This winter season, the Backcountry Access (BCA) 35 cm Snow Saw has become a staple in my ski touring pack. Whether I’m performing formal snowpack observations for our local avalanche center, teaching an avalanche course, or heading into the backcountry…
Electronic devices interfere with your avalanche transceiver’s ability to transmit and receive signals. In this day and age, electronic devices are part of our daily lives. They are a means of communication, navigation, documentation and often times people have several…
Several years ago I decided I was tired of traipsing around the forest in big heavy hiking boots so I decided to trade my big boots in for a pair of La Sportiva Bushido trail runners. I was immediately hooked…
I found the limit of the Therm-a-rest Hyperion 20F Ultralight Sleeping bag and I cannot wait to tell you about my favorite feature! Having carried this bag nearly 300 miles and sleeping over a month in temperatures ranging from 57…
As a weekend warrior, I feel like I’m constantly chasing daylight and trying to cram as much as I can into those sacred ~48 hours at the end of every week. My perfect day is trying to combine 2-5 activities…
Does anyone else just assume they aren’t going to get restful sleep if it’s not in your regular bed? When I’m backcountry camping (which is often), I just assume I will be tossing and turning throughout the night with that…
The Desert. Famous for steep hikes and hard routes. More famous, perhaps, for the allure to stay forever and explore the endless crags that stretch as far as the eye can see. Sleeping on the ground to beat yourself up…
It was an abnormal stormy weekend, only 50 degrees Farenheit outside with partly dark clouds. I started at the trailhead of Brown Mountain in Klamath Falls, Oregon, making my way six miles towards Fish Lake. During the six hours of…
I’ve always thought that the best gear is the gear you think about least because it simply does its job and lets you focus on the activity you’re doing. If you’re looking for a tech binding that excels in this…
Soaking up the last bits of summer and transitioning into early fall, I loved having the Thermarest Corus 20F along for the ride while backpacking in the Indian Peaks Wilderness, sleeping under the stars in Taos, and a few impromptu…