“Do you have a Barnes & Noble membership, boss?” I have noticed lately that baristas,…
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A Few Things You Can Do Besides Not Buying That Patagonia Jacket
On Nov. 25, Black Friday, Patagonia placed an ad in the New York Times, telling…
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5 Steps to More Fun in Your Outdoor Photos
Remember that time you took that photo of you and your friend(s) standing on the…
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What Does Your Adventure Map Look Like?
I have this paper map in my car where I’ve been highlighting every stretch of…
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Adventure Journal’s “Great Mountains of the World”: Grand Teton
My profile of the Grand Teton is up on Adventure Journal today — if you’ve…
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Am I Hiking Too Fast For You?
My friend Greg had hit the wall about four miles from the top of the…
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That Shoe/Bike/Gym Membership is Not Going to Change Your Life
A year ago, a friend asked me what I thought of the Street Strider. He…
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How to Bark Down a Dog
Maybe you only ask yourself this question while bicycling or running: Can I beat up…
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Your Body is a Furnace, Not a Temple: Trashy, Yet Easy Camping Recipes
City of Rocks, Idaho, early August 2011: Two men in their late 20s/early 30s sit…
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Nick + His 1991 Trek 970, 4-Ever: A Love Story
Not so long ago, my pal Nick made up his mind that he was going…
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The Dirtbag Diaries: The Way of the Underdog
This is my friend Jayson. When I’m telling people about him, a lot of times…
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Get Ready For Ski Season With The Most Expensive Ski Package Ever: $125,561
Snow is falling in the high country. Be honest. Can you really afford to start…
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How much outside time do you need?
One night a couple weeks ago, I ate dinner with my back to a 180-degree…
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Adventure Journal’s ‘Great Mountains of the World’: Mount Rainier
I had a blast writing this profile of Mount Rainier for Adventure Journal, which published…
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How to Shit in the Woods, and How Not To
It was the night before my 5-day backpacking trip with five tough teenagers from East…
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A Lesson On How To Live, From Climber Craig DeMartino
I tried to pull around a corner on nothing, the crux moves of the third…
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Can Bikram Yoga improve your rock climbing?
It is 105 degrees in this room, 50 percent humidity. Seven of us are standing…
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How to Talk Shit to Your Climbing Partner
“Hey, can you take photos with your phone?” I yell down from the belay to…
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One more pitch: How do you reset the stoke meter?
Sometimes men grow boobs. This is just a fact of aging, or more accurately, the…
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How to Properly Put On a 40-Pound Backpack
By Brian Williams, Southern Gentleman, World Traveler and Hopeful Somebody Sawtooth Wilderness, Idaho …
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Make your road trip 40 percent better with FIST PUMP OUT THE WINDOW
Remember your last road trip, the day you left town? Wherever it was, whenever —…
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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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Photo of climbing couple tossing baby: Real or fake?
Maybe you’ve seen this photo somewhere on the Internet before. I came across it the…
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Inside the Smokey Bear Costume For a Day
I have a drip of sweat on the end of my nose. It itches, hanging…
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9 Reasons Why You Should Never Bike To Work
I have biked everywhere within 4 miles of my apartment in the past 5 years,…
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Advanced Techniques For The Well-Rounded Rock Climber
I don’t know if Tom Hanson, the Commisioner of Castlewood Canyon, made it up, but…
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The friend you want along on every climb
“We’re going to take a little drive down Wall Street and check it out.” This…
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