Nestled within South Africa is a small country known as The Kingdom of Lesotho, a very off the grid country in many parts except for the major areas and mostly accessible by dirt roads, except for the main roads, perfect for a 4x4 wanting to get off the tar road onto the beate...

A photo story of packrafting & exploring the Lofoten Islands in Norway by Mark Oates

Glacier | Yellowstone | the Grand Tetons

Lockdowns plaguing California with new restrictions daily, and wildfires threatening most of the state, it's been a trying year. Somehow we managed to wrangle ourselves a day permit for Yosemite.Tenaya Peak is a 1,400ft face that towers up from Tenaya Lake. With massive granit...

Years ago in college, Shasta was always 'the peak' to summit. Only a few hours from Chico and such an iconic feature, how could you not want to climb it? Every year there was some reason why it didn't work out. Maybe it was rooted fear, fear of actually being out of my comfort...

What do you do if the plan is..... to go climb ice deep in Glacier National Park with friends, while raining and nearly 40F degrees outside?Well..... of course you watch a classically bad (but so good) climbing flick. "K2" is the cheesiest kind of motivational comedy I've wat...

Buachaille Etive Mor - Buachaille Etive Mor is one of the best known and loved of all the Munro peaks. The epic view of the mountain from the main A82 road makes it appear quite unassailable and is one of the most photographed sights in Scotland.Aonach Eagach Ridge - Famed as ...

Pico de Orizaba is the highest peak in Mexico and the 3rd highest in North America. At 18,491′, it's a serious climb, but also one that is easily attainable in a single day push. Along with my friends Austin Smith and Nate Luebbe, we headed down to Mexico for a few days to tac...

A week-long exploration of the Pyrenees with my family, hiking through meadows and lakes, peaks and valleys during the summer month of June, Sleeping under the stars, and other adventures.