Category: Climbing
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Patagonia Capilene 4 Hoody
The vaunted R1 hoody made lighter. Quite a bit lighter, via an exciting new version of their time-tested fabric. I wrote more over at BPL, and am quite excited to put it to good use.
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Arc’teryx Neutro Visor review
Reviewing a very expensive hat, on a blog. Doesn’t get more outdorky. But if you’re not here for that exactly, best move along yesterday. The Neutro in action. I’ve always held the conviction that whomever names Arc’teryx products wanted to be Jean-Luc Picard. This is a 35 dollar visor. It is also an exceptionally functional…
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The Jackson-Norris traverse
Late Friday, on the mile and a half of continuous down from the Sun road to Reynolds camp, I ran into a ranger at dusk. He checked my permit and warned me about some guys coming up not far behind. Apparently they saw the little tent sign on the map, not far off the road,…
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The lazy loop
The idea: hike the Highline to Ahern Pass, drop over Iceberg Notch down the Many Glacier. Stay in a cabin at the Swiftcurrent Motor Inn, hike over Piegan Pass, maybe hike a peak, take the shuttle back to the car. The appeal was first in the route, which takes in a massive helping of prime…
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Pack mods and rain pants
12 months ago I owned no waterproof pants. The Classic last year made me a believer when it showed just how much heat can be lost through soaked legs. Today I have two sets of rain pants, each meant for a rather different use. Shown above and below are my fully homemade sil/epic pants. The…
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The pass at the pass
The cliche of like two ships passing in the night is itself easy to unjustly pass over, until you’ve been awake on a ship in the middle of a calm night, watching another well-lit island of humanity go the opposite direction. Logan Pass is another cliche of human experience; it’s difficult to strip away the…
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Red Eagle Creek
When and if Glacier becomes a packrafting destination, Red Eagle Creek will be very popular during late spring and early summer. After the the previous two years’ explorations, I came into this summer with a two-tiered list of rivers and creeks; a must-do list, and a worth checking out list. There aren’t too many things…
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June trip report contest (!)
Summer, whatever that may mean in your particular locale, is right around the corner. Here in NW Montana the rain has stopped, for the moment, the sun is shining and the rivers are running high. Snow is melting and the fat season of long easy days, crampons and shorts, tourists driving foolishly, and wide open…
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The 610 pack
All packs must have a name so I can keep them straight, and DX-40 was so cool and the race pack was too big for day trips and I can never have enough packs. 29 inches tall, 9 inches wide at the back, 6 at the front, and 8 (for the most part) deep along…
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Adventure round-up
First, Luc et al. continue to raise the bar on fair means (human powered, self-supported) expeditions by skiing, hiking, and packrafting from Yakutat to McCarthy, climbing Mount Logan along the way. 21st century style, 18th century sensibility. Second, Joery’s trip in the Verdon Gorge looks amazing and has me reconsidering future time spent in Europe.…
Bedrock & Paradox 
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