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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

By patrickgensel|June 20th, 2010|Categories: News|Tags: Adventure, Alpinism, Black Diamond, climbing, Crampons, Eastern Mountain Sports, Hike The Whites, hiking, Huntington Ravine, Ice Axe, Ice Climbing, Marmot, Mount Washington, mountaineering, mountains, New England Hikes, New Hampshire, North Conway, pinkham notch, Stubai, Tuckerman Ravine, White Mountains, winter hiking, Winter sports|4 Comments

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

By patrickgensel|June 20th, 2010|Categories: News|Tags: Black Diamon, Camping, chris sharma, Chuck Fryberger, climbing, competition, Metolius, Mike Libecki, New River Gorge, New River Rendezvous, Ocho Loco, Petzl, Trad Climbing|1 Comment

Hitting the High Points

Patrick and Phil head to Massachusetts with the summit of Mount Greylock in their sights.

By patrickgensel|June 18th, 2010|Categories: News|Tags: AMC, appalachian mountain club, Appalachian Trail, climbing, Connecticut, high point, Massachusetts, Mount Frissell, Mount Greylock, mountaineering, New Jersey|Comments Off

Guest Post on Theclymb.com

Check out Patrick's guest post on Theclymb.com talking about why he climbs: Climbing With Purpose

By patrickgensel|June 16th, 2010|Categories: Climbing|Tags: climbing, gear, Mental training, New River Gorge, The Clymb|0 Comments

Snowpeak Litemax Stove and GSI Pinnacle Soloist

Patrick Takes a look at the SnowPeak Lightmax Backpacking stove and Gsi Outdoor Pinnacle Soloist Cookware Set. CampTheSummit: Snowpeak Litemax and Gsi Pinnacle Soloist from Patrick Gensel on Vimeo.

By patrickgensel|June 14th, 2010|Categories: News|Tags: Award winning backpacking stove, Backpacking Stove, backpacking the loyalsock trail, Camping, camping gear, Camping stove, climbing, Cookware, gsi, hiking, Lightest Backpacking stove, Lightweight backpacking, loyalsock trail, Mocanaqua Loop Trail, ricketts glen falls trail, Snowpeak, Snowpeak Litemax, Ultralight backpacking|Comments Off

Gearhead: Stubai 10-point Trekking Crampons

When it comes to winter hiking, or glacier travel, probably one of the most important pieces of equipment needed in your arsenal is a pair of crampons.Â Without a sharp set of crampons

By patrickgensel|June 13th, 2010|Categories: News|Tags: Backpacking, Black Diamond, Camping, climbing, Crampons, EMS, Equipment, hiking, moosejaw, mountaineering, mountaineering equipment, Petzl, REI, Ricketts Glen, Stubai, trekking, winter hiking|Comments Off