Feathered Friends Blog – Page 2

The sun sits high in a deep bluebird sky, framed by two cascading mountains cloaked in a veil of thick clouds. A little mustard-colored tent sits amongst a vast snowfield in the bottom left corner of a vast, white foreground.

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An Evening with Garrett Madison | March 26th

You won't want to miss the chance to be inspired by Garrett Madison's stories from his time in the Himalayas! Read on to learn about the event and RSVP...

Jan 04, 2021

After The Hike

In August of 2020, four queer, femme people of color thru-hiked the Nüümü Poyo, or John Muir Trail. We entered at Lyell Canyon, and exited at Whitney Portal nineteen days later. We left our regular lives in the middle of a global pandemic and in the midst of protests against the killing of Black people by police. We returned in the middle of a global pandemic and amidst protests against the killing of Black people by police. A few months later, we reflect on what this hike meant to us, and what our lives have felt like since.

Apr 30, 2020

The Case for a Sabbatical: A Gap Year for Climbing

2020 has kicked off a "Gap Year" for married Alpinists Jeff and Priti Wright, whose alpine pursuits have until recently been relegated to three weeks of vacation per year. They spent two years planning and saving for their Sabbatical, and in this article share lessons and steps for planning your own Gap Year. Keep up-to-date via Jeff and Priti's blog: www.alpinevagabonds.com