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Keeping Your Cool in the Cold
Loading ...How to keep your hands and feet warm on a frigid, sweaty ski tour from a seasons Silverton Ski Guide.
The Burning Fire: Paddling Mongolia
Loading ...“Sometimes, with high reward, comes high risk.” In the land of Ghengis Khan, Harry ventured with his raft to explore rivers of upper Mongolia. Among the many things he learned, one important lesson? The Mongolian words for ‘backwards’ and ‘fast’.
Suffering
Loading ...After 2,176.3mi on the AT and 2,663mi on the PCT, Chris “Chance” DiPolo has new challenge: the Continental Divide Trail. Suffering isn’t the goal but certainly plays a part in the journey. What motivates a thru-hiker to take on the Triple Crown?
Isolation Traverse
Loading ...There are many reasons to venture out into the mountains. For this crew, the downhill drives the journey into the Cascades for the classic Isolation Traverse.
Canadian Climbing
Loading ...After a winter spent nursing a nagging shoulder injury, watching my partners get strong and send projects, I half jokingly asked a good friend if he was interested in doing some alpine climbing in Canada in May. Now, May is not known for being the primo month for the big routes; flipping through the seminal tome
Classic Routes: Air Mail
Loading ...Picking one classic rock route that had an impact on me is like trying to single out my favorite beer–near impossible as there’s just too many. However, if forced to choose, I would resort to a route that nearly brought me to my knees.
The Raw Edges of The Olympic Coast
Loading ...“Eendless skies layer on top of never-ending ocean; green folds of forest roll into fog….” A classic NW trek across rugged, unforgiving, beautiful coastline.
43 Going On 14a
Loading ...Why does anyone want to project a route? When a route becomes a project it’s just work. But for some of us, it is so much more. 20 years ago I was climbing at Vertical World in Seattle, and told a friend that if I really wanted to, I could climb 5.14a
A Different Kind of Race
Loading ...Paul Kuthe, an OR paddler based in Portland, was recently featured in National Geographic’s Fringe Elements series. Check out his episode and get a glimpse into what its like to surf the huge rapids of the sea.
The Love Letter: Essential Gear
Loading ...Only the essentials…Staring at my large backpack, I thought of all that could go in there. Then I thought about how much all of it weighs. All packs end up heavier than you want.
