images/posts/socks-and-blister-prevention.jpg
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Article: Stoves, Fuel and Cooking Systems
A camping stove burning beside a metal pot
- Photographer
- Vsatinet
- Licence
- CC0
- Source
- Dinner is being prepared src/assets/images/posts/stoves-fuel-and-cooking-systems.jpg
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Article: Tents and Shelters: Matching the Shelter to the Season You Camp In
Tents pitched on a mountainside at dusk
- Photographer
- Paxson Woelber
- Licence
- CC BY 2.0
- Source
- Camp at Schroff Lake. Talkeetna Mountains, Alaska (42874251980) src/assets/images/posts/tents-and-shelters-by-season.jpg
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Article: Trekking Poles and How to Set Them
Two walkers with packs and poles on a mountain trail
- Photographer
- Leklachu
- Licence
- CC BY 3.0
- Source
- Together (221072711) src/assets/images/posts/trekking-poles-and-how-to-set-them.jpg
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Article: Water Treatment on the Trail
A technician working with water containers in a treatment laboratory
- Photographer
- Aiym Maksatkyzy
- Licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- Source
- MSCA CLEANWATER Project Impact src/assets/images/posts/water-treatment-on-the-trail.jpg
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Article: Waterproof and Breathable: What Shell Membranes Can and Cannot Do
A close view of the fine texture of a technical shell fabric
- Photographer
- Yinan Chen
- Licence
- Public Domain
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- Gfp-interior-shirt-texture src/assets/images/posts/waterproof-and-breathable-membranes.jpg
What the licences mean
CC0 and the public domain marks mean the photographer has given up their rights and no attribution is legally required. We credit the photographer anyway, because the person who took the picture should be named.
CC BY and CC BY-SA allow reuse, including commercially, provided the photographer and the licence are credited. We do not modify these photographs beyond cropping, resizing and format conversion, so each file stays under the licence named beside it.