This is a great video of Jonathan Siegrist climbing a 14d/15a in Nevada. It took 6 weeks and 30 attempts – but he finally made it.
“It was exactly what I was looking for – a route that would demand a new levels of dedication, physical strength, and mental fortitude from me. It was of course frustrating, ego-crushing, and difficult throughout, but in the end it was a dream come true. I named the route ‘Le Reve’, meaning ‘The Dream’ in French.”

Why pay $90 for a one day pass at the Summit County resorts, when you can have a doublely fun experience on Flattop Mountain in the Rocky Mountain National Park? Doublely fun you say? Well, 1 you get to enjoy a snowshoe hike up and 2, you get to snowboard down in 1-2 feet of powder.

The John Muir Trail is one of the most famous hiking trails in North America, if not the world. It runs between Yosemite Valley and Mount Whitney with thousands of people making the hike every year. But what do they miss along the 160 mile trail. So many hikers speed walk through it, without noticing the details.
Credit to Casey @ Modern Hiker for bringing this video to my attention. A new documentary coming out that follows several hikers for 1 month on the JMT.

This is a beautiful video that follows a man and his girlfriend on their five-week adventure through Chile & Patagonia. It’s narrated, so that gives it a little something extra. A lot of time is spent hiking and backpacking through the wilderness – you can tell the couple truly enjoys each other’s company.

Duct Tape Then Beer – an outdoorzy creative media company put together by Fitz Cahall (of the Dirtbag Diaries) – produced a video series for Outdoor Research, called The Classics. Seven short stories that take you on kayaking, backpacking, skiing and climbing adventures. What’s not to love.
We’ll share these stories with you here on the Adayak Blog. Below is a backpacking adventure in the Wind River Range, Wyoming.

Backpacking the Wind River Range. It should be the right of passage for any trail lover. Titcomb basin connects a series of trails …

This is a great video of the majestic wild that we call Montana.

I am a sucker for a good timelapse – well, Finding Oregon isn’t just good … it’s great. Take a journey through the backcounty of Oregon, discovering the magnificent night sky along the way.

Finding Oregon is the compilation of six months of timelapse photography across the state of Oregon, punctuated by a 1600 mile road trip in September. We’ve filmed the Columbia River Gorge, Mt Hood, Mt Jefferson, the Southwestern Coast, the Alvord Desert, Leslie Gulch, Blue Mountains, Crater Lake, Eagle Cap Wilderness, Deschutes River, and more. We’re proud to …

I don’t need to explain the importance of having a good spotter while climbing / bouldering. Imagine if just for a split second the spotter was distracted by a bug or a car driving by – this climber could have been seriously injured.

I came across a very well done video this morning called “High Divide.” It follows Coleman Smith and a group of friends along the High Divide Trail in the Olympic National Park, Washington. Coleman, narrates the film – yet also has a Les Stroud filming style to him. I definitely enjoyed the story telling, filming and educaitonal interjections.
Check it out.

Park Life – Yosemite Bouldering is a film about 9 climbers who spend 2 weeks in the Holy Land for climbers, that is Yosemite Valley. This one might be one of the best – from the cinematography to the story telling, it’s extremely well done.

With Park Life, we strive to answer this age-old, omnipresent question: Why? By combining difficult climbing, captivating visuals, and engaging music under the all-encompassing umbrella of a professional production company, we hope to portray a unique lifestyle that has given us all a palpable sense of …