Trip Report Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim Trip Report (October 2022) ~24 miles and ~5,000 ft of Type I fun.
Outside Featured The Tooth in Winter Paul and I climbed the South Face of The Tooth 330ft 5.4 on a beautiful day last Saturday. Unlike mine and Ari's previous time, we were the only ones up there in a while, so got to break trail up the steep snow. I won't
Outside Franklin Falls Ice Climbing On Monday January 15th 2024, my ice climbing friend Tyler and I climbed at Franklin Falls at the end of a cold spell in Washington. To access the falls, we parked in the lower lot at Summit West, walked under the highway and down Forest Road (FR) 5800 until the
Race Report Philadelphia Marathon Race Report 2023 26.2 miles of pure joy (and two beers) in Philadelphia!
Trip Report Kendall Trees Ski Tour (January 2024) A perfect day in the home zone for Milena's first ever tour!!!!!!
Outside 2023 Holiday Gift Guide for Your Outdoorsy Friend 'Tis the season of giving sustainable items your loved ones will love!!
Trip Report The Misadventures of Glacier Peak (Cool Glacier July 2023 Trip Report) Climbing Washington's most remote volcano.
Trip Report Artist Point/Table Mountain Circumnavigation Ski Tour (March 2023 Trip Report) An absolutely classic tour, suitable for a strong intermediate skier (with off-piste experience) and avalanche skills!
Outside Trad Climbing & Multipitch Rescue Lessons I took a two day crash-course on trad climbing and multipitch rescue with local guide Zack Wentz in August.
Outside Splitboarding Packing List It's time to start dreaming about splitboarding again! Snow has already dusted the mountain tops here in Washington, so here's my packing list so that we don't forget anything.
Trip Report Source Lake Ski Tour (December 2022) Source Lake ski tour's terrain is suitable for a confident blue-run skier– however, much of the route involves avalanche terrain so travelers need to have their avalanche skills dialed.
Trip Report Skiing Mount Saint Helens (as a Beginner) - May 2023 Worm Flows Trip Report I spent my 50th day on skis (ever!) on my first PNW volcano.
Trip Report Climbing Mount Baker (Easton Glacier July 2023 Trip Report) If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
Trip Report Splitboarding Season 2023 Recap Here's some highlights from my second season of splitboarding. I got out a lot more this year than last season, attempted / did some really interesting and classic routes, and had a ton of fun! Most of the route names are from Matt Schonwald's Backcountry Skiing Snoqualmie
Outside A Guide to Climbing Ruth Mountain (Washington) Ruth Mountain is a classic, glaciated climb suitable for beginner mountaineers.
Outside The Ultimate Sport Climbing Packing List After the success of my "The Ultimate Backpacking Packing List" post, which I've used to prevent myself and our friends from forgetting things on backpacking trips, and with some recent sport climbing trips where I've forgotten some gear, it's time to make
Outside Featured How to Sport Climb Outdoors Let's say you've climbed a bit in the gym or been taken outdoors by a more experienced climber and you want to learn how to climb outdoors. I'll connect together the techniques and tips, that with practice and some supervision should allow you to
Outside Black Diamond Avalanche Beacons Issue Black Diamond released a not-a-recall "safety check" for many of their avalanche beacons.
Trip Report Mount Washington, WA No not that Mt. Washington. I mean the one off I90 in Washington state!
Life A Nightime Poem from Outside 8:43 pm, the edge of Downtown A whoosh from above among the city sounds. A sheet of black polyester unfurls against the dark moonless sky. A few minutes later Again! But higher up. BASE jumpers in Seattle!!
