Department of Goods confirms: ”Full Price is Dead” New online closeout store brings wallet-relief to gear junkies   PARK CITY, UTAH (Nov. 11, 2009)—With the economy stuck on its crux move, savvy gear shoppers have been faced with the scary possibility that the only way to afford new gear this season is to scour [...]

The preparation for a trip is a journey in itself. With 9 days left before departure, I am fine-tuning the arsenal for the Andes ski tour, and working on the body, mind and spirit balance for the journey. Just wrote a blog for Adventure World Magazine regarding gear and Backcountry.com’s newest Gear List function- this is [...]

Well, my latest time filler has been spent getting creative on the writing front as I’ve been invited to do some pieces for various magazines on line and elsewhere. I’m looking forward to a role as “guest blogger” and it gives me a chance to stretch the creative writing muscles that I put away after graduating [...]

Preparing for our trip, one of the big decisions is what to read when you get put on lock down..I had the lucky chance to see Nicholas Kristof speak at Telluride’s MountainFilm this past May, and he is an amazing human being. His fascinating work does so much for the world at large, and from [...]