Canister Stove Tricks

I’ve taken several multi-day trips this spring and summer with a Jetboil Stove, which like many lightweight stoves runs off canisters filled with a blended isopro fuel, and each time I pack I'm faced with the n... Read More...

Skiing Williams Butte

by Andy Dappen On Easter Sunday I skied Mount Saint Helens along with 200 West Side backcountry skiers and peak baggers. Two weeks later, I enjoyed an opposite experience (alone time in a spiritual place) in t... Read More...

Giants of the Cascade Crest

Giants of the Cascade Crest Ski Touring from Stevens Pass to Smith Brook  By Coron Polley John Muir said, "Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine fl... Read More...

Healthy Homework

Healthy Homework by Andy Dappen “Why are you always up so late before a tour?” she asks me. “You need more sleep!”  I think my wife is out to get me because, if she really wanted me h... Read More...

Rock-Howard-Mastiff Traverse

by Andy Dappen Urban legend maintains that the Inuits possess some 49 words for ‘snow’ while Westerners identify all frozen matter falling from the sky or sitting on the ground with the same label.  Naturally ... Read More...