As a teenager in the 1950s, I was a voracious reader fascinated with several books that became the classic accounts of the so called “Golden Age” of Himalayan mountaineering. Among this treasure trove was K2: The Savage Mountain, the unfor…
New to Backpacking? Try a Mock Overnighter 09 MAY 2018 Camping Backpacking Skills Many people find it challenging and scary to transition from dayhiking to camping on a backpacking trip. Because many students in my Thru-hiking 101 needed t…
Thank you for “On the Road to 50: A grand beginning,” (HCN, 5/13/19) and your reporting on the artificially regulated Colorado River and the conundrum surrounding Grand Canyon’s identity. When the Marble Canyon Dam project was canceled, th…
Posted by Jeff on Sep 26, 2018 @ 7:06 am in Hiking News | 0 comments | Last modified: September 25, 2018 How did hiking evolve from the upper-class European sport of alpinism and the publication of an English travel guide into an activity…
Posted March 27, 2015 at 8:06 am · · All the latest videos can be found here, but here are the top rated videos of the past week: Also, don’t forget to tune in later today at 6PM EDT for live coverage of the qualifying round of the 2015 SC…
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is reopening the public comment period on a proposed rule to replace the existing regulations governing the nonessential experimental population of the red wolf under section 10(j) of the Endangered Speci…
Christmas has passed, but I couldn’t resist the wordplay in the title, nor trust my memory to let it wait until next time; but no matter the season, this Saison really shines. Coming in at 7%, this barrel-aged blend is both fine for firesi…
Scarp Ridge Lodge sits just off the main drag in downtown Crested Butte, as it has since 1902. Of course, at the turn of the century, the lodge didn’t host backcountry skiers and fly fishermen. It was a Croatian Dance Hall, serving a commu…
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Posted by Jeff on Sep 23, 2018 @ 9:04 am in Hiking News | 0 comments | Last modified: September 23, 2018 Time is running out to see Colorado’s year-round alpine glaciers before they recede into extinction — which is, in some cases, a coup…
Inside the St. Paul tunnel well-illuminated by good night lights! (Courtesy Spokesman-Review)The Route of the Hiawatha is surrounded by green trees in the St. Joe National Forest. Note the high trestle in the distance. Hi all, I've always …
“Handmade”, our film about DIY shaping, is done and dusted. The boards were ridden around the world and the film’s been released (which you can watch above, if you missed it), along with our interviews with the shapers about what drew them…
Residents of the rural Indigenous Mexican farming community of Donaciano Ojeda have made it their mission to protect their local forest from logging—and in so doing, to guard the monarch butterflies that land there each fall following thei…
Sporks are one of the backpacking industry’s greatest inventions. It’s a wonder that they’re not more widely used since having multifunction utensils would be such a great way to cut down on the plastic utensils polluting our oceans and ur…
The annual 5Point Film Festival trailer reminds us to reach for our highest ideals and live our best adventure. This year is no different. In 2007, Julie Kennedy founded the 5Point Film Festival. In 2012, her husband Michael Kennedy, one o…
An Eastern Sierra Photography Jamboree will provide photographers opportunities for recognition, exposure and cash prizes this weekend in the Bridgeport Valley. The photo exhibit/contest is open to all amateur and professional photographer…
The North Shore surfing community came together earlier this week to put on the most roots surf contest you can imagine, in memory of their dear friend Chas Chidester. The competition was a fast and loose affair at the high-performance pla…
Shop Talk: Ep. 1 This is our first podcast (which is also streamed live for Youtube). Check out the video or podcast links below...We plan on doing more podcasts with different guests and covering a wide variety of topics from fly tying ma…
Have you gotten outside much this winter? Here in Upper Left USA, winter has been throwing us lots of rain, snow, and sun, so I've gotten good use of my rain and cold weather gear. Some hiking, some skiing, a getaway, it all has been fun b…
The blade pulled firm as it sliced, then caught. Energy swept through my body. I was in that moment, acutely aware of being alive. As the blade completed its arc, darkness engulfed it. In the foreseeable distance, ice didn’t seem to pose a…
For some, dog sledding is a controversial topic. There are those who argue that the dogs are mistreated or abused when they are used to pull a sled. But in some parts of the world, dog sledding is a part of the history and culture of the p…
When the speaker mentions your name and says that the winner 30 years ago was called Alberto Gnerro, it’s then that you understand that time inexorably passes. But Sunday we certainly weren’t there to celebrate the past. One lives for the …
However you define “big miles,” here are tips to do your first 10, 20, 30 or 50-mile day hike. A few weeks ago, I posted a story on Instagram about re-hiking Cactus to the Clouds, a dayhike called “one of America’s hardest and deadliest” b…
I never drank coffee in the morning. I would have a few sips, get super shaky and feel my heart beating in my ankles, and reach for green tea instead. Then I met Ben. When we met, Ben drank coffee every morning, and then some in the aftern…
“A completely ridiculous project,” is how an unnamed man describes the concept outlined in the trailer above…and the guy has a point. The project in question, “Ice Edge”, is a film about a group of Norwegian surfers committed to shaping a …
926F, the alpha female of the Lamar Canyon Pack, stands at edge of the Lamar River during the winter of 2016.Melissa DiNino Two shadows slipped across the frozen landscape and away from a freshly killed elk. Their movements quick and light…
6 sierpnia Filip Babicz ustanowił nowy rekord przebiegnięcia Orlej Perci w Tatrach. Ten bardzo doświadczony wspinacz i biegacz pokonał słynny szlak w 1h 04′ 23″. Filip Babicz startuje z Zawratu do rekordowego biegu po Orlej Perci Filip pob…
This backpacking recipe for dehydrated risotto allows you to make delicious homemade risotto quickly and easily in the backcountry without using a lot of fuel.We love risotto. For us, it’s top of the list in terms of comfort food. On a rai…
As much as I would love to have this post be a final “send”-off trip report (see what I did there? ;)) before we head west to climb in Ten Sleep, it just didn’t happen for me this past weekend at Hidden Valley. Certainly not for lack of tr…
After humming and hawing over gear selection I'm finally packed for the GR 5, which is good as I'm leaving on the sleeper to London tonight!I've mostly ended up taking tried and trusted items - main changes from my last long walk are pack …
