Trail Head Blog
Bike & Boat Swap/CFC River Cleanup
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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
Gift Ideas For The Season
The holiday season is bearing down on us folks and I know there are some out there whom haven’t even begun to shop. It’s now down to a week left… More
There’s No Such Thing As Sidecountry
How many of us have ever ducked a rope at the local ski area looking for “freshies”? By ducking that rope you have now left the ski area and are… More