ultralight backpackin' tips

Professional hiker and author Andrew Skurka is now blogging . He is sharing his very detailed insights into trip planning and trail techniqu...

Don't they TELE ski in Finland? Here's a super nice review of the book on an awesome site called HIKING IN FINLAND . I felt really h...

The tent weight logs in at ZERO! A nice instructional article on IGLOO CONSTRUCTION with a shout out to one of my other books. Sam and I ha...

Yours truly brewing coffee while hiking in soggy Alaska Wanna read a swell reiview of a really cool book? Check this out, by clicking right ...

Me in a previous era. Enormous pack on a NOLS course. Wind River Range, Wyoming 1994. Still wearing running shorts from the 80's.

ego-rific! I just saw that my little lightweight book is ranked NUMBER 1 in a sub-catagory (of a sub-catagory) known as "excursi...

I pull my pants down as an educational technique.

muffin eater Eating a warm muffin in the Tetons. Summer 2011. Muffin instructional HERE! (and muffin mystique explained )

Will it ever get all the way to number 1 ? Check it out, my book is listed as the second most popular book on amazon .com! Well, in a sub- ...

As seen in Germany's most important source of news. Direct link HERE . My corespondent from Europe translated some vital Journalism, tha...

Calorie dense goodness! Super Spackle is a powerfully wonderful snack, and I'm not the only blogger who thinks so! Click HERE to see a ...

This is a recipe that is NOT included in the book, but it's heart wrenchingly wonderful. I'm adding it here to this blog as a way to...

Tip number 54 in the book is how to make toothpaste "dots" by drying stuff out of the tube yourself. But look what I just found ...

Shirking the fancy- schmancy . Living the dream . Howdy Mike! I thought you would enjoy this photo. It is of a student I had here at NA...

If you are curious about my book, the creepy corporate giants at amazon.com do offer a pretty cool resource. You can LOOK INSIDE the book ...