No one wants to be the person who leaves a store and becomes the subject…
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Other Horns Of Switzerland (Besides The Matterhorn)
I was in Zermatt last week and was fortunate to gaze upon the incredible Matterhorn,…
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Thank You For YouTubing
A couple nights before leaving on a backpacking trip, I decided to finally dig up…
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The One Thing You Need To Know
To climb rocks: Use your feet. Despite what you may have seen in Cliffhanger, or…
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A Quick Story About Living In A Van Down By The River
From 2012 to 2014, I lived full time out of a 2005 Chevy Astrovan. I…
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Nostalgia Is A Mother
Last Wednesday, around the ninth switchback in the M Trail at the University of Montana,…
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What Happens When You Leave Cell Service Behind
Here’s a thing you may have experienced: You’re about to head out on a trip…
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Dream Big, Work Hard, Be Kind: A Message For 2018
Last week, I gave the address at the commencement ceremony for the Rocky Mountain School…
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Summit Day
A couple hundred feet from the top of Avalanche Gulch on Mount Shasta last Monday…
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Kanye West Tweets With Photos Of Bears
Mashing up Kanye West’s tweets with New Yorker cartoons has been done before (in 2010…
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When Crappy Gear Is OK
In 2004, my friend Nick and I went on a 10-day road trip from Montana…
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The Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim: A Trail Diary
4:35 a.m. The wind blows across the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, 20 mph…
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Climbing Out Of A Huge Metaphor
Ten years ago last weekend, my old friend Jarrett didn’t have cancer anymore, so I…
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For Sale: Palatial Mountain Getaway
Location, location, location! This one-bedroom is close to nothing. Step inside the 29-square-foot ripstop nylon…
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Affordable Alternatives To The Seven Summits
Want to climb the Seven Summits? Sure you do. Want to pony up $157,000 (not…
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Should You Keep Your Big Goals To Yourself?
A couple years ago, I was talking to my dad on the phone and asked…
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Break In/Destroy Your New Sleeping Bag With These 11 Simple Steps
Nothing’s better than a brand-new sleeping bag, that miraculous cocoon of warmth that enables you…
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25 Things Said That Might Mean You’re Going To Have An Epic*
*epic meaning a very long day, not like a we’re-gonna-die epic “You’ll be fine.” “I’m…
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Complaining Is Useless
One Sunday last August, maybe halfway through a 22-mile trail run in 85 degrees and…
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Why Your Smartphone Is A Great Adventure Tool
Every once in a while at a book signing or during an interview, someone asks…
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None Of This Makes Any Sense And That’s Just Fine
Last Saturday night, I was running one of my favorite trails in the dark. I…
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The Great Dirtbag Pissing Contest
A few weeks ago, someone put a sticker saying “Does this Sprinter van make my…
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Put More Self-Flagellation In Your Vacation
Wouldn’t you like to get away? To a place where you can be pampered and…
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Is This What I Have To Do To Get Away From My Phone? I Guess So.
I sit on a rock along the White Rim Trail in Canyonlands National Park, assembling…
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52 Pieces Of Adventure Advice
Everybody has a few one-liners that always crop up in their head when they’re out…
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10 Basic Rules For Adventure
Earlier this year, my book Surviving the Great Outdoors came out, representing about 12 years’…
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Fake Merit Badges For Real Outdoor Achievements
Because we all deserve a little recognition for doing things well out there. —Brendan More…
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