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Category Archives: Mountaineering
Emergency Ankle Care | Sports Medicine Sept. 2011
This may sound familiar (and if it doesn’t now, it might in the future): you’re out on a trail run by yourself. You’re having a great time—one of your longest and fastest runs ever. All of a sudden—SNAP! You awkwardly … Continue reading
Posted in Backpacking, Camping, Hiking, How-To, Mountaineering, Sports Medicine
Tagged ankle, injury, sports medicine, wilderness first aid
Perfect Pitch: How to Choose the Right Tent for You
There are few things as renewing to the soul as a night spent sleeping outdoors—falling asleep to the sound of crickets and waking to the sound of birdsong. Unless, that is, you wake up in an inch of water, surrounded … Continue reading
Posted in Backpacking, Camping, Gear, Hiking, How-To, Mountaineering
Tagged backpacking, camping, family, gear, lightweight, mountaineering, tents
2011 Summer Camp Directory
Welcome to the 2011 Vermont Sports’ Summer Camp Guide. We’re pleased to share these wonderful camps that fit in with our editorial mission—getting outdoors, being active, being challenged and getting or staying fit. The following are camps in our region … Continue reading
Posted in Biking, Camping, Conditioning, Hiking, Mountaineering, Other Trail Sports, Paddling, Rock and Ice Climbing, Running, Triathlon
Tagged adult, camps, kids, tennis
Gabe’s Semester in Ecuador
By Chris Keller Posted December 5th, 2010 In many respects, Gabe Allen is a typical 16-year-old guy. He plays on his school’s soccer team, has been involved in theatrical productions, and plays trombone in a jazz band, all run-of-the-mill activities … Continue reading
Posted in 18&U, Hiking, Mountaineering
Tagged Ecuador, hiking, mountaineering, youth
Build it and They Will Come: Skiing the Trails of the CCC
Posted December 31st, 2009 Skiers in New England have it good. When it comes to terrain, just one word applies: varied. There are groomers, glades, steep chutes, alpine bowls. In other words, the works. With the exception of the glacier … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Expeditions, Mountaineering, Skiing
Andean Adventure
Posted October 6th, 2008 I suppose it’s sacrilegious for an intrepid hiker to go to Peru for the first time and not trek the Sacred Valley to Machu Picchu, but it was a conscious decision which I don’t regret. Hike … Continue reading
Posted in Backpacking, Expeditions, Hiking, Mountaineering
Tagged Andes, hiking, Peru, Travel
Climbing and Skiing Mount Ranier
Posted September 1st, 2000 Like a bear beelining to honey, I have felt inexorably drawn to Mount Rainier. Sitting in Seattle and happily inhaling my fourth cup of double shot part-skim hazelnut latte last summer, I looked up from my … Continue reading
Posted in Backcountry Skiing, Expeditions, Mountaineering, Rock and Ice Climbing
Tagged climbing, Mount Ranier, Skiing, Washington
