MBE Summer 2016
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...
Olympians on Galbraith: U.S. National Team training on local trails
Story by Spencer Paxson
Photos by Caleb Smith
"Lean it harder! Lean it! Now open it up!” I hear the coach shout from above as we...
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 guide to the shortest hikes to Mount Baker’s glaciers
Story and photos by Oliver Lazenby
Nisqually Road in Mt. Rainier National Park was touted as “the first road in America to reach a glacier”...
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...
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...
Summer 2016 Gear Guide
By Pat Grubb
Segway-Ninebot One S2
The latest iteration of the Ninebot One electric unicycle, the S2 weighs in at 25 lbs, has a top speed...
Wild Dreams: Climbing, community and accomplishment on a Mount Erie first...
Looking out at the Cascade Mountains to the east, the Olympics to the west, dense green forest below and blue skies above, Chris Weidner...
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...
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...
