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REVIEW – Vasque Mindbender Trail Running Shoe
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4Sevens Titanium Whistle
Looking for possibly the smallest and lightest whistle on the market? Well, check out the Titanium Whistle by 4Sevens. It is an investment at $20, but the return is a 100 decibel pea-less whistle about the size of a few wooden matches. It weighs .2 oz, or 5.6 grams. As far as I know, this is the most elite of whistles for lightweight backpackers – small, loud and light, and let’s not [Read More]
Shining Rock Wilderness: Cold Mountain Hike
I set off to summit Cold Mountain at 6pm on Friday, June 24th. After two and a half grueling hours of hauling my Osprey Aether 60 up from Daniel Boone Boy Scout Camp (2650ft), I finally found Deep Gap (5000ft). I was concerned for a while that I had taken a wrong turn somehow since the Art Loeb trail (starting at the BS Camp) has no blazes. I camped for the night at 5000ft at Deep Gap. When … [Read More]
Volunteer in Kenya with Freedom Global, Make a Difference
We’d always liked the idea of combining travel and volunteering. We’d talked about voluntourism. We’d thought about voluntourism. But we’d never actually done it. There are lots of excuses, like a lot of volunteer trips are weeks or months long, which is hard for people like us with limited vacation time, or we’d think about volunteering for a day or two during a trip, but then the schedule got too full. Then one day a friend was talking about an upcoming trip to Kenya, a trip that would be a week and a half, a trip … [Read More]
Ama Dablam: Elias & Team Trek to the Base of Cho Oyu
We trekked to the base of Cho Oyu, where the seldom expeditions that climb is south side set their Base Camp. [Read More]
5 Fun Things to Do in Saas-Fee Switzerland in Summer
Saas-Fee is a premier skiing village in the Valais region of Switzerland, so why were we traveling to Saas-Fee in summer? It wasn’t for the skiing, though Saas-Fee is unique because you can ski there year-round. While winter is Saas-Fee’s most popular season for travelers, summer is less crowded and there are many fun things to do in Saas-Fee in summer. Saas-Fee is one of those little Swiss villages that is a tourist … [Read More]
5 Reasons Why You’ll Want the Swiss Travel Pass
To drive or to take the train, that is the question. In Switzerland, the answer is to take the train! There is no place on earth that provides better train travel than Switzerland, and it is made so easy with the Swiss Travel Pass. If you’re not sure whether it’s worth getting a Swiss Travel Pass for your trip to Switzerland, here are five reasons why you’ll want to get a Swiss Travel Pass. Swiss Public Transportation is Punctual . . . AlwaysThere’s a reason… [Read More]
Sarasota! Not Saratoga
I waited on a very long line to get a cab back to Manhattan from LGA. Naturally, the driver’s first question, “Where to lady?” The second question, “Where have you been?” I told him I was back in NYC after visiting Sarasota for a few days. “Oh, Saratoga! Isn’t that in upstate New York?” I added more… [Read More]
Ama Dablam: Elias & Team Trek to 5,000 meters, Ready to Start Their Climb
We reached for the second time the altitude of 5000 meters in our acclimatizing trek, going over Renjo Pass. [Read More]
Ama Dablam: Elias & Team Spend an Extra Rest Day at Khumjung
We are taking an extra day here, based on the wind forecast for the next few days. [Read More]
Chile Ski: Reid & Team Ski Osorno and Conclude Trip
After 1,200’ of climbing, it became apparent that things would not be improving anytime soon. [Read More]
Mission Saipal: RMI Guide Hannah Smith Checks in from Kathmandu
The climb we are apart of is called Mission Saipal. [Read More]
Booze cruise to Calais
It’s becoming an annual tradition, the three men jump in the back of a van heading south to escape, Dover is where it starts. It’s the crossing to France, the country that will return us our liberties; for Grandad, Dad and I it’s the time of year we stock up on booze! Late November/Early December we make our way to Calais for no [Read More]
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