Review of Spokane mountain climber Chris Kopczynski’s memoir “Into the Thin Hair,” that includes stories about his global climbing adventures during the 1970s-90s, which includes the Seven Summits (highest point on every continent) and several Himalayan peaks.
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By the rules of the outdoor industry, I shouldn’t have been having fun. I was picking my way over boulders in Missouri’s Cathedral Canyon, and I didn’t have a lick of fancy gear. Backpack, tent, sleeping bag, down coat—all of it was back home in Washington. I left it there when I came to St.
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We cooked dinner well away from our tents, packed up all our smelly items, and—with dark setting in—we finally hung our food from the perfect branch. We crawled into our sleeping bags with our headlights and bear spray easily accessible. If you travel in bear country, you know the protocol. In grizzly bear country of
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The University of Idaho Outdoor Program and UI Vandal Ski Team are holding the 45th Annual Outdoor Equipment Sale and Ski Swap on Thursday, November 7 at 6 p.m. in the Student Recreation Center’s MAC court. Admission is free and a table spot to sell your own equipment is $5. Private sellers should arrive between
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Tofino, British Columbia, is rugged and wild. As the most western point on Vancouver Island accessible by road and the terminus of Highway 4, Tofino beckons surfers, storm watchers, and culinary fanatics from around the world to its low-key paradise. Its identity is uniquely metropolitan-meets-coastal-village. As the crowds of summer thin, check out this itinerary
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The University of Idaho Outdoor Program and UI Vandal Ski Team are holding the 45th Annual Outdoor Equipment Sale and Ski Swap on Thursday, November 7th at 6:00 PM in the Student Recreation Center’s MAC court. Admission is free. Anyone is welcome to sell their own equipment for a donation of $5 per table and
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Mile 34. My feet ache, burn, and swell with painful blisters. Each step has become a burden, and our pace has slowed to just over one mile per hour on the downhill. It’s 11:30 p.m. and we have 10 more miles to go. I curse my optimism (wearing brand new boots will be fine, I
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Weighing just 2 ounces, the Exped AirPillow UL might change your backcountry sleep experience. This brilliant pillow features a durable, flat-valve for inflation and deflation. The air-filled pillow is super adjustable for side and back sleepers, but its greatest feature is the anti-slip GripSkin honeycomb-pattern coating. Two eyelets can be used to attach the pillow
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What does it take to make a four-day descent of the Spokane River on a Stand-Up Paddleboard (SUP)? An adventurous spirit, a lifejacket and helmet, and the gumption to paddle 25-30 miles a day, come smoke or low water. Jed Conklin, Allison Roskelley, and Grace Robison set out at the mouth of the Spokane River
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Stories of a SUP Descent of the Spokane River at the 2018 Expo Join Jed Conklin and Allison Roskelley at the Spokane Great Outdoors and Bike Expo on Saturday, February 24th, as they share the highs and lows of their first descent of the Spokane River via Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP). In mid-August of 2017,
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