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Risk Assessment for Rivers and Avalanches

15 Jan 202116 Jan 2021
Disclaimer: This discussion is based on my personal experience, collaborators' feedback on The Packraft Handbook, and publications (see references at bottom). This discussion benefited from the feedback of Trip Kinney,…
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Putting the Shoulder in Shoulder Season

29 Nov 202013 Dec 2020
A recent fall on the ice gave "shoulder season" new meaning for me. This post is about shoulder dislocations and a reduction technique that you can teach yourself. Based on…
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For Sale or Trade, One Reverse-Averse Van

10 May 2020
I wrote this Craigslist advertisement in 2018 and am belatedly giving it a home here.I think the advertisement is the most popular thing I've written; it even reached a friend…
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The Adventurer’s Son

11 Feb 20209 Mar 2020
The Adventurer's Son, by Roman Dial, will be available February 18th, 2020. Anchorage friends can join Roman Wednesday, February 19th, for a book release event at Bear Tooth Theater.You can…
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Village Recreation Programs

25 Nov 201925 Nov 2019
While living in Anchorage I struggle with a lack of connection to village life. My parents used to fly me home to McGrath when their chore list piled up, but…
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Origin of a Nine Foot Hot Dog

10 Nov 201920 Jan 2020
Listen to Luc's hotdog story as part of the live Trail Tales storytelling event, Anchorage 2019 Food in the Backcountry Every trip into the mountains is different, but they all…
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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'…
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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…

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