Purpose:

This page is dedicated to outdoors activities and gear.

I enjoy caving, hiking, backpacking, cross-country skiing and rapelling. I am also very particular about the gear I use. Here I list the gear I use, which I think is the best available, and why.

Here are some interesting links:
Backcountry Home Page : hiking camping backpacking trekking
Northern California Backcountry Pages
National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS)
Backcountry Emergencies
ETOPO-5 Map Generator
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