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How to Take a Bearing on a Map
IFMGA Guide Margaret Wheeler takes you through the steps of one of the foundation skills for navigating with a map and compass. In simplest terms, it links the information provided by a map to the...
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Snow Pit Basics w/ Evan Stevens
Knowing how to use tools and interpret finding is key to understanding the snow pack and making good decisions for safe travel through avalanche terrain. IFMGA guide Evan Stevens takes us through the...
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How to Fake It
I am a woman who fakes it. And I’m willing to share my trade secrets with you. I’ve duped my clients, my employer, the American Mountain Guides Association and even my boyfriend into believing that I...
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The Love Letter: What’s for Dinner?
“What’s for dinner?” A simple question that proves difficult when you’re backpacking for six weeks and cooking everything over a small stove. Finding the perfect of algorithm of weight, calories and...
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Staying Dry, Even in the Wet!
The promising radar image of a wet trip When planning trips in advance, the weather can not be anticipated. As your trip gets closer every day, you probably find yourself doing what I do: looking at...
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How To Sharpen Ice Tools
Whether you’re headed to Ouray Ice Fest for your first climb of the season this weekend or need some mid-season tuning, these sharpening tips from flamboyant ice climbing legend, Margo Talbot, will...
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Get To Know Your Avalanche Beacon
Avalanche beacons are wonderful gadgets: For a couple hundred dollars, they’ll help you find and dig out your friend should they get buried in an avalanche. But be honest: It’s been a while since last...
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Keeping up with the Girls
I know the gal you are courting. She’s lived in your mountain town for years. Her blood is adjusted to call 9,300 feet home. Her resting heart rate is 46 beats per minute, fully caffeinated. Her thighs...
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How To Stay Stoked To Train — And Build Your Own Training Center
With any sport, if you want to perform better, it’s going to come down to training (more). But to understand “getting better,” you need to face/admit to what you’re not good at first. And to do that,...
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Glacier and Iceberg Bouldering 101: A Photo Essay
Whenever I visit Juneau, I make an effort to get out to the Mendenhall Glacier to explore and play on the ice. The icefall is the most interesting part of the glacier as it’s littered with seracs,...
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