Great Day Gym Climbing, with a Great Take-away
By Patrick Gensel Tonight I made it out to the local Climbing Gym, Wilkes-Barre Climbing Gym for my first climbing session in a while. I warmed up with some bouldering and stuck with that for
Backpacking First Aid
By Patrick Gensel For many backpackers, myself included, one of the single most important elements of any piece of equipment is weight. even shaving just a little bit of weight off of trivial things such
Happy Earth Day
Good morning fellow adventurers, I just wanted to take a moment to wish everyone a happy Thursday and a happy Earth Day. I know it is hard to keep environmentally conscious on a day to
A Journey Into The Wild
By Patrick Gensel The Appalachian Trail, a wilderness footpath spanning from Springer Mountain in Georgia to Mount Katahdin in Maine is a very enticing prospect for any adventurous soul. Unfortunately not everyone is able to
Hiking in the Whites
About a year ago, I took my first trip to New Hampshire. I clearly remember cresting a hill on rte 16 and being greeted by the beautiful white mountains. right then and there I wanted
A Weekend At The New
It was mid Thursday and the truck was loaded up, bags full of camping and climbing gear filled the bed. We were ready to leave our home in Northeastern PA and make our way 8