I trudge forward, the muddy road tugging at my running shoes, splattering my ankles and shins, as I finish the…
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It’s (hopefully) common knowledge that if you want to climb a Colorado 14er in the summer, you should be on…
To climb rocks: Use your feet. Despite what you may have seen in Cliffhanger, or depictions of climbing in energy…
LOCAL SINGLES HIKING GROUP So, are you single? So are we! And we’re always looking for more attractive, fit, single…
For a quick getaway last weekend, my friends and I planned a three-night stay in nature. Nature is not listed…
4:35 a.m. The wind blows across the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, 20 mph constant. Mitsu and I hurriedly…
Ten years ago last weekend, my old friend Jarrett didn’t have cancer anymore, so I thought it would be a…
Earlier this year, my book The Great Outdoors: A User’s Guide came out, representing about 12 years’ worth of poking…
Because we all deserve a little recognition for doing things well out there. —Brendan
Are you an expert? Well, thankfully, it’s 2017, and everyone can be one. Here are a few tips to help…
One Friday this past March, I hiked a few miles down a trail and set up a tent in one…
Dear New Guy At The Climbing Gym, or lady running around the track at the park for the first time,…
Today, I get to share something that some wonderful people and I have been working on for almost two years:…
I plodded my way up the Hayden Trail, headed up toward my fifth “summit” of the day as the sun…
About a year ago, I spent a few days with Ace Kvale and his 10-year-old blue heeler, Genghis Khan, in…
We all know the classic John Muir quotes like “The mountains are calling and I must go,” and “The clearest…
Hey girl. Or guy. I want you to know something about that hobby of yours that you partake in two…
I padded down the talus in the moonlight, my headlamp switched off, in front of my girlfriend. I was just…
Normally I use this space to talk about not buying a bunch of shiny new gear, to sarcastically review entire…
A heavy backpack can make a backpacking trip no fun at all. Here are a few tips to lighten your…