Taking Whitney from the Backside (of the mountain)
What do you do when you’ve had a four day trip on the calendar for the last year, two days of approved vacation, and your partner-in-crime can’t make it due to an unavoidable last minute work conflict?...
View ArticleMyTopo Kicks Ass
We’re headed up to the east side of Yosemite this weekend for a quicky overnight in the Tioga Pass region. So I went out to the local REI to pick up the topo map for the area. I always bring a topo map...
View ArticleEastern Sierra’s 20 Lakes Basin from Saddlebag Lake
Jon, Jen and I decided to do the 20 Lakes Basin loop with a night in the backcountry. It’s an easy-going and flat eight-mile loop through gorgeous high alpine lakes above the Saddlebag Lake trailhead....
View ArticleBackcountry Food Review: Starbucks Via is a Damn Good Cup of Coffee
One of my favorite new additions to my backcountry kit is not a piece of gear at all, but a good cup of coffee. I’m an addict, and I freely admit it. I need to have a cup of coffee in the morning...
View ArticleUpdated – Gear Review: SteriPEN
UPDATE: I’ve spoken with the nice folks from Steripen (whose support team is very responsive and helpful, btw) about this issue. They acknowledge that with this model, the Classic, there can be issues...
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