Story and photos By Patrick Beggan For an easy night under the stars, it’s hard to beat car camping. Though Whatcom County doesn’t have a major mountain pass or an abundance of built-up …

  A climber slips into rock shoes at Smith Rock State Park in Oregon. Mallorie Estenson photo. By Jason D. Martin The Cascades are a wildly diverse mountain range. We have glaciers and …

By Amy Gibson As winter winds down, green life emerges in the forest once again. You may notice foragers off-trail, filling baskets with robust leaves, bright flowers and small berries. Perhaps …

Randy Hook, right, at the Mt. Baker Ski Area last spring. Photo courtesy of Angela Griffin. By Maya Hunger On January 1, the Mt. Baker Ski Area quietly greeted the new year. It was a calm and clear …

Chris Rubens flies through the trees on a deep day at Mt. Baker a few years ago / Grant Gunderson photo. Hikers on Sahale Arm at sunset / Audra Mercille photo. Steel wool sparks on a winter night / …

Story and photos By Jason Griffith For the hiker who doesn’t ski, winter in the Pacific Northwest can be trying. The high ridges are blanketed in snow and clouds for months. The low winter sun …

Book excerpt by Leif Whittaker Jim Whittaker, the first American to stand on the world’s highest summit, has said he never encouraged or discouraged his son Leif from mountaineering. Leif found the …

Illustration by Doug De Visser By Oliver Lazenby There’s a pill for that. Maybe “that” refers to heart disease, ADHD, depression, obesity or a galaxy of other ailments. But there’s also …

Story and photos By Brad Andrew Inside a small home office just outside Bellingham, a man gazes out a window in sheer awe at the dance of heavy rain cascading down and dancing off the concrete patio …

Illustration by Doug De Visser. By Maya Hunger Fresh salmon carcasses and bear scat lined the shore of an icy stream next to a narrow trail. A group of 22 hikers led by UnCruise Adventures guiding …

Story and photo by Kara Furr Freezer bag cooking is nothing new for experienced backpackers looking to keep a pack light, but it’s useful for more than just cutting weight. Freezer bag cooking has …

Krissy Moehl, left, running with Jenn Shelton on the John Muir Trail in 2013. Ken Etzel photo. By Oliver Lazenby When Krissy Moehl quit her day job seven years ago for ultra running, it allowed her …

Editor's note: This is the first in a series of postcards from lesser-known locations in Cascadia and beyond. By Aubrey Laurence Deep in the North Cascades, I’m standing on Abernathy Peak’s …

A hiker climbs the Sea to Summit Trail outside Squamish. Story and photos by Brandon Fralic British Columbia provides everything you need for “mountainbeering” adventures: challenging hiking …

Story by Luca Williams Photos by Brandon Breitenstein Years ago I traveled to Kenya for a work-study program. The opportunity to live among a “primitive” culture changed my life. I watched women …

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 riders from basecamp to summit – a vertical rise …

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 natural ingredients including organic …

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 has more than two dozen new routes and first …

A fully-loaded Racon Rack. Jann Eberharter photo. Story by Oliver Lazenby B ike rack anxiety goes like this: you’re bouncing up a dirt road to the trailhead. A rack full of bikes is bouncing along …

Railroad Grade trail, on the south side of Mount Baker, is named for its even grade. Story and photos by Oliver Lazenby N isqually Road in Mt. Rainier National Park was touted as “the first road in …