Sierra Journal is an online magazine, blog and Web community born of a passion for mountain climbing, backcountry skiing and wilderness travel in the Sierra Nevada.

Sierra Journal’s mission is to provide entertainment, inspiration and information in the form of trip reports, news and gear reviews focusing on climbing, backpacking and skiing (backcountry or otherwise). The site has a focus on the Sierra Nevada but also covers other areas of the country (and the world) including the Rockies, Cascades, Andes and beyond.

Contributors

Matthew DiPietro is the founder and editor of Sierra Journal. He lives in San Francisco, works in digital media and spends every single free moment in the mountains or on his surboard. He’s an avid alpine climber, backcountry skier, backpacker and is a ski patroller at Squaw Valley.

He has numerous technical ascents and descents under his belt in the Cascades, Rockies and Andes, but there is a special place in his heart for Tahoe and the Eastern Sierra. He’s AIARE Avalanche Level II certified. He is of the opinion that there is no more comfortable place to sleep than the back of his truck. More about Matt here.

Rich Meyer has over a dozen years of experience guiding clients to mountain peaks around the world. His specialties include Skiing, Climbing and Avalanche Education. Rich pens the “Guide’s Corner” column, a regular series of articles full of Tips, Tricks, Trip Reports, Gear Reviews, and Mountaineering Ramblings – hard-earned knowledge gleaned from his days and nights guiding clients up and down mountains.

You can learn more about Rich at his website, and read all of his SJ articles here.

Emilie Cortes, CFA, is a mild mannered finance executive by day and a hardcore adventurer in the Sierra and beyond by night. She enjoys all sorts of climbing – snow, glacier, rock, ice – but can’t ski to save her life.  She’s very passionate about two causes – issues in the outdoors and promoting women in leadership.

As such, she is a Steering Committee member and Co-Leader in the Sierra Club Snowcamping section, Treasurer of the Sierra Club Peak Climbing Section, an Advisory Board member of Call of the Wild (a women’s adventure travel outfitter), and a Board member of the National Association of Women MBAs. Read all of Emilie’s articles here.

Advertising and Sponsorship
Sierra Journal accepts display advertising and sponsorships on a monthly basis. For details and pricing contact editor@sierrajournal.com. Download the Sierra Journal Media Kit (PDF).

Gear Review Policy
Sierra Journal welcomes gear submissions from outdoor gear companies. Reviews are honest and authentic. Editorial integrity is our top priority. Submitting gear does not guarantee a published review, but the editor will make every effort to do so. If you would like to submit gear for review, please contact editor@sierrajournal.com.

Gear review posts resulting from gear suppplied by brands and PR firms are clearly tagged with appropriate disclosure language.

Write for Sierra Journal
Sierra Journal encourages submissions from the community. If you are interested in writing for Sierra Journal, please send a bio and writing samples to editor@sierrajournal.com.

Contact
The best way to contact me, if you haven’t guessed, is to email editor@sierrajournal.com.