Spring has been slow in coming this year, so it was with great enjoyment that I packed my lighter weight gear for this trip around the Chuck Keiper Trail. I led a group of six backpackers from DC Ultralight Backpacking, including some old friends and a new face. With a clear, […]
In early August 2013, I hiked 123.3 mi of the PCT. My route began with a drop-off on the trail at Rainy Pass, south east of Ross Lake on Route 20. (Thanks Denny and Sherry!) The trip ended unceremoniously searching for a burger at Steven’s Pass ski area (thanks again to […]
“I live how I climb a mountain: at a pace that is slow and steady, but deliberate and determined.” Ulrich Inderbinen
About a month ago, I received my YAMA Mountain Gear Cirriform 2-person double-walled shelter. It consists of an 0.8 oz cuben/sq. yard ghostly-white fitted tarp, and an inner bug netting with a 1.0 oz/sq. yard cuben fiber tub floor. The shelter sets up with two trekking poles, and the bug […]