Skin Care – Cleaning Climbing Skins by Andy Dappen It inevitably happens to backcountry skiing skins—the glue, especially on the tails, turns into a mess of dirt, pine needles, and wax, causing the skins to peel off in use (a...Read More...
Backpacker Essentials by Phil Cibicki From my very first backpack trip to Colchuck Lake over 20 years ago, I quickly realized I needed a way to organize the gear I planned to take with me each time I went...Read More...
by Andy Dappen In 2008 when I wrote the Love of Tarps article, I lied. In that article, I said that Love of Tarps 2 featuring, quick-and-dirty methods to easily pitch a tarp most anywhere and in most any conditions was...Read More...
I Need a Nature Prescription by Sarah Shaffer For those of us who have a passion for being outdoors, we value what nature gives us. For me that is a sense of calm, solace, happiness, adventure, joy, and the feeling...Read More...
