Best Avalanche Beacons From the November 11 meeting of the Chelan County Mountain Rescue Association (CCMRA), Chester Marler and Brandon Levy (WSDOT avalanche control) discussed the reliability of old analog versus the newer digital avalanche beacons. Tom Janisch sent us these...Read More...
Better than Duct Tape? Duct tape is great — a wad of it should be in every outdoorsman’s repair kit. However — and here we risk uttering heresy — if you want the best outdoor-equipment fix-it item of them all,...Read More...
Photos and article by Ray Birks “It’s just a fad.” “It’s simply a new market bike companies created to get more of your money.” “Won’t it be cold?” Talk to me two years ago and those were the thoughts roaming...Read More...
By Ray Birks Geocaching has been described as the world’s largest treasure hunt. A series of hide-and-seek games where hiders provide online clues for seekers. Seekers use an app on their phone using GPS to hunt for hidden caches. The...Read More...
