Bike tour: San Francisco to Los Angeles

There are some things you absolutely must do in life. One of them, I’d been told by native Californians, is to ride a bike from San Francisc...

Evolution Traverse: best alpine rock traverse?

Earlier this month I did the Evolution Traverse, which is arguably one of the best alpine rock traverses in the US. A full trip report is an...

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...