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October 7th 2024 UTC
Howdy Everyone, I've started a Patreon to help support the content creation of my site, as well as all the rest of my social media. I appreciate your support! It's the first Monday of the month! Here's what's been happening on the blog: My Dream Colorado Trail Shoes (My Custom La Sportiva Prodigio!) For my Colorado Trail FKT attempt I wanted to have the best footwear system I could possibly put together. Foot health and comfort is one of the most critical details to get right: if your feet hurt, if they’re covered in ...Continue Reading
September 2nd 2024 UTC
Howdy Everyone, I've started a Patreon to help support the content creation of my site, as well as all the rest of my social media. I appreciate your support! It's the first Monday of the month! Here's what's been happening on the blog: Colorado Trail Unsupported FKT Gear Loadout Read More Podcast: Justin Simoni, the Long Ranger, on Creating Ridge Routes and Hiking the Highest Hundred Peaks in Colorado In this episode of Backpacker Radio, Justin Simoni discusses his extensive hiking and biking adventures includi ...Continue Reading
August 5th 2024 UTC
Howdy Everyone, I've started a Patreon to help support the content creation of my site, as well as all the rest of my social media. I appreciate your support! It's the first Monday of the month! Here's what's been happening on the blog: Black Diamond Distance LT 1100 Headlamp At a glance The Black Diamond Distance LT 1100 Headlamp is a handsome, sleek hiking/backpacking/trail running headlamp with an impressive amount of lighting settings, all within a well-engineered package, weighing in at only a little over ...Continue Reading
July 8th 2024 UTC
Howdy Everyone, I've started a Patreon to help support the content creation of my site, as well as all the rest of my social media. I appreciate your support! It's the first Monday of the month! Here's what's been happening on the blog: I tracked my weight loss and water use during a strenuous hike and the results were CRAZY (There is talk of bodily functions — my bodily functions — in this post. If you do not want to read about that, kindly skip over this post. — JS) I’ve often been in the situation where after a lo ...Continue Reading
June 3rd 2024 UTC
Howdy Everyone, I've started a Patreon to help support the content creation of my site, as well as all the rest of my social media. I appreciate your support! It's the first Monday of the month! Here's what's been happening on the blog: Guide for the Sangre de Cristo Range Traverse Released My trips into the Sangre de Cristo Mountains to traverse over from Salida to the start of Lake Como Road are some of my all time favorite projects. The terrain is nothing short of some of the most difficult I’ve found in Colorado, ...Continue Reading
May 6th 2024 UTC
Howdy Everyone, I've started a Patreon to help support the content creation of my site, as well as all the rest of my social media. I appreciate your support! It's the first Monday of the month! Here's what's been happening on the blog: Run to the Xodus Vest by Ultimate Direction! What is it, tour the vest, my thoughts, example loadout Read More Fenix HM62-T Headlamp – Unboxed, Weighed, Compared to Fenix HM65R Read More Upendo Hoody/Blizzard Windbreaker/Trail Bite Shorts/Instant Pant – La Sportiva Apparel Gea ...Continue Reading
April 8th 2024 UTC
Howdy Everyone, I've started a Patreon to help support the content creation of my site, as well as all the rest of my social media. I appreciate your support! It's the first Monday of the month! Here's what's been happening on the blog: Weekly Capers: 3/25/24 – 3/31/24 Monday “Rest” Rest is a difficult word for me to use for today as it was actually a 14+ hour work day, without any time to really train in any effective way. Tuesday Bouldering, 1 hour I was also going to do some sort of spinning, but I forgot my phone ...Continue Reading
March 4th 2024 UTC
Howdy Everyone, I've started a Patreon to help support the content creation of my site, as well as all the rest of my social media. I appreciate your support! It's the first Monday of the month! Here's what's been happening on the blog: New Ultralight Sleeping Bag Reviews at OutdoorGearLab Head on over to OutdoorGearLab’s updated Ultralight Sleeping Bag review roundup, where I go over some of the best ultralight sleeping bags available and help you pick out the best sleeping bag for you! Read More The Sawtooth Tra ...Continue Reading
February 5th 2024 UTC
Howdy Everyone, I've started a Patreon to help support the content creation of my site, as well as all the rest of my social media. I appreciate your support! It's the first Monday of the month! Here's what's been happening on the blog: The Loveland Pass to Hoosier Pass Hootenanny: Backpacking on the Continental Divide Ridge In April of 2023 I set up to walk the Continental Divide ridge from Loveland Pass to the next paved road 40 miles away at Hoosier Pass. I thought it would be an easy walk in the mountains. Turned ...Continue Reading
January 8th 2024 UTC
Howdy Everyone, I've started a Patreon to help support the content creation of my site, as well as all the rest of my social media. I appreciate your support! It's the first Monday of the month! Here's what's been happening on the blog: New Ultralight Tent Reviews at OutdoorGearLab Head on over to OutdoorGearLab’s updated Ultralight Tent review roundup, where I go over some of the best ultralight tents available and help you pick out the best tent for you! Read More Pikes Peak Winter Solstice Bus Stop Backslap! ...Continue Reading