The texture of the crack digs into my skin. Hands swimming, one foot over the other. Thumbs down or thumbs up. It’s just a man-made simulation in a gym in Denver, but it doesn’t hurt any less. The crack widens…
Climbing Magazine features the Edelweiss Scorpion climbing harness in the 2015 Spring Gear Guide. Originally from the Liberty Mountain Blog The Edelweiss Scorpion climbing harness is featured in Climbing Magazine’s 2015 Spring Gear Guide. Not only did they praise the…
I just spent a month in my new Alpina Diamonds and am in love with this shoe! I run hiking and climbing trips and have tested many different shoes over the past 20 years and these shoes rate right up…
Re-Blogged from DiamondBack Bikes With May as Bike-To-Work Month, we’re offering up some thoughts and tips on commuting. There are many benefits to bike commuting. First, there are the direct effects that come from any exercise, including improved fitness, lowered resting heart…
Mountain Khakis has two great products from their summer line on promo this month. We took them on an evening hike on the Sanitas Trail in Boulder, Colorado. The consensus on the women’s Cora Shirt, and the Men’s Tomahawk Madras…
Mark Puleio is a New Englander whose passion for skiing naturally led him to a life of exploration in the mountains. He received a degree in Wilderness Leadership from Prescott College in Arizona in 1994, which provided a solid and…
Via the Oboz blog: Trail Tails As a hiker, backpacker and climber I know that conservation is important. Experiences in pristine environments have changed how I relate to the world around me. Insights I have had while sitting next to…
Where do I begin? In the fall there’s always ice on the cars in the mornings. The sun finally makes it over the cliffs by 7:30 am. I crawl out of my nest of sleeping bags and bedding in the…
Maybe it’s because my mother knit me wool mitts for the first forty Christmases of my life that has lead to my affection for the mitten. Plain and simple: I love mittens! Being a mountain guide for the last two…
Matt Myers is the owner of The Hostel California in Bishop, CA. “I didn’t know what I was going to do or how I was going to make it happen, I just knew I wanted to be in Bishop.” A…