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Expedition

Cochamo Update

We just got an e-mail and photos from Chris Kalman who's down in Cochamo, Chile right now where he just finished putting up a big new route with Austin Siadak and Florian Haenel:Highlights of the r...
Events

Portland Sample Sale Part 2

So the small sample sale we did at Basecamp Brewing the other week was great, but lucky for you we've still got a pretty healthy pile of samples that need good homes! That means that this coming Sa...
Events

Sample Sale in Portland

So tomorrow is the final American Alpine Club Oregon Section pub club. It also just so happens that NW Alpine has a number of samples and seconds we need to sell. We've got Eyebrights, Fast/Light P...
Press

Fall Press

We've been getting some good press lately, with pieces in two magazines as well as a nice profile on the major gear review site Gear Junkie.  ...
Expedition

Marcus Donaldson on early season Montana ice

I had erased the Lowe Direct from my tick list a long time ago.  Sphinx Mountain lies in the Madison Range of western Montana, 750 miles from my doorstep - not as far or remote as many places I've ...
Events

Portland Boulder Rally this Saturday!

The PBR is a really fun event hosted by The Circuit climbing gym. We've been supporting the event since the beginning, and it's been a cool way...
Manufacturing

Exciting Changes are Ahead

As the seasons are transitioning and we're all getting excited and ready for the snow and ice to get here, we're also making some big changes h...
News

Revelations Article in the AAJ

The 2013 American Alpine Journal is out and it includes a great article on climbing in Alaska's remote Revelations range. The cover photo is of Jason Stuckey by Clint Helander, and Jason is wearing...
Features

Brent Peters reviews the Black Spider Hoody and Simplicity Jacket

Brent Peters of Yamnuska Mountain Adventures is the author (along with Kendra Stritch) of the soon to be published Ice Lines: Select Waterfalls of the Canadian Rockies.   Brent estimates he has cli...