The Nu’alolo Trail on Kauai’s Na Pali Coast is a high demand high reward eight mile round trip hike. From a categorization standpoint, the hike can move from being demanding or challenging to one of high risk for injury or worse based on: Weather conditions (current and recent past). Fitness and health of the hiker. Read More…
Backcountry Off Trail
Elusive But Worth The Search
The North American Rocky Mountain Goat is an elusive animal. Its native territory stretches from Southeast Alaska down to the Boulder and Pioneer Mountains near Sun Valley, Idaho. The goats seen in Glacier National Park, Colorado, and Utah have been transplanted to these regions and in many cases desensitized to humans. The irony for people Read More…
Old Smoothie is No More – Earthquake Breaks Up The Baron Spire
2020 Is proving to be a tough year for climbing in Idaho. The advent of COVID-19 virus pandemic shut down all kinds of travel and trips for people. Then on March 31st a 6.5 magnitude earthquake rattled. The Icon The Arrowhead met its demise and The Finger of Fate lost its tip. On August 7th Read More…