Author: DaveC
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Sperry check
Amber, Danni and I headed up yesterday to check on Sperry Chalet is Glacier. Make sure it was still there and all. Unfortunately what with the cold and blowing snow I neglected to take actual photos of the actual chalet. So you’ll have to take my word that it’s alright With effectively no snow low…
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The Smaller Things
M skiing into the Wapiti Cabin, Gallatin National Forest. When discussing outdoor adventure, I do not think I am the only person who is quite likely to irritate, condescend to, and erratically yet predictably annoy my significant other. There is an archetype, advanced by powerful forces, that the ideal romantic partnership involves and perhaps revolves…
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Best of 2011, part 3
It belongs to the imperfection of everything human that man can only attain his desire by passing through its opposite. -Soren Kierkegaard, Journals (1841) When I think back, about the “best” trip of 2011, two stand out among the many candidates. And when I think back to the times in the past 12 months when…
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Best of 2011, part 2
2011 has been an extraordinary year. If the mission of this blog is to explore the cultural consequences of personal development as driven by outdoor adventure, this should have been a good year for blogging, which it was. This time last year I wrote that day trips were bullshit, and that the packraft made further…
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Altai Hok review up
My review of the 125 cm Altai Hok is up at BPL. If I do say so, it’s one of the better gear reviews I’ve yet written. Still waiting on my pair of 145cm Hoks to arrive from China. That, and snow to merit using them. Seems like the snow is thin and horrendous just…
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The next five years
Avalanche Lake, this evening. Five years ago today I clicked a few buttons, typed a few words, and this blog came into existence. Riding the wave of the endurance mountain biking e-revolution, it took me quite a few years until I figured out what I wanted to do with it. Until last year, in fact,…
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Apgar Lookout traverse
Yesterday I did a trip which has been on my mind for quite some time. We’re stuck, here in NW Montana, is seasonal flux at the moment. Lack of snow is delaying ski season, but is allowing for great late-autumn hiking. Like yesterday, I didn’t bring snowshoes. The road across the circle bridge up to…
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Best of 2011, part 1
If I was like that I’d make a logo and shit, but I’m not. Part 1 is a review of our corner of the internet, part 2 will be gear, part 3 my year in review. Operating standards are mine: originality and integrity of purpose garner high marks. As this is the public domain of…
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A Bedrock & Paradox holiday trip guide
The best gift for an adventurer is a great plan in a brand new place and a way to get there (gas $$, plane tickets, whatever). Problem is, dialing in a destination typically takes trial and error, which is why so many vacations end up scratching the surface, doing the same old trips which might…
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2012 Wilderness Classic gear list
Luc and John racing the 2011 Classic. Photo by Tyler Johnson (check out the full album). I put together a preliminary list for next year, which is already getting some good discussion over at BPL.
Bedrock & Paradox 
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