Winter in Anchorage

Anchorage is for lovers of winter. It comes early to the peaks outside town—snow capping the 7,000 footers in late August. September brings ...

Patagonia’s Environmental Efforts and Best Products

This Friday, Patagonia will donate 100% of sales to environmental groups . This post attempts to answer two questions:  1)  Do the organiza...

First Ascent of Peak 7700

The recently-uncovered truth about crossing a freezing cold glacial river is: it’s best done with your pants off.  We can learn a lot from h...