Other Adventures
One Sherpa home
Bellingham climber raises funds to build new home for his Sherpa following Nepal earthquake
By Ian Haupt
Dave Mauro and his hired guide Mingma Chhring Sherpa...
Washington trail map app provides real-time recreation updates
The TREAD Map app provides alerts and real-time updates for outdoor enthusiasts to avoid crowds and trail impediments.
The app incorporates Washington’s trail systems, waterways,...
Traversing Washington’s peaks
Jason Hummel skis from the Columbia River to U.S./Canada border over more than a decade
By Jason Hummel
Across the years and plains of those days...
Evolution of backcountry communication
By Jason D. Martin
In the old days if there was an accident in the backcountry, the general thinking was that you would send a...
Jeremy Jones: Shralpinism
Review by Meg Olson
The Art of Shralpinism: Lessons from the Mountains
Jeremy Jones
Mountaineers Books
In “The Art of Shralpinism: Lessons from the Mounatins,” legendary snowboarder and...
Book reviews
Winter reading materials for around the fireplace and other adventures
By Meg Olson
A Field Companion for Wandering
Written and Compiled by Conner Bouchard-Roberts
Winter Texts
“Read this book...
Frozen gems
Blueberry-muffin sweetness of small, local ski areas
By Eric Lucas
“You look familiar,” I tell the Loup Loup lifty.
“Did you have lunch in the lodge?” He’s...
Weekend snowfall closes Mount Baker Highway to Artist Point
Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) maintenance crews closed the last 2.7 miles of State Route 542 this morning, October 24, following the first...
360 Degrees
Hummel finishes The Circumnavigation Project on Mt. Baker
Story and photos by Jason Hummel
The knowledge of a mountain, the true understanding of where it is...