SlingFin Tour

--> SlingFin lies at 5th and Gilman in Berkeley. SlingFin is a badass outdoor industry startup. They’re located in Berkeley, Cali...

Bosavi Tour: Dan Freschl and his headlamp

Dan with Bosavi prototypes on display. Dan Freschl is a man everyone can look up to. He had an idea, to build a better headlamp, and is foll...

Regular Northwest Face of Half Dome: a daylong mini-epic

Chris Simrell and I climbed the Regular Northwest Face of Half Dome in a day. Check out the trip report on SuperTopo: http://www.supertopo.c...

New Four Season Tents

I've been testing a bunch of new four season tents. Hilleberg Nammatj, Nallo, Keron; Brooks Range Invasion; Stephenson's Warmlite 2R...

Bishop bouldering: a week of moderate classics

My first bouldering trip, if a bouldering trip is one that exceeds two days in length, was last week. I did tons of classic moderates in Bis...

Hiking the Lost Coast Trail, California

A few weeks ago I took a casual stroll on a 25-mile section of the Lost Coast Trail with college friend Anna Joseph. This section of C...

Sierra Nevada Brewing Factory Tour

Here are some photos from a tour of the Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Chico, CA. In the interest of time I'll summarize the tour and...