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Wasatch Magazine

The Outdoor Magazine of the U

Wasatch Magazine

The Outdoor Magazine of the U

Wasatch Magazine

Nik and I successfully summited the top of Twin Peaks Salt Lake on a beautiful blue day.  After our first adventure was unsuccessful due to the blizzard that turned us back we were on the prowl for conquering that mountain.  I learned how to glacade on the decent.

Conquering Peaks: Becoming a Mountaineer

Kiffer Creveling
April 12, 2017

Ever heard of Sir Edmund Hillary, Tenzing Norgay, Reinhold Messner, or Jon Krakauer? These are the men who helped define mountaineering, the sport of climbing tall mountains. Each stepped foot on the tallest...

Coping With FOMO

Coping With FOMO

Claire Simon
April 11, 2017

I ran into my buddy at the climbing gym the other day. He was planning a weekend trip to Arizona to kayak, and this was the first I had heard about it. He didn’t even think to invite me, and perhaps...

Beyond the Wasatch: Great Basin National Park and Lehman Caves

Beyond the Wasatch: Great Basin National Park and Lehman Caves

Esther Aboussou
April 10, 2017

Three and a half hours west of Salt Lake City, in the middle of the Great Basin between Utah and Nevada, lies a hidden treasure trove of adventure.  Within the 77,180 acres of Great Basin National Park,...

Moab: the Mountain Biker's Mecca

Moab: the Mountain Biker’s Mecca

Peter Creveling
April 10, 2017

Moab is home to some of the highest quality mountain biking trails in the country. About four hours southeast of Salt Lake City, over 100 miles of trails sit, begging to be explored. From short tracks...

Product Review: The Bear Bowl

Product Review: The Bear Bowl

Esther Aboussou
April 5, 2017

The Bear Bowl, from start-up company The Bear Minimum, is a lightweight, compact portable cooking pot designed for backpackers and campers. The pot is flexible and foldable, weighing in at 6.3 oz. with...

Take Your Running to the Hills

Take Your Running to the Hills

Samira Guirguis
March 31, 2017

Concrete grids and treadmills may rule the winter months, but it’s spring and it’s time to hit the trails. Fresh air in your lungs, ups and downs, winding paths, and scenic views atop mountains --...

Climbing Wild Iris, Utah

Get a Job Outdoors This Summer

Nick Halberg
March 27, 2017

Birds are chirping, flowers blooming, and the stress of finals and unsolved summer plans grow with each passing day. Yes, spring is finally here. As students around campus scramble to bump their grades...

Raft through Southern Utah

Raft through Southern Utah

Claire Simon
March 27, 2017

Southern Utah is home to famous rock climbs, backpacking, and world-class canyoneering. It’s destination Red Rock. But it’s not all sandstone slabs — it’s also a place for epic whitewater rafting....

Hold onto Your Handlebars- Here Come the Chargers

Hold onto Your Handlebars- Here Come the Chargers

Dalton Rees
March 23, 2017

Hailing from Corner Canyon High School in Draper, UT, the Chargers constitute the largest high school mountain biking team in the country. With 138 active riders in 2016 alone, this fine-tuned trail-carving...

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