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Sierra Journal
http://www.sierrajournal.com
Sierra Journal was born of a passion for mountain climbing, backcountry skiing and wilderness travel in the Sierra Nevada. Sierra Journal's mission is to provide great outdoor-related content in the form of trip reports, mountain adventure narratives, environmental news, local and national mountain-related news, gear reviews, and other outdoor tidbits. The site has a focus on the Sierra Nevada, but also covers other areas of the country (and the world) including the Rockies, Cascades, Andes and beyond.
- Added on: Aug 11th, 2008
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Matthew DiPietro
- Listed in: Outdoor Recreation Extreme
- Tags: Backpacking climbing skiing mountaineering environmental sierra nevada
Recent Posts
Video Series: Avalanche Awareness Training Course (Lesson 1 of 7)
Thanks to BCA (makers of great backcountry gear including the most-used avalanche beacons) and Teton Gravity Research (the venerable media company responsible for AMAZING films like the recently debuted Re:Session) for this 7-part video series on ava...
Not Too Bad for a Gimp – An Epic Ascent of Mt Sill’s Swiss Arete
Editor’s Note: Welcome to our newest Sierra Journal writer, Emilie Cortes. Here is an amazing trip report from an August Trip up Mt. Sill’s Swiss Arete, one of the Sierra’s great classic alpine rock routes. A perfect way to bid adie...
Winter Storm Bearing Down on Central Sierra Nevada
Music to my ears! The season’s first large winter storm is bearing down on the Sierra Nevada as we speak. It should hit Friday. Snow levels are dropping to 4000 feet or so and accumulation is expected in excess of 6 inches at higher elevations....
Summit on the Summit – Raising Awareness for Clean Water Crisis
Be sure to check out Summit on the Summit, a program sponsored by HP, PUR and First Ascent, in which Lupe Fiasco, Kenna, and Jessica Biel, among others, will climb Mt. Kilimanjaro to raise awareness for the clean water crisis. For each person that jo...
Warren Miller’s Dynasty Features Tahoe
I went out and saw Warren Miller’s Dynasty here in San Francisco last night. The film features Tahoe and Tahoe skiers right out of the gate in the opening sequences of the show. After the requisite sales pitch for ski passes and salvos to Warre...
Climber Found Dead After Fall on Obelisk Mountain in John Muir Wilderness
My condolences to friends and family. Details are sketchy, but the AP is reporting that the climber fell while ascending Obelisk Mountain in the John Muir Wilderness. It was a party of three. One stayed with the fallen climber while the other went fo...
