When it comes to chasing Turns All Year, some years are easier than others. Sometimes you go big, carving turns every weekend, and some years you begrudgingly trudge into the mountains to make your obligatory turns one day a month. This summer has been the...
With a pee funnel, you can go just about anywhere… like here. Photo by Freya Fennwood.Peeing outside is an joy everyone should experience. From the first time you break the seal to becoming a master in doing number one in nature, emptying your tank in the...
Photo by Brad Geyer I heard the buzzing first. As we were placing our signatures back inside the summit canister, an unfamiliar noise tickled my eardrums. The hair on the back of my neck stood up, and I could see the hair on my partners’ heads rising to the sky as if...
A few months ago my boss called me into his office and said, “I want The Mountaineers to do a beer. Would you like to be involved in the project?” The answer to a question like that is always yes.He went on a few first dates with local breweries to meet...
In 1987, a woman named Kathy Phibbs took four girlfriends to the top of Mt. St. Helens wearing a red chiffon dress. The mountain had been closed to climbing for 7 years after the 1980 eruption, and she felt the occasion called for special attire. At the top, she...
I’m a 33 year old woman, have lived in Seattle for the last 15 years, and I don’t drink coffee. Go ahead and let that sink in. I know you need a minute. Coffee, to me, is this mysterious elixir that has enchanted everyone else, yet I possess a strange...
Sarah McCroy embodies being your own action figure. I was in Target when I first saw them. Unassuming. Hanging discreetly on a clearance rack. Discounted not once, but twice, and waiting for just-the-right-someone to take them home. I knew instinctively I was that...
Imagine that yesterday you loaded the car with bright eyes and high expectations for a 10-day road trip. You smiled while locking your front door and hopped behind the wheel to start on your journey of exploration in the American southwest.This morning, you woke up in...
We booked movers and packed boxes with the best of intentions, but nothing ever goes as planned. Here are the 5 things I learned moving twice in 12-months. The good news is Jordan bought a cute house in this crazy Seattle market. Now we are moving and moving is the...
Earlier this week, someone commented on a link I posted to Facebook a few months ago, kicking off a flurry of new activity. The original post was a blog I wrote in January about White Privilege in the Outdoors, in which I talked about owning my white privilege to...
