It’s a NOLS term, and if you have spent any time with The National Outdoor Leadership School you have probably heard it more than once. Although it was created to make students a bit more civilized during Month-long expeditions, there are some lessons we can take from the late Paul Petzoldt who originally coined the [...]

Can a couple of out-of-shape climbers make it up the Matterhorn by a classic technical route? What is up with “Sierra fourth class”? Can your underwear really make its way into your intestinal tract? Emilie and Patrick find out…

The Guides Corner: Tips, Tricks, Trip Reports, Gear Reviews, and Mountaineering Ramblings from Rich Meyer Alpine Guide.

Everybody who has camped in the backcountry (or car-camped, for that matter) knows the feeling. You’re snuggled deep inside

There is a new unified avalanche danger scale rolling out for the 2010/11 season that will create a common vocabulary between US and Canadian avalanche centers, according to Powder Magazine.

It’s not immediately clear to me what the major dif

Climbers, skiers, snowboarders, and snowshoers alike are delighting in the recent storms in the Sierras creating that absolutely delicious playground of snow. With the opportunity to revel in the winter backcountry comes the responsibility to leave