https://www.youtube.com/embed/5kWNaLDRIWEHigh-line master Andy Lewis will be featured in Reel Rock 2011.Maybe you already have a crazy video from a weekend in Yosemite. Or maybe you just need something to do for the next three months. Either way, submit your wildest climbing-related film to Reel Rock by July 15, and you…

High-line master Andy Lewis will be featured in Reel Rock 2011. Maybe you already have a crazy video from a weekend in Yosemite. Or maybe you just need something to do for the next three months. Either way, submit your wildest climbing-related film to Reel Rock by…

After the grueling two-week Mount Hood search in 2006, Oregon lawmakers tried unsuccessfully to require cell phones for climbers. Replay: after a brutal 2009 search on the same peak, above, Washington introduced a similar bill, according to an extensive story in Northwest Mountaineering Journal (NMJ). Although telecommunication devices are extremely useful…

Mountain House: Maker of 33 varieties of tasty freeze-dried meals packaged in polyester, aluminum, and nylon pouches.

Outside readers entered the Expedition of a Lifetime contest to win a five-day climbing expedition of Mt. Rainier with legendary guides, Ed Viesturs and Peter Whittaker plus First Ascent gear.  Entrants were required to submit a 250-word, adventure resume, a 300-500 word essay describing why they qualify for the expedition…

Blake talks about the purchase of her family's business and what she'll do next.

All you have to do is “like” the Send-a-Kid-to-Camp Facebook page from an in-store kiosk and Mountain Hardware will donate $5 to this great program. The campaign benefits Outdooor Outreach, Kismet, American River Conservancy, YES, and Big City Mountaineers. check out   Gaggle of girls descending…

Remember that high school buddy who souped up an old Datsun 510, then went looking for suckers to race? The Taku is his kind of jacket. At first glance this 2005 Gear of the Year pick is just another storm shell, but a closer look reveals a whole lotta functional…

By Stephen Regenold It weighs about 3 ounces and packs in a tiny stuff sack smaller than a fist. But the Cirrus Pull-On from Rab can add enough warmth to save the day on a hike or a remote climb. I have kept the thin shirt, which is…

By Stephen RegenoldIt weighs about 3 ounces and packs in a tiny stuff sack smaller than a fist. But the Cirrus Pull-On from Rab can add enough warmth to save the day on a hike or a remote climb.I have kept the thin shirt, which is made of a synthetic…