Climbing musician Misty Murphy’s Savgi Video
Here the climbing inspired video "Savgi" from Climber/Musician Misty Murphy. check out more from Misty at mistymurphy.com Savgi from Mike Call on Vimeo.
A Ricketts Glen new years day hike
It was January 1st 2010, a new year! while most where fast asleep at 7am with pending hangovers, I chose a different path of celebration for the new year. with pack strapped on, and ice axe hanging, my friend John and I hopped in my truck and headed the 25 snow-covered miles to Ricketts Glen
The Don’t Die Out There Deck, an unusual twist on survival.
every backpacker and adventure enthusiast probably has some sort of survival guide in there bag of tricks, but its not always practical to have it on you when you will need it most. This forces us to photo copy key points, or memorize it, which is not a bad thing by any mean, but what
GearHead: Osprey Talon 44 Pack
whether your an avid Mountaineer, all out trekker, or just a day hiker odds are you have some stuff you generally take along for your adenture. you need something to carry that stuff in, because frankly, who wants to carry a water bottle, climbing rope, crampons, axe, etc in there arms? not I. thats why
A Day At The Gunks
Patrick heads to the Gunks in New York for a day of adventure!
Gear: Black Diamond Raven Ice Axe
A mountaineer without an ice axe is like a bird with out wings, they are both kinda stuck without much mobility. that why its important to have a piece of equipment your comfortable with. i just recently picked up a Black Diamond Raven Axefrom my local shop. From the first time I held the Raven
Upcoming event: New Years Hike with National Audubon Society
When: Saturday 1/2/2010 1:30 - 3:30 Where: Nescopeck State Park, Drums, Pa What: 3-Mile winter hike through the Northeast Pennsylvania Mountains.
CampTheSummit Episode 1: Hiking along the Loyalsock Trail
On this first episode of CampTheSummit Patrick starts exploring the 60 mile Loyalsock Trail in Central Pennsylvania. highlights include the Haystacks rapids area, Worlds end state park among other areas. CampTheSummit: Hiking the Loyalsock Trail from Patrick Gensel on Vimeo.
This is it… Welcome!
This is it guys, the first official post for CampTheSummit. i have to say i am quite excited. i have been putting a lot of work over the past few weeks into making this as perfect as i can, and i am very proud of what has come of this so far. i want to
Winter Backpacking essentials.
By Patrick Gensel Backpacking is a very rewarding and adventurous activity, but can be quite gear intensive, from stoves to backpacks and beyond, each piece of equipment plays its part in the experience. Winter backpacking takes the adventure and dumps a whole new set of challenges on it, requiring special gear. the following is a