MBE Summer 2016
Expect Shenanigans: Four days on the Tantalus Traverse
Highly recommended. This is a fine adventure over 11 km of superb high alpine terrain, long on distance and with moderate climbing, but demanding...
R2AK, the motor-free boat race up the Inside Passage, is back...
Story by Oliver Lazenby
Jake Beattie wanted to come up with a more rugged boat race that captured the spirit of marine adventure – a...
Welcome Grocery is the newest landmark on 542
Story and photos by Oliver Lazenby
When Chuck Patterson decided to open a grocery store, he first needed to do some research. He drove south...
A Northwest Touch: Local trail builders on a digging holiday at...
Story and photos by Brad Andrew
The mountain bike trail builder is a unique breed. The trail builder leads a life of labor that garners...
Achieve grace on a mountain bike with minimal effort
Story and photos by Luca Williams
The first time I went mountain biking, I went with buddies from high school on a bike that wasn’t...
How to stay alive when lightning strikes
Story by Aubrey Laurence
Just as my wife and I gained the summit of Mount Elbert, Colorado’s highest peak, I pulled back my hood and...
A day of salmon, beer and Blanchard Mountain love
Story by Andy Basabe
“D’ya remember when…?”
That’s the silly question that delineates generational differences in communities. “D’ya remember when Mt. Baker Ski Area built jumps...
Connect with the Galaxy: A case for turning out the lights
Story by Oliver Lazenby
In 1994 when the Northridge earthquake knocked out power across Los Angeles, astronomers at Griffith Observatory, just north of Hollywood, fielded...
A lost boot, broken gear and a locked gate: a self-rescue...
Story by Blake Herrington
I tackled my climbing partner and pinned him to a wet rock slab above an ominous moat separating snow from ice. Dan’s...
North Cascades Institute celebrates 30 years
By Oliver Lazenby
Thirty years ago, two climbing buddies who were worried about the future of a place they loved dreamed up a way to...
