mapping… 2D Route-Planning: Caltopo, GaiaGPS, Topo maps 11 Mar 20193 Jun 2020 Google Earth has no competition for 3D route planning, but the interface can be intimidating to new or infrequent users. These 2D sites are more intuitive for new players of…
mapping… 3D Route-Planning: Google Earth 10 Mar 201910 Feb 2020 Google Earth is an incredibly powerful tool for route planning. This guide describes how to import topographic map layers, navigate 3D terrain, and create routes through the wilderness. Flavors Google…
equipment Ski-Touring Season… Crowd-Sourced Guides 1 Feb 201610 Mar 2019 I've been fielding questions about gear for long-distance, multi-day trips, so I've compiled notes from the Alaska Mountain Wilderness Ski Classic crew into a Ski-Touring Equipment Guide. A big part…
blog All Game Trails Lead to Roman 17 Feb 201312 Feb 2020 During my first Wilderness Classic, whenever I stumbled out of the alder and onto a game trail, I'd see Roman Dial's shoe tread. You get to know all the leaders'…
blog Adventure as Art 3 Nov 201110 Nov 2019 Beni Moryson, host of the German ultralight blog hrXXlight, asked me to share some insights from the Wilderness Classics. I was uncomfortable talking about the classics as an expert because…
