I need your help. I’m working with a mountaineering guide on designing a Bivvy sack and I need your feedback. What is a bivvy? First off, for those that don’t know, a bivvy or bivouac is a bag to go over sleeping bag. It can be mesh to keep the …

This year is a big year for me. I need to be in shape for it. I didn’t know where to start, but my wife had found a cool tool that she started using at Livestrong.com, which tracks calorie consumption and workouts. I didn’t realize how many calories I had …

Patagonia contacted me a few weeks ago to see if I wanted to review one of their books. Yes, that Patagonia, and yes, they sell books… eBooks. After looking through the Patagonia book list, I remembered something; one of my twitter buddies is a climber who lives in his Patagonia …

With 2012 over, I wanted to revisit the gear I used and reviewed in 2012 and give you a summary of what I liked, what I didn’t, and any change of opinion on a particular product. Sometimes a few months can shake out the bugs and show us what is …

Not every outdoor adventure involves ultralight gear. Sometimes the DIY project or job around the house calls for something a bit more robust. That’s why when Carhartt contacted us about trying something from their Twill line our reviewer Graeme snapped up the opportunity to get a pair of Coveralls for …

I felt it was time to post an instructional on how to make an alcohol stove and keeping it even greener: Just use 1 can. I’ve used this design many times and I find it to make a more efficient stove than using 2 cans because of how the inner …

Well, As most are wrapping up their year and enjoying time with their family I thought I’d keep this post simple and do a recap of my highlights and your favourite posts. This year was a great one for me and my family. The highlight was the birth of Baby …

A couple weeks ago I was up on a glacier at over 17000 feet to do a video review when the sun came out full force and I realised that I didn’t have any sunglasses. After struggling for close to an hour on the the slope I was starting to …

A few months ago Kahtoola contacted me and asked me to test out their newest hiking and trail crampons, the Kahtoola K10. Having know of the brand for a long time, I wanted to try out their response to the snow and ice covered trails that so frequently hamper my …

So nobody likes to wake up on the cold ground to find out that their expensive sleeping pad has sprung a leak. Nope, nope. Well, I had used my Klymit Xlite for a lot of nights, around 65+. At about night 55 it started to leak and by night 65 …

I was reminiscing about some of the fun family trips we’ve done over the past few years and I came across a video that I never ended uploading. It was a trip to Valle de la Luna just outside of La Paz, in Bolivia. Do you have any great family …

Today’s blog post is about food and something I encountered a lot of in Bolivia – Quinua. People prepare Quinua in many different ways, but I came across Quinua burger in Bolivia that is a mix of rolled and pre-cooked quinua with some other ingredients to hold it together. It …