As our first order of business consider the common view of those seeking to close off more backcountry to everyone but muscle powered folks.

Recycling can be fun — at least when it “requires” air tools. Picked up this classic 32 year old 1974 Schwinn Collegiate at the landfill last week, did a complete frame-off resto yesterday. Took about six hours fender-to-fender. Completely tore…

News about ski helmets, Viagra for altitude adaptation during climbs and much more gear and opinion regarding ski touring.

I was amused by a recent article about Aron Ralston in Mountain Gazette, Colorado’s wordy journal that covers an eclectic mix of verbiage, all loosely associated with life in the mountain west. The piece by Vince Welch is titled “The…

Author Jonathan Waterman, celebrating a half century that includes a huge amount of writing, covering backcountry skiing and mountaineering.

Many of you are probably tracking the news of missing climbers on Mount Foraker in Alaska. Karen McNeill and Sue Nott left for a climb of the peak on May 14, carrying about 10 days of food, and have not…