Trail Head Blog

Spring Boating

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Posted: May 21st, 2013

So far this spring we have had a great boating season, at least from a fishing perspective.  Local rivers fished as well this spring pre runoff, as they have in… More

Missoula Is For Runners

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Posted: May 20th, 2013

Missoula is a running town, there is no way around it. I used to say the only way I would run is if I were being chased. I come from… More

Bike & Boat Swap/CFC River Cleanup

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Posted: April 15th, 2013

This Saturday will be a good one, we have two great events happening in and around downtown Missoula. The Trail Head and Missoula Bicycle Works are teaming up for another… More

Gear For The Garhwal

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Posted: March 26th, 2013

On Monday, April 1st, the Nature-Link Institute (N-L I) will begin the Gear for the Garhwal gear drive. N-L I is looking to accumulate used and donated alpine travel gear… More

The Handbag That Powers Your Gadgets

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Posted: February 12th, 2013

You’ve just sat down with your orange-mocha-frappucino and are about to update your Facebook status when your phone goes black. What do you do? You plug your phone into your… More

John Roskelley To Speak At The University

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Posted: February 4th, 2013

I remember the first mountaineering book I read was John Roskelley’s Nanda Devi: The Tragic Expedition, a spellbinding account of the 1976 expedition to climb 25,645 foot Nanda Devi in… More

Is A Good Deal Worth Someone’s Life?

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Posted: January 30th, 2013

Certain Costco stores around the country are selling Lifeline metal shovels, these are aluminum break-down shovels that look an awful lot like avalanche shovels…but they’re not. Some avalanche instructors have… More

Bitterroot Cross-Country Ski Club Raffle

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Posted: January 23rd, 2013

The Bitterroot Cross-Country Ski Club does a fantastic job grooming and maintaining the trails at Chief Joseph Ski Area, not to mention the Gordon Reese cabin. On a volunteer basis… More

Rocky Mountaineers Present Skip Horner

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Posted: January 3rd, 2013

It’s time again for the Rocky Mountaineers monthly meeting and this month they have adventurer Skip Horner coming down to give a presentation called; Great Climbs in the Great Ranges:… More

Who is Teaching Your Avalanche Class

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Posted: December 26th, 2012

  Just this morning I got an email from the West Central Montana Avalanche Center and After a quick follow up phone call I thought it was useful enough information… More