FROM OUR FRIENDS AT WINTER WILDLANDS ALLIANCE (An Outdoor Alliance partner) regarding Public Lands policy and what you can do now to shape it. On March 13 President Trump issued an executive order aimed at eliminating or privatizing federal programs, functions and agencies. This affects all of the public lands agencies and could have serious…
Saturday June 3 is a national Day of Action. I’m personally taking this action by visiting the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument (one of the monuments under review currently by the Department of Interior). It also happens to be National Trails Day… two for one, anyone? Here’s a list of the NM’s under review by…
Let’s face it, 2016 was a really challenging year for many in my circle of friends, colleagues and the industries I work in. We all realize that in the particulars of challenge are the seeds of opportunity… but as one mentor and great friend put it, ‘after this year, I feel like a boxer…
At an Inclusivity Lunch a few years ago, we featured as a keynote speaker David Labistour, CEO of MEC. MEC (known as the REI of Canada) was undergoing a seismic rebranding effort to change from a ‘core mountain shop’ style of retailer to a more inclusive, welcoming outdoor recreation community hub. This meant shedding…
I try to be positive but also action-focused on Independence Day. Where I live there is much to be thankful for as an American, and people are not shy to show their patriotism out loud. And other, less thoughtful things. That’s fine. I’ll be celebrating too. But I also want to take a few minutes…
It’s truly a sad day. Dean Potter and flying partner Graham Hunt died this past weekend BASE-jumping in Yosemite off of Taft Point. They were not climbing, but BASE Jumping with Wingsuits for controlled gliding. Because they were high profile members of the climbing community (esp. Dean), there has been much press, conjecture and opinion.…
I’m on the board of the Access Fund, and we share the feelings of loss and pain within the global climbing community from the April 26 earthquake and subsequent avalanche that hit Everest Base Camp… including with our friends at The American Alpine Club. This extends to the Nepali people and those who are visiting…