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Wasatch Magazine

The Outdoor Magazine of the U

Wasatch Magazine

A bike gets a quick checkup. Photo by Peter Creveling.

Learning Proper Bicycle Maintenance

Peter Creveling
August 22, 2017

Maintaining a bike is similar to the practice of warming your body up for a big race with a proper cool down afterwards, or preparing for an important exam by regularly studying; and it all comes down...

Reaching Heights in the Uintas

Reaching Heights in the Uintas

Nick Halberg
August 21, 2017

The high alpine is an environment so sodden with life and beauty that it has drawn words of praise from everyone, including the likes of John Muir and beyond. Truly, “the mountains are [always] calling,”...

A Gem in the Pacific Northwest

A Gem in the Pacific Northwest

Esther Aboussou
August 14, 2017

In southwestern Oregon, amid rolling hills of vineyards and proud forests of ponderosa pine trees, is Crater Lake National Park, the remnants of the former Mount Mazama Volcano that erupted over 7,700...

Learning from Mistakes: Antelope Canyon and The Wave

Learning from Mistakes: Antelope Canyon and The Wave

Contributor story from Vien Voraotsady. Photo credit to Vien Voraotsady.  We originally planned on doing a photography tour in one of the Antelope Canyon slots, but when everything ended up being sold...

Peakbagger’s Double Traverse: Mount Raymond and Gobbler's Knob

Peakbagger’s Double Traverse: Mount Raymond and Gobbler’s Knob

Dalton Rees
August 2, 2017

Resting along the jagged divide bordering the Millcreek and Big Cottonwood canyons, Mount Raymond and Gobbler's Knob are two idiosyncratic peaks connected by a single mile-long ridge, both surmountable...

Photo by Annie Duong. Weber River.

Misadventures Down the Weber River

Annie Duong
July 31, 2017

Utah’s summer can go from frying an egg on the sidewalk to ground-shaking thunderstorms with a 110% chance of downpour in what seems like very little time at all. Throughout those summer months, whether...

Technical Slot Canyons for the Beginning Canyoneer

Technical Slot Canyons for the Beginning Canyoneer

Nick Halberg
July 10, 2017

Just like with most adventure sports, canyoneering only gets better the more difficult it is to get through the canyon. While hikes through slot canyons are beautiful, they can’t compare to rappelling...

Rock Climbing with Blake, Kristen, Sally in Little Cottonwood Canyon in the Maybird Slide Area Purple wall on Thursday, June 22, 2017

(Photo by Kiffer Creveling)

Keeping Little Cottonwood Clean for Future Generations

Peter Creveling
July 3, 2017

Rock climbing is one of those sports where you often get a lot of ridicule and backlash from surrounding communities and local politicians. Rock climbers are often seen as those who have no concern for...

Utah's Backpacking Gems

Utah’s Backpacking Gems

Nick Halberg
June 15, 2017

Summer brings about the liberation of one of life’s most valuable resources — time. For the adventure-minded, more time means longer trips, and longer trips usually mean backpacking. In a state where...

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