The Mountain Series

Don’t Underestimate the Whites

For thru-hikers of the AT, the White Mountains are a cruel joke, coming near the end of a months-long journey that begins in the gentle hills of Georgia. With nary a flat mile the trail follows the spine of the Presidential Range before exiting into Maine and the final miles to Katahdin.

Kit: Hiking Hut-to-Hut in the White Mountains
Even when you’re sleeping in huts every night, hiking in the White M…
Roundup: 5 Books about the White Mountains
What New Hampshire lacks in acreage it makes up in personality: the …
Kit: Multi-Day Hiking
It doesn’t take much to pack for a day hike: throw on a coat, pull o…
Kit: Free Solo Climbing
Sometimes the mountains just call your name. Whether you’ve got a se…
Oct 24, 2013
The Easy Way Up: Heli-Hiking in the Bugaboos
The rotor wash from a Bell 212 helicopter is startlingly strong. Though I was getting used to the pick up and drop off routine — kneel,…
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Oct 17, 2013
Kit: Vermont 50 Ultramarathon
There are basically two schools of thought when assembling a kit for an ultramarathon: comprehensive preparation and more weight, or as…
Oct 17, 2013
Photo Essay: Vermont 50 Ultramarathon
It was around around mile 23 of the Vermont 50 that I thought about the duck. I’d read in On Food and Cooking by Harold McGee that the …
Jul 25, 2013
Photo Essay: GoPro Mountain Games
Somewhere between my third (or possibly fourth) spill off my paddle board into Gore Creek and my first lung-busting lap up the mountain…
Jul 12, 2013
Domestic Ascents: Five American Peaks to Summit
Mountaineering can be an intimidating sport to get into: all that gear, the dizzying heights and tales of frostbite-blackened digits ar…
Jul 11, 2013
Kit: Climbing Mount Rainier
To take on our recent ascent of Mount Rainier, we rounded up some of the latest and greatest mountaineering gear. And after two days, 9…