Ambitious backpackers continue to whittle down pack weights and gobble up more mileage with the use of creative and increasingly specialized gear. One such piece of gear that’s helping to shrink pack size and trail time is the tarp tent—a versatile, packable, and lightweight alternative to traditional tents.
Read MoreI was excited to contribute a few photos of the Quincy Quarries to the new guidebook about ice climbing in New England and New York.
Read MoreOnce known as a diving death zone, the Quincy Quarries are now a technicolor landscape. And that toxic trash island out in Boston Harbor? It's now a stretch of open meadows.
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This spring, my writing partner for all things outdoors, and I had the idea to try and hike New Hampshire’s 48 mountains over 4,000-feet tall in just 48 days. While an injury derailed our quest before ticking all 48 summits in the allotted period, the massive amount of trail time—and driving time—led to a few articles for Eastern Mountain Sports’ goEast blog. One of which was our article Top to Bottom: Gear to Hike the NH 48 in which we detailed everything from how to layer to what shoes to choose to what type of pack to carry when hiking a New Hampshire 4,000 footer.
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One of the most exciting projects that I have been a part of this year is the creation of the Alpha Guides series of posts for Eastern Mountain Sports goEast blog. Designed to not only highlight the region’s ultra-classic, must-do trips, Alpha Guides are written with the intention of giving the reader all of the information they need to ensure these five-star trips live up to their reputation.