Category: Packrafting
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There are no first de(a)scents
M and Isaac playing in the mud, Robbers Roost, November 2005. In 2005 we found ourselves, during the course of an extended road trip out west, spending a long Thanksgiving holiday camped out in the Robbers Roost in southern Utah. We did a lot of great, cold hiking with ropes (aka canyoneering), cooked a spectacular…
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Wilderness biking in the lower 48
Fat bikes are in the process of reshaping what a mountain bike is. They’re a fad, insofar as their popularity is riding a cissoidal curve. Doubtless in five years there will be a number of Pugsleys and Mukluks gathering dust. There will also be exponentially more fat frames and components. In 20 years the average…
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Backcountry footwear pollemica!
Phillip heading in for a January Subway. Which was an awesome freaking trip. Go look at the photos non-longtime readers. I have an article on Fast and Light Shoulder Season footwear up at BPL today. It’s the evolution of ideas which started in this post, and were born during Le Parcour de Wild, confirmed during…
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All the hats
I like hats, and my collection often and properly earns me derision at the hands of M. Rather than deny the dorkiness inherent in this, I embrace it. I’ve de facto pared the collection down quite a bit lately, such that a mere five hats get regular use. They are pictured below, and a discussion…
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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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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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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.
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The Race Pack examined (backpacks for the woods part 4)
A perhaps illustrative case study. I built the race pack specifically for wilderness racing, the Classic next year in particular. As explicated before, the Golite Jam I used last year didn’t fit and was too big. I also wanted to make a pack as light as possible without compromising functionality or durability (or spending money,…
Bedrock & Paradox 
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