No one wants to be the person who leaves a store and becomes the subject of retail employees’ horror stories—but…
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In 2004, my friend Nick and I went on a 10-day road trip from Montana to Phoenix, where I was…
A lot of things felt like they were on the verge of breaking down in the six months of training…
Every once in a while at a book signing or during an interview, someone asks me: What’s your favorite piece…
ARE YOU READY for another ski season? These skis and poles sure are! And they could be yours for just…
Earlier this year, my book The Great Outdoors: A User’s Guide came out, representing about 12 years’ worth of poking…
Fact: ski season is just around the corner. Another fact: it’s hard to participate in ski season without skis. Don’t…
In “the outdoor industry,” people have thrown around the term “game-changing” for several years, using it to describe a new…
Remember your last backpacking trip? What was missing? Come on, think about it. That’s right, a shitload of pineapple upside-down…
Today, I get to share something that some wonderful people and I have been working on for almost two years:…
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Just kidding. You probably have most of the stuff you need already. But…
I’ve been having fun drawing diagrams and cartoons for Instagram lately, because some jokes (and sentiments) work better in a…
About 12 years ago, I bought a water bottle with no water in it. I guess it was kind of…
Dear Foam Roller: I think— Oh, you thought I was just going to say “fuck you,” didn’t you? Well, hold…
Five years ago this week, I started this blog, hoping a few people might read it and get something out…
I walked up the stairs at my apartment building last Friday morning, five $20 bills in my hand, and paused…
Normally I use this space to talk about not buying a bunch of shiny new gear, to sarcastically review entire…
“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.”…
A couple Saturdays ago, I got this e-mail from my friend Lee: Would you or anybody else you know be…
A heavy backpack can make a backpacking trip no fun at all. Here are a few tips to lighten your…
If you walk any distance over one mile in the out-of-doors, you should think about getting a backpack. Sure, cargo…
THIS SUMMER. A REVOLUTIONARY NEW MOUNTAIN BIKE WHEEL SIZE. WILL TAKE THE WORLD BY STORM. please pause reading here for…
When you’re buying a rain jacket, you probably have lots of questions, none of which really matter besides “Which rain…
I sat down exhausted last Tuesday night next to my friends Chris and Forest in front of a granite shelter…
I walked onto the Pearl Street Mall in Boulder last Friday and a Denver Voice vendor looked down at my…