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Ski Guide Hikes And Skis The Entire 210-Mile Wasatch Mountain Range

According to KSL, John MIetschnig, a local ski guide from Salt Lake City, hiked and skied the entire 210-mile Wasatch Mountain Range. John has worked as a ski guide in Utah for the past 11 years and he wanted to put his skills to the test, so he decided to make it a personal goal to traverse the entire Wasatch Mountain Range. He then spent the […]

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Chris Wallner | April 21, 2016
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Republican Senate Votes to Sell National Forests

A week ago, all but 3 Republican Senators voted for an amendment that could result in public land being sold into private hands. Amendment SA 838 was introduced to allow states to take over, transfer and sell public, federal lands, including National Forests, wildlife refuges, and wilderness areas. Proposed by a circus of Senators cramming every possible amendment into a Republican-sponsored budget, the amendment carries no weight of law. However, the budget is used to bring attention to issues, forcing Senators to take a public stance […]

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ameliatraynor | April 10, 2015
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Sun, Bootpacks, and Bears | Jake’s Peak Tour 3/13/14

After convincing my friend Reza to ditch his plans for a southerly approach to Jake’s peak – accessed from Emerald Bay and most likely requiring the use of ice-axes and crampons – we settled for the main route. The main route to Jake’s peak can be accessed from Highway 89 just south of the headquarters for D. L. Bliss State Park. We left the car at a little past 8AM and started boot hiking straight up the face as there was not enough snow in the lower elevations. After an hour of boot hiking, which included some scary rock scrambling and lots of bushwhacking, we finally made it to […]

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Sara K | March 17, 2014
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Tuckerman’s Ravine, NH Trip Report | May 5th, 2013

words & photos by Nathaniel Mildner After a great east coast winter, spring finally hit New England in mid april and I knew it was time for a trip to Tuckerman’s ravine. On May 5th the weather was clear, the crew was ready and it was off to Mt. Washington. A perfect spring day at tucks is a right of […]

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