As the USA Pro Cycling Challenge was working its way around Colorado and into the…
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What Is ‘Trail Magic’?
My friend Jesse was about five miles east of Dighton, Kansas, a little over 200…
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Girly Girls And Manly Men
In a conversation a few weeks ago, a climber friend of mine described herself as…
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Moms Who Crush
I showed up to meet my friend Becca at the bouldering gym in Seattle on…
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Please Don’t Stick Your Hand Into My Bag Of Trail Mix
Here’s a little tip to curb the spread of disease, illness and other microbial things…
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Staying Young Is The New Growing ‘Old’
Christmas Eve, 2011, I am going to throw up on a spin class bicycle.…
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Beware The Urine-Drinking Mountain Goats
For years, I have known to pee on rocks at high altitudes because mountain…
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It’s A Tiny Bear Canister, For Tiny Bears
I have learned many things from my friend Lee: How to place gear on trad…
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You don’t have to clip that to the outside of your backpack
I was renting this guy a backpack and 3-person backpacking tent when I worked at…
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Buy the newest, lightest, shiniest gear today or you could die out there
There’s a single paragraph in Yvon Chouinard’s Let My People Go Surfing: The Education…
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Is this the best desert dayhike in America? Canyonlands’ Chesler Park Loop
I think the first time I heard anything about Chesler Park, I was being…
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Should I buy that new piece of ultralight gear, or just go to the bathroom first?
The average human poop event weighs between 7.3 and 9.3 ounces, according to an Iranian…
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Across Rocky Mountain National Park in a Day
I’ve been lucky enough to have RMNP in my backyard for the past 5…
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