
Gear Review: Zpacks Duplex
A multi-year review of a popular thru-hiking shelter.The Zpacks Duplex is a two-person, three-season, ultralight backpacking tent. In this post, I'll talk about construction, size, weatherproofness and ventilation, use in snow, upgradable options, and my general...

Worm Flows to St. Helens Summit
First summited in 1853 at an elevation of 9,677 feet, Mt. St. Helens now sits at 8,366 feet, having lost nearly two thirdsĀ a cubic mile of rock mass during its famous eruption in 1980.When Mt. St. Helens erupted in 1980, it left a sweeping, widespread layer of fine...