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Why You Should Take a River Trip this Summer
As has been the case for many of our activities as Columbia’s Directors of Toughness, I had never really given kayaking much thought. As daft as it may seem, I didn’t even really know that river trips...
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On their most recent mission, our Directors of Toughness head to our own backyard in the Pacific Northwest where they brave the whitewater rapids of the Klamath River. Here’s the gear that got them...
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Tested Tough on the Klamath River
Tested tough in the Pacific North West: the only prompt we were given for our next mission as the Directors of Toughness. Ma Boyle has always believed in testing her products right here in the PNW....
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Mastering the Art of Camp Food
Since we stepped into our roles as the Directors of Toughness with Columbia Sportswear, Mark and I have done a lot of camping. We’ve slept in a snow shelter, a lean-to, on the floor of mountain huts,...
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River Time: Exploring the Pacific Northwest
When Co-Director of Toughness, Mark and I arrived in the Pacific Northwest in late November 2016, neither of us knew what to expect. We arrived in a winter wonderland, more snow than the PNW had...
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Volunteering on the PCT
2,650 miles of trail snake through the back country of the Western United States creating a walking route from Mexico to Canada. This is known as the Pacific Crest Trail or PCT. Whether on a day hike,...
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Learn the Lingo: A Glossary for Newbie Mountaineers
We woke up at 3am for our alpine start, pulled on all of our layers (five for me) and drank strong coffee. I secured my crampons, adjusted my headlamp and fell into step behind our Shasta Mountain...
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Our Directors of Toughness attempt to summit Mt. Shasta. This is the gear that got them through the physical and emotional challenges of mountaineering. Faith Briggs WOMEN’S NORTHERN GROUND™ HALF ZIP...
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A Journey to the Summit: Mt. Shasta
For the second part of our Pacific Northwest road trip, Faith and I would be heading further south to make an attempt to summit Mt. Shasta. Arriving in the small town on the base of Mt. Shasta, it’s...
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Directors of Toughness on Mt. Shasta
Our Directors of Toughness attempt to summit Mt. Shasta. Will they overcome the physical and emotional challenges of mountaineering? Follow their journey up the mountain and learn from their...
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Avachinsky: Conquering the Unpredictable
There are 30 plus active volcanos on Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula. Our next testing mission would have us attempt to conquer the 8,993-foot summit of Avachinsky. The volcanos in this region are known...
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Directors of Toughness in Kamchatka
Our Directors of Toughness climb the active volcano, Avachinsky on the Kamchatka Peninsula. Can they battle the unpredictability and make it to the top? For the Love of Mountains: From Shasta to...
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Columbia’s Directors of Toughness climb the active volcano, Avachinsky on the Kamchatka Peninsula. This is the gear that got them to the top. Faith WOMEN’S JACKET OF ALL TRADES™ INTERCHANGE JACKET – As...
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For the Love of Mountains: From Shasta to Avachinsky
For eight weeks each summer, an unlikely flight operates weekly. It leaves from Anchorage, Alaska and touches down in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky airport on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia. Though it’s...
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Kamchatka: Fishing the Savan
Fishing on the Savan river on the Kamchatka Peninsula is truly about being immersed in the ecosystem of the river. We drove down bumpy gravel roads, where we were then dropped off at the edge of a...
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Kamchatka Cuisine: A Pescatarian’s Delight
The Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia was one of the most unexpected places I’ve found myself during the last nine months as one of Columbia Sportswear’s Directors of Toughness. Though it’s already been...
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Our Directors of Toughness fish the Savan River in the remote Kamchatka Peninsula. This is the essential gear that got them through all weather conditions while they were fly fishing on the river:...
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Directors of Toughness on the Savan River
Our Directors of Toughness embark on their final testing mission to the most remote destination yet, the Savan river. Their fishing competition on the river? Bears. Check out their stories from the...
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Journey on the Savan River
We spent a week fishing the Savan River in the most remote corner of Russia. The Savan River on the Kamchatka Peninsula is hundreds of kilometers from civilization – the closest thing you’ll find to a...
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