On the Grand, with my Nikwax “armour” in place, amazingly I stayed relatively dry. I say relatively only because my well-worn trail runners have a few torn seams. I found that the only material Nikwax could not protect was the material that was not there.
Let me preface this by saying, although he survived that fall, the extent of his injury is not known yet. This is a reminder to us all of the risks we assume when Jumping off a bridge, dropping into a powder bowl or climbing a rock face. Risk assessment is an important part of any activity and should not be taken lightly.
Before August of this year, I had not known much about Crater Lake National Park. Actually, It was barely on my radar at all, that was until a suggestion from Outdoor Informer's Jason Renda turned me on to the idea. I had just come off a two day stay on Washington's coveted Mount Rainier and needed some down time after a successful summit bid. With Mount Shasta in Northern California on my month-long cross country warpath, Crater lake made perfect sense.
Patrick off-trail on a shortcut Patrick and I had hoped to mountain bike in Canyonlands or Moab, but things just didn’t work out. We had also planned to visit the Moniz family in Boulder, but upon descending from the summit of Independence Monument, I learned from Mike Moniz that he and his family
September 3, 2011 WINTER PARK, Colorado – Patrick and I had hoped to mountain bike in Canyonlands or Moab, but things just didn’t work out. We had also planned to visit the Moniz family in Boulder, but upon descending from the summit of Independence Monument, I learned from Mike Moniz that he and his family
I had the chance to whip up a story for the Pemba Serves blog in which I chronicled my adventure to the top of the most glaciated peak in the lower 48. This may have been one of my greatest adventure experiences to date and would love to share it with you. check it out by clicking the image below
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With Autumn quickly approaching, and the temperatures beginning to drop it’s time to start thinking about getting out and checking out the colors of the season. There are many great places to check out the spectacular colors of the season for all levels of hiking ability.
By: Bill Urbanski The last time I climbed Devils Tower, which was also the first time I climbed Devils Tower, I was lucky to get down unscathed, and unscorched by the powerful lightning storm that at first hastened then later interrupted our rappel. The harrowing account of my first Devils Tower climbing experience
http://youtu.be/ucjf5RllbVk