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Saturday May 19th 2012

Adventures

Goat Rocks Wilderness – Nannie Ridge Loop Goat Rocks Wilderness – »

As some of you may know, I am not a hiker. I don't really like to backpack either. It's not that I don't [...]


Post Canyon Mountain Biking Post Canyon Mountain Biking »

Post Canyon, near Hood River, is home to some excellent single track mountain biking. With its ease of [...]


The first step is getting there The first step is getting »

Having never left the safety of the North American continent, I had no idea what to expect from my first [...]


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DDT – Everybody’s »

DDT – Everybody’s Favorite!

During the second world war Swiss chemist Paul Hermann Muller discovered the amazing effectiveness of DDT against mosquitoes and the spread of malaria. [Read More]


Lifestyle

The Secret life of Mountain Guides The Secret life of »

By Austin Peters. Sometimes its easy to look back and see where it all went wrong. [...]


Mountain Madness: A short story Mountain Madness: A »

Authors note:  While being tent bound for days waiting out epic spring snow storms in [...]


Gear

Points Unknown Super Gaiters »

Points Unknown Super Gaiters

For our trip to Nepal we were planning on not bringing plastic boots, even though we were originally planning on doing some pretty technical climbing. Our desire was to not have to carry in several pairs of footwear, since we also didn't want to use porters for our [Read More]

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