Good To-Go Dehydrated Meals Review
Bottom Line: Good To-Go makes healthy, gourmet, back-country, boil-in-a-bag dehydrated meals. That’s right, you read that correctly, healthy and gourmet, restaurant quality food that you can take with...
View ArticleThule Versant 60L Backpack Review
Bottom Line: The Thule Versant 60L pack is one of the most comfortable multi-day packs that I have worn in a long time. It’s durable, weather-proof and has a tonne of storage. This pack is made for...
View ArticleIsland Lake Lodge Review
Bottom Line: Close your eyes and think about the perfect mountain cabin setting. You might be picturing something like this: sitting on the balcony of a log cabin looking out over a beautiful alpine...
View ArticleSalomon Skin Pro 15 Set Review
Bottom Line: The Salomon Skin Pro 15 Set is a versatile hydration vest that can be used for multiple outdoor activities. Whether you are heading out for a long mountain run, fast and light alpine climb...
View ArticleA Day on the Hudson’s Bay Grand Portage – Connecting Canada Through Adventure
Have you heard about The Great Trail? There is a chance that you may have hiked sections of it before, perhaps you know it as the Trans Canada Trail. It’s 22,000 km (13,670 mi) of trail that crosses...
View ArticleMy Experience at the SheJumps Alpine Finishing School
The long, cold, beautiful winter of 2016/17 was coming to a close. It was early April and I was in the process of putting my skis away for the season, when I got the invitation to join a group of...
View ArticleArc’teryx Acrux AR Boot Review
Bottom Line: Among the line up of mountaineering boots on the market the Arc’teryx Acrux AR Mountaineering boot is a solid contender and in many respects comes out on top as first choice. Acrux AR Boot...
View ArticleThunderbird Real Food Bars Review
Bottom Line: Thunderbird Real Food Bars contain 100% natural, real, simple food ingredients you can pronounce and 0% additives. Certified organic, gluten-free, vegan, non-GMO with no added sugar, dairy...
View ArticleIcebreaker Affinity Thermo LS Half Zip Review
Bottom Line: The Icebreaker Affinity Thermo LS Half Zip is a lightweight, technical merino wool blend base layer for snowy days in the back country. Lightweight with stylish textured patterning, it’s...
View ArticleYETI Tundra 65 Hard Cooler Review
Bottom Line: The YETI Tundra 65 Keeps your food and drinks chilled for longer. Burly construction, feels bombproof. Perfect for car camping or trips by canoe or boat. Observations: When most people...
View ArticleRISE Bar Review
Bottom Line: Rise Bar is the only energy protein bar that I always look forward to eating because they taste so good. Guaranteed to be made with 5 ingredients or less, they are simple real food that...
View ArticleThe Tantalus Traverse: A Photo Essay
Life has a way of getting busy and staying that way. I write a lot in my year but most of that work now goes towards print or online publications. I can feel the story element of this blog stalling and...
View ArticleBioLite Campstove 2 Bundle Review
BioLite Campstove 2 Bundle Bottom Line: The BioLite Campstove 2 Bundle is a stove that does more than just boil water, which it does extremely well, boiling 1L in 4.5 minutes. It is a fully integrated...
View ArticleNew Zealand Road Trip with Jucy Campers
Before I even knew anything really about New Zealand other than it has birds, people and fruit called Kiwis I knew this place was the home of road tripping by camper van. Everyone I knew that had...
View ArticleIcebreaker Women’s 250 Vertex Base Layer Review
Icebreaker Women’s 250 Vertex Base Layer Bottom Line: The Icebreaker 250 Vertex Base Layers are pretty much the perfect weight for all outdoor pursuits. Made from 100% merino wool it’s naturally warm...
View ArticleSkiing With Mammut
Dreams of big mountains, bigger than I’ve seen in my life, fill my imagination. Ideas of sweeping green hillsides dotted with charming wooden chalets give way to visions of perfectly filled platters of...
View ArticleTop 10 Tips for a Quick Trip to Switzerland
Switzerland is definitely one of those places that has to be seen to be believed and it doesn’t have to take your entire years worth of vacation time to do it. There is an endless amount of jaw...
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