A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Outdoor-Themed Car Commercials Mid-June and the climbing gym was at its typical summer-empty. A gym regular and friend, CP Santos, and I were catching up when a familiar woman approached the front desk. I had never…
When I was in college in Riverside, CA the Five Ten Outlet store was less than a 30 minute drive away, and being a poor college student, these discounted shoes were the greatest thing ever. I began climbing in my…
Where are you based? I am based out of Chickaloon, Alaska. What are your favorite outdoor sports? Climbing, skiing and flying. What’s your career now and what inspired you to go after it? Heli Ski Guide, inspired by the World…
This season I have been climbing in a gem of a harness: the Edelweiss Women’s Scorpion Harness. First off, I love the weight of it. It is lightweight without compromising on the number of gear loops (four are mandatory for me)…
With summer season in full swing here at Fox Mountain Guides we are putting gear to the test. One piece of gear that our guides use daily is the Deuter Guide Lite 32+. This pack is a lighter version of…
The Sterling Fusion Photon 7.8mm dual certified half and twin rope is on the cutting edge of mountain rope technology. We took a pair of the Photons to the Kahiltna Glacier and the Ruth Gorge in the Alaska Range for…
I’ve been reflecting recently on a trip that I took to Canyonlands National Park, on a rest day from climbing at Indian Creek. I decided to do a trail run, and I was completely alone jogging through a narrow canyon…
“We took special pride in the fact that climbing rocks and icefalls had no economic value in society. We were rebels from the consumer culture.[…] The natural world was our home. Our heroes were Muir, Thoreau, and Emerson and the…
Last year, when my good friend Mike dropped my boyfriend and me off at the Mexican border, just outside of Campo, CA, I was in love. I loved the idea of hiking the Pacific Crest Trail and the fact that…
The new CAMP Tricam EVO has taken the original design and fixed the flaws of these classic pieces of protection. A stiffer sling making one-handed placements easier, a small taper to the Tricam gives it a better sideways passive placement, and…