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Orcas Island is an off-season paradise for mountain bikers
Story by Jann Eberharter
Photos by Anne Cleary
When the Civilian Conservation Corps put in a road to the top of Mt. Constitution in the 1930s,...
Everesting: Why I climbed 29,029 feet in one sadistic bike ride
By Spencer Paxson
One morning in late July I set out on a mountain bike ride to Chuckanut Mountain, pedaling up its western flank along...
Squamish’s new Sea to Sky Gondola
Story and photo by Brandon Fralic
Take a ride on the Sea to Sky Gondola near Squamish, B.C. Opened in 2014, this cable-and-cabin attraction whisks...
Bay to Baker race revived…starting in Concrete
By Oliver Lazenby
Dan Probst wants to hold a trail race from Bellingham Bay to the summit of Mt. Baker and back, a 108-mile journey...
Potential copper mine threatens Mazama, a dryside recreation destination
By Nick Belcaster
Around pitch two of the classic Prime Rib of Goat climb, often touted as one of the longest sport routes in the...
B.C. company launching cricket flour protein bars
By Oliver Lazenby
Coast Protein, a Vancouver, B.C.-based company, is preparing to launch its protein bars later this summer in three tasty flavors made from...
Book Review: Cascades Rock, by Blake Herrington
Review by Jason Martin
Professional climber and writer Blake Herrington has been a staple of the North Cascades climbing scene for several years now. He...
The quest to paddleboard from Port Townsend to Alaska
By Oliver Lazenby
The closer you get to Karl Kruger, the more realistic it seems that someone could ride a stand-up paddle board unsupported from...
A Month on the Mountain: Mount Baker crew does Denali
Story and photos by Andy Basabe
I laid my book on the downy red ripples of Jerry’s sleeping bag and rolled on top of him...
Loss
By Mallorie Estenson
It finally happened. I lost a climbing friend.
A little over a year ago, I wrote a piece for a magazine about accidents...