Another look at the validity of the 10 Essentials in the current age of ubiquitous communication and lots of information for hikers.
Again With the 10 Essentials (February 2023)
In The High Sierra ~ Mount Whitney (1982 & 1983)
A look back at climbs of Mount Whitney in the days before permits and reservations.
In The High Sierra ~ Mount Morrison (1974-1985)
A look back at a High Sierra peak where persistence crossed the line into obsession.
Telescope Peak ~ Death Valley (Thanksgiving 1974)
A remembrance of one of my earliest (and coldest) adventures in Death Valley.
The 10 Essentials ~ Revisited (May 2022)
My three-season day hiking gear list based on the venerable 10 Essentials.
NOLS in the Wind Rivers, Wyoming (July 1973)
A recollection of a NOLS expedition in Wyoming's Wind River Range in the summer of 1973.
BOOTS on the TRAIL 