The Cliff Notes: It is possible, although not intelligent, to climb Mount Rainier without crampons, route finding through the serac and crevasse riddled Nisqually Icefall is both amazingly beautiful and absolutely terrifying at the same time, and when someone tells you the crevasse you need to jump is only 2 ft wide, trust them… even though you both know they’re lying

Come Friday at 2pm, after a long week of work, we start to lose steam. Some days we feel like passing out on a couch, while other days, piling into an aggressive happy hour feels like the perfect cure. But time and time again, we find that the best way to deal with the Friday decompression is to get outside, get some fresh air and escape from life’s white collar nonsense as quickly as possible. Step 1: Get outside There’s something about Friday fresh air that helps you avoid the feeling of

Mountain biking the Monarch Crest Trail in Colorado

The Cliff Notes:It's strangely relieving to begin the journey when you've anticipated it/worried about it for so long, a GPS device is a godsend when wondering around in a white out, just because it’s snowy and overcast down low doesn’t mean the sun isn’t shining up high