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Author Archives: Berne Broudy
Home Away From Home
Posted September 1st, 2002 While the idea of shaving weight off the load in one’s pack is appealing, many hikers balk at the thought of upgrading (often synonymous with downsizing) their time-tested tent. On the trail, your tent is not … Continue reading
Life jackets you can live in
By Berne Broudy Posted July 1st, 2002 PFDs to fit your budget and your body. [It’s a good idea to always wear your PFD, even in calm water. Mike Donohue has on the Palm On Tour by Harmony Gear. Photo … Continue reading
Posted in Articles
Basic Bouldering and Beyond
Posted July 1st, 2000 Josh is sitting, with his hands and feet on the rock. Suddenly, he leaps into the air and grabs the rock above him with his right hand. His swinging feet find their own holds on the … Continue reading
Posted in Expeditions, Rock and Ice Climbing
Tagged Bolton, bouldering, rock climbing
Adirondack flatwater
Posted July 1st, 2000 The kamikaze black flies found us immediately. I had barely spread the peanut butter on my bagel when one lodged itself in my ear canal and another flew in my eye. Grey skies and black flies… … Continue reading
Posted in Expeditions, Paddling
Tagged Adirondacks, canoe, kayak, paddling, Saranac Lake
Martial Arts: Many Movements, Many Moods
By Berne Broudy Posted February 1st, 2000 To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the highest skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the highest skill. —Sun Tsu In Chinese myth, there was an idyllic … Continue reading
Posted in Articles
Mountaineering for Mortals
By Berne Broudy Posted February 1st, 2000 Climbing in Peru’s Cordillera Blanca The author makes her first ascents of two “big” mountains [Author Berne Broudy at 17,000 feet, headed to the summit of Chopicalqui. Photo by Broudy/Donohue.] I kicked my … Continue reading
Posted in Expeditions
