Opt Outside
What Does It Mean to #optoutside? Adventure is trending. The outdoor lifestyle (and the social media names pushing it) sell millions in gear. But what does it really mean to jump on the #optoutside bandwagon?...
Not Lost, Just Discovering Blog
Patria a.k.a. Homeland
On Heritage and the Outdoors In 1975, the daughter of two immigrants—one Mexican, one Filipino—met the son of fifth generation Spanish-Mexican tradesmen, colonial settlers of the Colorado Plateau who later migrated to the Pacific...
The Maverick
My hands, palms up, in my lap, are shaking. My legs, too, jerk uncontrollably as an infinitesimal number of red specks seep through the door to swirl around them as we hammer on. I...
With Fins I Fly
When was a young girl, my grandmother once told me, “You will turn into a mermaid if you stay in the bathtub.” So I stayed, Until my fingers were wrinkly raisins, Puckered with time,...
En Búsqueda del Oro
Anoche soñe con las palabras de una anciana Una mujer sabia, De cabello plateado, de gris, Las líneas arrugadas de su cara moviendose lentamente mientras Susurraba sus palabras. Fuertes eran, Sentía el peso de...
Tubbs Mountaineer Snowshoe Review
I got these to use before committing to a splitboard, and I love them. They are super light, pack down really well, and have EXCELLENT grip on all sorts of sketchy snow situations. I...
Luggage Forward Review a.k.a. THE Adventure Travel Hack for Oversize Luggage
Fact: Adventure Travel Requires a Lot of Gear So here’s the thing about adventure travel: there’s a lot of shit to lug around. If you’re serious about getting after it, you’re going to bring...
Trip Report: Refugio Frey, Argentina
Yes: Another Patagonia Climbing Trip Report Do you think #tradisrad? What about traveling in South America? And has the idea of bumming around as a dirtbag on the entirety of the South American content...
Permaculture Farming in Chiloe, Chile
Leading In: Exploring Solitude There is comfort in the solitude of exploring a new place alone: you can be who you want, you can do what you want, your schedule is what you make...
A Cheatsheet to Spanish Climbing Vocabulary
Climbing in Spanish / Escalar en Español Rock climbing. It’s a lifestyle that some of us get so sucked into that we sell our belongings and move into a car to dirtbag around the country. Or...
Proposed Refugio Frey Change.org Petition
Note: This is a translation of a Change.org petition originally posted here. After spending over a month at the Frey (located near Bariloche, Argentina), and making some of the best memories and friends of...
