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...
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?...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
