vantagepeakWant to be a better writer? Think like a gardenerAny gardener knows that it takes more than just planting a seed and waiting for it to grow.Oct 22, 2022Oct 22, 2022
vantagepeakDouble up! How to make your backpacking trips way more safe for just a few ouncesIn extreme sports like rock climbing, the importance of redundancy is drilled into most participants pretty early on: for any system or…Oct 20, 2022Oct 20, 2022
vantagepeak5 things every hiker should have in their first aid kitEven if I’m just going a mile or two on a familiar trail, I won’t leave the trailhead without a first aid kit in my pack.Oct 19, 2022Oct 19, 2022
vantagepeakBPA in sports bras is bad — but it’s not surprisingIf you somehow missed it in the news lately, I’ll sum it up: The Center for Environmental Health (CEH) found bisphenol A, a known toxic…Oct 18, 2022Oct 18, 2022
vantagepeakWhy exactly are some sounds in the outdoors more aggravating than others?Turns out there are reasons why some noises annoy us more than others in the outdoors.Oct 17, 20221Oct 17, 20221
vantagepeakThree grammar mistakes you’re probably makingEven experienced writers have our grammatical blind spots.Oct 16, 2022Oct 16, 2022
vantagepeakWriting every day isn’t enough if you have nothing to sayWrite consistently. It’s good advice. There’s just something missing.Oct 15, 2022Oct 15, 2022
vantagepeakWhy are we still judging how people enjoy the outdoors?I live and breathe for the outdoors…so why did I care so much about a snap judgment made by a random hiker I’d never see again?Oct 14, 2022Oct 14, 2022
vantagepeakNoise pollution in the outdoors is more than just a nuisance. Here’s why it matters.Whether you’re the drone-flying, speaker-toting type, or you quietly condemn anyone who so much as whispers in nature, this is for you.Oct 13, 2022Oct 13, 2022
vantagepeakThe one thing I wish every new hiker understoodThere’s one lesson that’s too often learned the hard way. It’s also one of the most important ones nature has to teach us.Oct 12, 2022Oct 12, 2022