My Wife’s family is from South Africa and always had fond memories of Biltong. Biltong is a thicker, moister beef jerky with a secret ingredient: Coriander. It provides a nice change from beef jerky, it’s home made so it doesn’t have chemicals and preservatives and in my opinion it tastes …

Most parents want to get outdoors and hiking with their kids, but a common question is how to keep kids entertained on the trail? While most of us end up giving them their own small pack, snacks, water bottle and frequent breaks, REI put together another great tool that is …

After my own summit attempt at Illimani in Bolivia, the subject of mountaineering training has weighed heavily on my mind. When Maria emailed me offering the results of her research on the subject I couldn’t say no! So, here it goes! Thanks Maria! – Paul What you need to know …

In our last article we took a simple look at how to find your way north using the old adage, “The moss always grows on the north side of the tree.” If you have no moss, or the moss grows everywhere and you’re not sure where to go, here are …

Well the results are in and here’s what people said about what they use to took food/boil water on the trail: Nobody was using the old school solid fuel like esbit to boil water or self heating chemicals either for that matter. 8% of people use good ol’ fashioned wood. …

Sometimes, we talk about a “moral compass” or “direction”. In Spanish, they call it, “finding your north”. Obviously it finds its origin in the literal, someone who is lost and needs to find his way. Whether morally or literally, you have to know where you’re going in life. However, even …

A little while ago I set off into the hills behind San Miguel (in La Paz, Bolivia) for a couple hours of hiking. I ended up going farther than I thought (about 7 km) and saw more sights than I was planning to. I went  up to la muela del …

Photo by Manuela Eilert I often think about how many folks may have seen a group of climbers scaling the big walls of Yosemite and wistfully thought, “I wish I could do that!”  Or maybe the family that sees someone rock climbing on TV or in a movie and says …

A little while ago I set off into the hills behind San Miguel (in La Paz, Bolivia) for a couple hours of hiking. The hills around La Paz, Bolivia (10500 feet – 12500 feet) are very water worn like areas of the USA which makes for amazing scenery and steep …

Icebreaker heading up into the Cordillera Real, Bolivia  If you travelled back thousands of years you’d find people wearing wool. Big and bulky, but warm. It is still warm thousands of years later, but bulk and weight are a thing of the past. Icebreaker has taken some of the best quality wool …

There has been a lot of interested in our DIY neck cooler article. We’re leaving the directions here: DIY Neck Cooler, but but were wondering if anyone would be interested in purchasing ready made ones for a fair price? Please leave your comments below with suggestions of a fair price and …

I keep going to outdoors stores looking for a nice frying pan. I come up with the same problem, they’re too small or they’re big and too heavy to justify for that one fish you might catch. Every now and then I find on the internet a frying pan of …