X-Pyr: Paragliding Across the Pyrenees by Kinga Masztalerz Pt. 2
In the morning, despite low clouds, I hiked up to Santa Marina with Chris. Nice hike to kick off the day but difficult to find a takeoff, and hard to imagine how I would clear the very shallow, nev...
X-Pyr: Paragliding Across the Pyrenees by Kinga Masztalerz Pt. 1
X-Pyr is a one weeklong adventure race zigzagging throughout the whole Pyrenees, from the Atlantic coast to the Mediterranean Sea. The athletes can move only by flying their paragliders or hiking a...
Using PechaKucha to Document Our Adventures by Jim Sutherland
How many times have you come back from a hike, or a bike ride with dozens, hundreds or no useful photos at all!? A couple of years ago I came across the PechaKucha style of presenting and it has c...
40 Days of Rain or in Search of Noah’s Ark by Hawkeye Johnson
When you go backpacking during the July/August monsoon season in the San Juan mountains of Colorado you can expect rain and sometimes a lot of it like this summer, one of the top 5 wettest in histo...
Your Guide to Truck Camping by Jada Lippincott
I got the dreaded text from my landlord a few months ago telling me that they were selling the house that I was living in and that I had to be out in three weeks, or I could buy the place. There wa...
How to Responsibly Fly a Drone While Hiking - By Mickey Martin aka The Virtual Sherpa
Drones have become increasingly more popular among outdoor recreationalists, especially with hikers and backpackers. Drones have countless uses in the backcountry including search and rescue, mappi...