Bonnie’s Balms – Climbers Salve – 2 oz 
Sierra High Route Mapset & Databook 
Hayduke Trail Hiking Resources Bundle 
National Geographic. “Circling Alaska in 176 Days.” Signed copy. 
Slideshows on Disk: Great Western Loop and Sea-to-Sea Route My relationship with GoLite – and specifically with its founders and owners, Kim and Demetri Coupounas (“Coup”) — goes back // More
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Breathability: an explanation of its importance, mechanisms, and limitationsOutdoor fabrics are frequently described as being “breathable,” and this is (except in one case) a desirable characteristic. My observation // More
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Learning to backpack “the hard way”: How I wasted my money and (nearly) ruined trips through trial-and-errorNearly ten years ago, on May 5, 2002, I started my first long-distance hike: the 2,175-mile Appalachian Trail. The AT // More
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“So, are you the girlfriend?”Based on my relationship history and my past comments about relationships, it may be surprising—though not really a secret—that for the // More
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Seven weeks of being a rock star, kind ofAs a professional long-distance adventurer with zero musical talent, the speaking and book tour I’ve been on for the last // More
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Authors@Google – Ultimate Hiking Gear & Skills ClinicEarlier this Spring I had the opportunity to present at Google’s main campus in Mountain View, CA, as part of // More
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Minimizing the effects and aftermath of wet feet“These are waterproof, right?” asked the customer to the Campmor sales clerk, as he walked around the footwear area testing // More
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Nine skills that will allow you to go lighterTwo years ago my younger sister and her boyfriend went on their first backpacking trip together—a weekend-long summer outing in // More
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Why backcountry GPS units are overratedThis is another post in a series of “how to” articles I’ve written recently. If you’d like me to address // More
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I scared the $hit out of a grizzly bear, literallyWarning: This video contains profanity. Hope you can understand why. Of all the stories that came from my Alaska-Yukon Expedition, scaring // More
