The Trailhead
Every journey has a first step. And some of the greatest, most meaningful journeys begin at trailheads. Welcome to ours! Here you’ll learn about gear, see route and trail intel, and dive into stories, images, and videos from our global community of adventureheads like you. Think of it like "The Third Place"–not home, not work, but your other most important/favorite place. The spot to hang out around like-minded people and have your life decisions and priorities validated. You won't need to justify your latest gear purchase or explain why you're using up all your paid time off hours to this crowd. They get it. Let’s go!
TIME OUT FOR A REFRESH: AWASH IN THE FOREST WITH PETER GIERLACH
Words and Photos by Peter Gierlach - YouTube: Slow and Strenuous
When the speed of the modern world becomes too much, there’s a practice that helps me slow down, breathe, and let my mind unwind:
Fo...
2 MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT: RACING JETLAG IN CHAMONIX WITH SAMUEL NANEY
Words and Photos by Samuel Naney @samuel_naney
I hadn’t taken a trip to Europe in nearly sixteen years, since I was a young buck chasing dreams as a Nordic ski racer. But when a good friend and tru...
GALLATIN CREST TRAIL: A HIGHLINE ADVENTURE THROUGH MONTANA’S MOUNTAINS
Words and Photos from Jada “Flo” Lippicott @whereisjadaa
You probably know it as the great state of Montana, but I know it as heaven on Earth. The Rocky Mountains in the United States follow the C...
TRUST THE PROCESS: TESTING THE PEMI 15 WITH WILL PETERSON
Words and Photos from Will Peterson, @_will.peterson (@fromthebackcountry)
If you’re reading this, it’s probably because you’re at least mildly curious about the Pemi 15 running vest just released ...
BUY THE DAMN TICKET: FLY FISHING IN NEW ZEALAND WITH RICH HOHNE
Words from Rich Hohne, Photos by Skwala Fishing
Most of us get invited on trips we never take.
Our justifications for saying “no” are usually reasonable. Time. Cost. Logistics. Calendars that alrea...
MARKING THE TRANSITION: THE O CIRCUIT WITH CHLOE HAMMOND
Words and Photos by Chloe Hammond @chlo_hammond
For the past few years, I’ve lived my life from trip to trip. College became a rhythm of departure and return, as I was always preparing for the next...
FIELD WORK: RESEARCHING THE GREENLAND ICE SHEET WITH CALEB MCDANIELS
Words and Photos by Caleb McDaniels @calebjmcdaniels
A three-mile-wide tongue of ice reached down from the Greenland Ice Sheet to the east, filling the valley below me. From this glacier, a churnin...
CAPTURING PEAKS AND PICS IN NEPAL, WITH MICHAEL AND LAURI DEYOUNG
Words and Photos by Michael DeYoung @michaeldeyoung
Above the clouds at sunset near our last night on the Mardi-Himal Trek at Badal-Danda and Hotel 360 at 10,500 feet.
Samagaon, Nepal, 11, 585’, De...
SHELTER DILEMMAS FOR OROGENESIS, THE WORLD'S LONGEST MTB TRAIL
Words and photos by Kurt Refsnider @kurt.refsnider
After years of development, the nearly-5,000-mile-long Orogenesis mountain bike trail, stretching from Canada to the southern tip of Baja, was rea...
ROLLING TIDES: LOTS OF SIGHTS, ON THE MIND
Words and Photos by Rylie and Tristan, @rollingtides.rt
This is the sixth post documenting the surfpacking / bikepacking / backpacking adventure of Rylie and Tristan starting in different parts of ...
GRAND CANYON GEMS WITH PETER BUGG: THIRD TIME’S THE CHARM
Words by Peter Bugg @plbugg, Photos by Peter Bugg, Scott Countryman, and Jim Sulak
“You know…34 degrees isn’t that cold when it’s sunny out,” Bobby said to me out of nowhere. As surprised as I was ...
PREP FOR A MULTI-DAY SPLITBOARDING/SKI TRIP WITH STRATTON MATTESON
Words by Stratton Matteson @cascadeconnections. Photos by Stratton Matteson and Lucas Wachs @lucas.wachs
Over the years, I've spent hundreds of nights out camping in pursuit of wild, untouched snow...
