The Definition Of Adventure
byAs I descended the corniced summit ridge, I saw a climber coming up the same path. I hacked out a small ledge in the…
CLIMBING
The Miniaturization Of Climbing
byNot to be an alarmist or anything, but at the current rate of miniaturization, by approximately 2035, climbing will be invisible to the naked…
How To Go To The Gym
byHans Florine has climbed The Nose on El Cap damn near 100 times, and in 2012 set the speed record for climbing The Nose…
Dear Helmets:
byDear helmets: You guys are my favorite hats. Sure, other headwear may be more stylish, more “cool,” easier to put on slightly sideways to…
‘Hey Girl’ Memes For Outdoorsy Women
by(Chris Sharma photo by Klaus Fengler/klausfengler.de) Ladies: Have you enjoyed Ryan Gosling’s “Hey Girl” meme, but wish there were something a bit more ……
Are You Coming Off The Couch?
byDo you ever say “yes” to a bike ride, day of climbing, run, ski day, or other outdoor activity, and immediately after, notify your…
What Story Are You Telling Yourself?
byChad Kellogg died in Patagonia on Valentine’s Day this year, at 42 years old. I didn’t know him very well, just through a handful…
How To Climb A Hill
byI was in the audience during a presentation at the Green Mountain College Adventure Education Colloquium last week, when the presenter, Jojo, asked everyone…
Ouch Maps: Let People Know Where You Hurt
byEver had a co-worker give you a well-meaning slap on the back right where you got sunburned the day before? Or your spouse put…
Sometimes It Ain’t Rocket Science
byHerb and Jan Conn developed almost all of the early climbing in South Dakota’s Needles with a 60-foot rope, almost one-fourth the length of…
Chart: Is There A Cute Girl At The Climbing Gym?
by-Brendan
The Moments Before Your Big Moments
byI got an email from Statigram the other day offering to collect my “best Instagram moments of 2013.” I thought Why Not and clicked…
Big Shout Out To Rocks
byIt is a fact that if you are reading this, there is a 75 percent chance you have touched at least one rock in…
What’s The Best Rain Jacket?
byWhen you’re buying a rain jacket, you probably have lots of questions, none of which really matter besides “Which rain jacket is best for…
A Moab State Of Mind
byI sat under Mesa Arch in Canyonlands National Park, 60 minutes from Moab and 20 miles as the crow flies, on a busy fall…
You Don’t Have To Go Inside Just Because It’s Dark
byI rolled down the packed trail, standing in the pedals, watching the 30 or so feet ahead of me illuminated by my headlamp. Hilary…
A Friendly Reminder That Your Summer Is Half Over
byMy dad mentioned to me the other day that this was the first year he’d ever used up his entire five weeks of paid…
Pride Cometh Before The Fall
byAs a joke, I got my photo taken next to the Icebox Canyon trailhead sign: “Each year people are killed due to falls when…
You Wonder Why We Don’t Have Nice Things
byI sat down exhausted last Tuesday night next to my friends Chris and Forest in front of a granite shelter we’d just built on…
Dads And Dreams
byMy dad told me the other day he’d won a three-day Harley rental at a raffle. I said Dad, I think you have to…
Are You Ready For Your Summit Photo?
byAre you going hiking this weekend? Planning a climb of Mount Hood, Shasta, Rainier? There are two things you should be doing: training, and…
Pooping In The Outdoors: A Flow Chart
byEveryone poops. What to do with it in the out-of-doors can sometimes be confusing. Thanks to this hastily-scrawled, handy flow chart, you can now…
Facts About Climbing Mount Everest
byHave you heard of Mount Everest? Mount Everest is the tallest mountain on Earth, so it is also the best mountain on Earth. For…
The Masochist’s Guide To Bushwhacking
by“Bushwhacking is like my third favorite thing to do in the outdoors, behind crotch-deep postholing and getting hit in the head by falling rocks,”…
How To Get Your New Boyfriend/ Girlfriend To Hate Your Sport
byYou love snowboarding. Or climbing. Or mountain biking. You’ve been doing it for so long, you can’t remember what your life was like without…
A Bunch Of Dreams, One Film: The Making Of ’35’
byThis past Tuesday, a film called “35” went up on Vimeo — it’s 5 minutes and 17 seconds, including a ton of beautiful footage…
There Are Uphill People, And There Are Downhill People
byI realized a couple years ago that I have more fun skiing uphill than skiing downhill. I enjoy the Zen rhythm of methodically skinning…