Guadalupe Peak is Texas’ highest peak at 8,751ft. The hike to the top of Texas is a moderately difficult hike with over 3,000ft of elevation gain over the course of its 8.5+ miles. Hikers will likely need a half or full day to summit this mountain, depending on experience levels and conditions. In terms…
Mount Moosilauke is a popular 4,000+ foot mountain located in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Sitting about 20 minutes from Lincoln, this hike has a number of ways to its summit including one of the Terrifying 25 routes up the Beaver Brook trail. For this guide, I am focusing on the other side…
Gladstone Peak is a Colorado 13er and centennial located in the San Juan Mountains. This Southern Colorado peak involves a long ridge scramble which requires careful route finding and lots of Class 3 and Class 4 climbing on loose rock. This Centennial is commonly approached by the Rock of Ages Saddle like neighboring 14er…
Crestone Needle is a rugged, yet beautiful 14er located in the Sangre de Cristo range of Southern Colorado. It is one of the hardest standard routes up a Colorado 14er but luckily the Class 3 and Class 4 climbing is on solid quality rock. This mountain is one of my favorites of the 14er…
The AirKUHL hoody is one of many outdoor sun hoodies offered by the outdoor apparel company based in Salt Lake City, Utah. The AirKUHL hoody comes in three different colors (raven, cloud gray and deep waters) and sizes S – XXL. I tested an XL version in deep waters. Background KUHL sent me this…
Wetterhorn Peak is a Class 3 14er located in the San Juan Mountains of Southern Colorado. While this peak looks gnarly from far away, most of the trail to the summit is Class 2 with only one smaller section of Class 3 scrambling. One of the toughest parts of hiking Wetterhorn Peak is the…