Recent adventuring

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19Oct 202219 Oct 2022

So that’s what varsity trip planning looks like!

I want to share a highlight from last year’s Start and End at Home trip planning course. Christian Appel sent…

24Jul 202225 Jul 2022

Good Walking and Clear Water in the Baird Mountains

https://youtu.be/b5kQZs5gWoY In August of 2015, Sarah and I traveled to the villages of Noatak and Kivalina, northwestern Alaska, as part…

21Jul 202224 Jul 2022

2022 Alaska Mountain Wilderness Classic Report and Results

This report from the 2022 course is provided by Matt Kupilik. For information regarding the Alaska Mountain Wilderness Classic, email…

So that’s what varsity trip planning looks like!

19 Oct 202219 Oct 2022

I want to share a highlight from last year’s Start and End at Home trip planning course. Christian Appel sent a report after a paddling trip he planned during the…

Good Walking and Clear Water in the Baird Mountains

24 Jul 202225 Jul 2022

https://youtu.be/b5kQZs5gWoY In August of 2015, Sarah and I traveled to the villages of Noatak and Kivalina, northwestern Alaska, as part of the Skiku / NanaNordic volunteer program. These programs provide…

2022 Alaska Mountain Wilderness Classic Report and Results

21 Jul 202224 Jul 2022

This report from the 2022 course is provided by Matt Kupilik. For information regarding the Alaska Mountain Wilderness Classic, email Matt at akwildernessclassic@gmail.com. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzPUd_o0TwE Video by Nick Treinen The 41st…

River Rescue Knives

5 Jul 20226 Jul 2022

One thing I appreciate as a swiftwater safety instructor is that I get to witness patterns with equipment successes and failures. River knives are a popular topic for discussion! Do…

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Koyuk to Kotzebue: Arctic Contrasts

20 Apr 202220 Apr 2022

Arctic Contrasts While skiing from Koyuk to Kotzebue, northwest Alaska, I was struck by a number of arctic contrasts. Caribou antlers and office chairs 170 miles, six days Green grass…

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McGrath to Nulato

18 Apr 202218 Apr 2022

https://vimeo.com/700133701 I didn't expect it, but the highlights of this solo ski trip were all social. I only met a handful of folks during my nine days on the Iditarod…

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Koyuk to Unalakleet

30 Mar 202231 Mar 2022

https://vimeo.com/694236685 Back at the house in Unalakleet, Laureli Ivanoff said, "Timm. You know I'm not a worrier, right? Well, right after you left, I heard that my cousin in Shaktoolik…

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Self-publishing an Instructional Book: Part II (marketing and sales until the handoff to Mountaineers Books)

Disclaimer: I expect that this will only be of interest to folks that are self-publishing a book. If this is you, be sure to start with Part I, about the…

South Fork Matanuska Loop

24 Sep 20219 Feb 2022

This has got to be a candidate for the best true packraft loop around, especially during the autumn. The loop is best done in two nights: 18 mile hike, 16…