Where Did the Term “Dirtbag” Come From? These days the term “dirtbag” describes the most intense and dedicated portion of the outdoor community. Whether they’re a climber, skier, hiker, or biker, they’re a dirtbag if they dedicate their lives to the sport and sacrifice the luxuries of comfort and steady jobs to live their dream. Related: 7 Best Dirtbag Ski Resorts But this wasn’t always the meaning […] Climbing Jack Conroy | June 25, 2021 0 Comments
Trip Report: Climbing in Indian Creek, UT Adventure Summary: crack climbing, desert camping, citations, scuba diving, and canned tamales. The two best state highways in Utah are highways 210 and 211. They are coincidentally numbered one right after the other even though they are located on two different sides of the state. Highway 210 is the road that runs through Little Cottonwood Canyon, home to righteous ski […] Trip Report Martin Kuprianowicz | October 16, 2019 0 Comments
The 7 Best Dirtbag Ski Resorts A person who is committed to a given (usually extreme) lifestyle to the point of abandoning employment and other societal norms in order to pursue said lifestyle. Dirtbags can be distinguished from hippies by the fact that dirtbags have a specific reason for their living communally and generally non-hygenically; dirtbags are seeking to spend all of their moments pursuing their lifestyle. One important feature of a dirtbag […] SnowBrains | July 10, 2018 19 Comments
The Original & Legendary DIRT BAG, Fred Beckey Has Died At 94 | The First Ascent Master Led An Unconventional Lifestyle Fred Beckey pioneered the dirt bag lifestyle, he was never married or had kids, he never formed a company like his contemporaries such as Yvon Chouinard(Patagonia). He did not seek fame or notoriety, he just wanted to climb and did so for 70 years. Beckey is known in the climbing world as the world record holder of the most first […] Industry News LadyBrains | November 1, 2017 0 Comments
How I Survived the Winter Living in My Subaru Forester I woke up to a text from my mother one morning in early January. I had converted my Subaru Forester into camper to spend the winter in the mountains. “I saw that it was 8 below last night, are you okay?” I was surprised, cocooned in my hefty sleeping bag with my dog; I thought it was warmer, a lot […] Helena Guglielmino | October 5, 2017 5 Comments
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