Category: Sponsorship and Non-Profit

"While we learned about topography, magnetic north versus true north, how to use a base-plate compass and how to route plan, we also had an epic raffle of top notch Big Agnes products to raise funds for SheJumps and our mission to get more women and girls into the outdoors doing fun things." Read the rest

"And then, on the eve of beginning an expedition, I was paralyzed – unable to do anything but lie there. My world shrunk from globe-sized with a million stars up above to finding constellations in the popcorn ceiling of the hospital room." Read the rest

"I don’t think Mike or I slept much the entire trip. Or maybe that was just the acclimatization process. We both agreed that if conditions proved stupid, we would just hang out, enjoy the views of Orizaba the “taco de ojo” (Mexican slang for “eye candy”) and open up the highest taco stand in Mexico. We forgot utensils and still managed to prepare plantain black bean tacos and fried potato, ham and cheese tacos with our ice axes and a stack of fresh handmade tortillas we picked up en route to the mountain." Read the rest