You’re at the trailhead, your alarm goes off at 4 am, and you begin your hike zombie style because you slept terribly in the back of your car last night – you’ve been there. You toss and turn endlessly in…
Let’s face it, Colorado weather is a force to be reckoned with. Whether in dodging the temperamental storms in the mountains to the blazing heat in Boulder and the Western Slope, I’ve become accustomed to an array of conditions –…
Since 2004, the Yosemite Climbing Association has hosted Yosemite Facelift, the largest annual clean-up event of any National Park. In the heart of Yosemite, form the Valley center to Tuolumne Meadows, the task of picking up trash over five days…
For some folks, their office views are about as lame as the dress shoes they are wearing to work every day. Lucky for me I don’t have that problem, and my hiking boots take the place of my dress shoes…
“Lite” is right when it comes to the SlingFin 2Lite Tent. Like all of my gear, it passed the kitchen scale weight test, making its way into my pack for a couple of summer adventures. But weight isn’t everything. As…
Let me preface this review by saying that my search for a replacement multi-day pack has just about pushed the boundaries of friendships, store clerks and maybe even manufacturers. Whether it’s that I have somehow grown into in-between sizes that…
This year I spent the entire month of May in Nepal on a geologic expedition exploring the mountains around Everest. In preparation for this trip, I was looking for clothing that is able to endure long days of hiking and…
The La Sportiva TX3’s served as the perfect shoe to help get me out of my winter slump and into full-on, hardcore, spring sendage mode. Through several climbing trips to the around the Midwest and Southeast, around town, and even…
Cold. Wet. Sloppy. Such is springtime in Montana. As the mountains slowly release from the depths of winter, feet of snow start melting off, feeding gluttonous rivers that rise from tranquil trout streams to raging torrents. Perfect conditions for testing…
Finding the right pair of shoes can be very trial and error, and over the past few years of climbing and Rock Guiding, I have tried a pretty wide variety of shoes. This past month I picked up my very…