by Sarah Shaffer It was a day for celebration, at least for me it was. It was my 35th birthday that day. Mandy McLaren, Liz Dunham and myself, went off for an adventure after dressing kids, dropping them off at...Read More...
by Ray Birks I’m currently sitting in a back room, surrounded by the electronic whirring and precise sounding movements of 3D printers that are carefully depositing filament in a predetermined pattern to fabricate something from the minds of their creators....Read More...
by Andy Dappen Nightfall was dropping like a curtain over the snowy ridge we were skiing. Tom Janisch and I were peering over a short drop we could jump but could probably not re-climb. Beyond this impediment, it was impossible...Read More...
Downhill Skiing with Kids by Liz Dunham There is a fabulous you-tube video of a father dressed as a drill seargant waking up his kids with a bugle and forcing them to go downhill skiing. His mantra echoes in my...Read More...
Editors Note: We recently received an email from the author of East of the Divide, Chester Marler, that his book is now free to the public on his new website. What an impressive resource and it is so nice of...Read More...
Most runners, hikers, climbers, cyclists, and skiers can relate to the double misery of injury. Whether the problem is a pulled hamstring, strained ankle, or an inflamed shin splint, injury not only hurts you physically, it hurts you emotionally when...Read More...
The Art of the Uptrack by Andy Dappen Sir Arnold Lunn was among the first mountaineers to take skis to the high Alps in the early 1900s and he quickly fell in love with all aspects of skiing – including the aesthetics...Read More...
Editors Note: This article originally ran on the KPQ radio website on 1/20/2023. It was written by Terra Sokol. Chelan County Mountain Rescue released their annual report for 2022, with their amount of search and rescue calls doubling from the...Read More...
Conditions First, Location Next by Andy Dappen The unexpected snow blanketing Wenatchee over the evening changed everything. The intended route up Angle Peak in the Entiat drainage— picked because we thought the avalanche hazard would be low— is suddenly off...Read More...
T.R.E.A.D. invites you to take a survey on outdoor recreation (motorized and non-motorized) in Central Washington. The survey is nine questions long and asks questions like how satisfied you are with recreation opportunities, what barriers keep you from recreating, your...Read More...
