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Melozi Hot Springs

https://vimeo.com/340593343 During a flight to Nulato in June of 2018 (Nulato to Unalakleet trip report), I noticed hints of a…

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Harding Icefield Traverse

The Harding Icefield has never been high on my wish list, mostly because I think it gets a lot of…

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Nulato to Unalakleet

https://vimeo.com/321130895 In the Fall of 2017, I convinced Eric Parsons (Revelate Designs) that the Nulato Hills were bikeable between Nulato…

2D Route-Planning: Caltopo, GaiaGPS, Topo maps

11 Mar 20196 Sep 2019

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…

3D Route-Planning: Google Earth

10 Mar 20199 Aug 2019

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…

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…

All Game Trails Lead to Roman

17 Feb 201310 Mar 2019

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'…

Adventure as Art

3 Nov 201110 Mar 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…