Andrea ference

Getting into the outdoors can be intimidating for any number of reasons (will I be eaten by a bear? how do you poop in the desert? is my biodegradable soap actually okay to use?) not the least of which is the hefty financial investment. After an almost decade of hiking, backpacking and general spend

Making friends as an adult is hard - making friends as an adult with the caveat that they also like to do outdoorsy things sometimes feels damn near impossible, especially when first starting out. I was fortunate enough that my introduction into the world of hiking camping and backpacking came via a

Patagonia Argentina

I am not a cold weather person. My blanket statement is that I am either a very terrible Canadian or somehow skipped adulthood and went straight into the snow-bird lifestyle. In true Canadian fashion my parents signed a young Andrea up for figure skating, and then hockey… I eventually learned to ski

1. Navigation Map Compass GPS (optional) 2. Sun protection Sunscreen Lip balm Sunglasses 3. Insulation Shell, warm jacket, pants, gloves, hat 4. Illumination Headlamp (plus spare) Extra batteries 5. First-aid supplies First-aid kit 6. Fire Ma

WHAT YOU NEED TO COOK IN THE WILD

A guide to the perfect week (and a half) on Maui - a few nights camping along the shoreline, a night freezing our bums off half way up a volcano followed by four nights sleeping in treehouses and cliffside villas circling the entire island stopping (maybe too) frequently. What to do, where

Getting into the outdoors can be intimidating for any number of reasons (will I be eaten by a bear? how do you poop in the desert? is my biodegradable soap actually okay to use?) not the least of which is the hefty financial investment. After an almost decade of hiking, backpacking and general spend

Nicknamed Patagonia of the North, Tombstone Territorial Park is 2,200km² of protected alpine terrain located between kilometre 50 and 120 along the Dempster Highway in central Yukon. The area's Hän name Ddhäl Ch'èl Cha Nän means "ragged mountain land." The park is a legacy of the Tr'on