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The Love Letter: What’s for Dinner?
What do you pack in your backcountry kitchen for 6 weeks on the trail? Becca, learned a few tricks in her prep for The Love Letter and shares them here with us.
Golden Gate Sea Kayak Symposium “After Party”
The Golden Gate Sea Kayaking Symposium went off again this year. Its an event dedicated to the sheer joy of paddling and the pure fun of it.
Dancing with Water in Unlikely Places
In Humboldt County we have a surf break that forms in the middle of the Bay if conditions are right. Waves can be surfed from one end of the spit to the other, where the current then carries the kayaker back to the start where the process can be repeated. Paradise? May be so…
GOOD NATURED RIB’N
I’m not a soloist. But today was different, my partners bailed and I was frustrated. The thermostat read close to 50º, and had the sun been shining I would have gone rock climbing. Alas, it was closing in on 1pm and I was three espresso’s into my motivational pack job…
Living with Deep Instability
A word or two of advice on avalanche safety and preparedness from a San Juan snow mama.
Cutting Baby Teeth
A famous first descent this was not. The range itself, the Neacolas, is only famous within small circles, and a great spot for some good-old-fashioned human powered soul skiing.
K7: Expedition Pakistan
Check out the first of Matt’s 4-part video series and a recap on his expedition to Pakistan. Follow along to catch the rest of the series as it comes in over the next week.
A Mountain Guide’s Fountain of Youth
What does a ‘veteran’ Everest climber do to feel young? Phil Ershler shares the secret.
A Party Of Flavor
We can see steam in the distance, but the wind quickly coats the skies with snow, obscuring the vents in the hillside. Our group turns instead to scope lines for the big mountain shots we are seeking, but the wind permits us from these views also. Time for lunch and time for slippers. [...]



