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Camp Patriot 2012 Summit Challenge
Tim and I summited Mt Rainier in July of this year with 2 men wounded in war. One had a prosthetic leg above the knee, the other, 2 carbon fiber braces supporting his legs that had been violently destroyed. They summited a 14,000 foot peak, whose average summit success rate is somewhere below 40. Not an easy challenge, let alone doing it with 1 leg.
I had the opportunity … READ MORE >
Our friend Phil Baribeau just launched his new site, Implement Productions. Check out his profile on Mystery Ranch Athlete, Kyle Taylor.… READ MORE >
Athlete Steve Popovich shreds. Hard. Watch his full 2012 season edit here!… READ MORE >
The desert has always inspired me with its clean crisp air and the stark contrast between the iron red dirt and cerulean sky. A time in my life existed where I would go to places like these for weeks at a time, climbing and soaking in the surroundings, while living virtually on pennies. Though it was a simple existence, it burned into my memory as a time of focus and reflection- – a period when I could breathe unobstructed by the constrictive ways of modern life. When each morning you would wake to the sunrise screams of Peregrine Falcons echoing from high sandstone walls, and observe the almost defiant way the desert sirens its guests in with an unnameable beauty, and stillness. Recently I had the chance to visit some of these places again with my friend Justin Griffin, a strong and talented climber from Bozeman with a lust for life. We had a week to soak up the sun, climb, and maybe get a chance to breathe.
Stop 1: City of Rocks
Eager, with the car ride taking a toll, we decided to stop for a quick pump in Idaho’s City of Rocks. Granite sport climbing seemed a great precursor … READ MORE >
BY: MARCUS HOCKETT
After winning the Mystery Ranch 6500 in the BAYED contest on On Your Own Adventures Forum – Hunt Talk, I’ve been trying to give this pack the workout it deserves.
Immediately, this pack became my go-to pack while shed hunting and bear hunting in the spring and carrying the spotting scope and other goodies.
Over the summer I took it everywhere with me. The 6500 carried my gear deep into trail-less areas several times, on quests for cutthroat and golden trout.
Trying to get away from the crowds while paddle-fishing on the Missouri, I got a chance to haul out my first critter for the pack.
The pack even got to come to work with me a few times. Working on the Charles M. Russell NWR, I helped dig out a 75 million year old Elasmosaur fossil. I packed in bags of plaster and five gallon water jugs for the crew using the NICE Frame and Load Sling. I even packed out the skull of the beast encased in rock and plaster. It was the heaviest load I’ve ever carried. The pack did great!
August through November the pack never went more than a few of days … READ MORE >
Congratulations to the winners of the 2012 Freeskiing World Tour in Revelostoke! Here are a few shots from our very own Meg Haywood Sullivan. Thanks again Meg. For full coverage, follow this link:
The next stop on the tour travels to our neck of the woods. Good luck to everyone at round 4 of the tour, at Moonlight Basin, Montana.… READ MORE >
By Peter Moore
“You going to be able to make it to The Hills this year?”
That’s what I asked Sam as soon as my unsuccessful bow season ended. Sam is my hunting partner of six years, but he’s never around these days, busy training for the 2012 Paralympics’ Cycling events, while traveling the country as a motivational speaker.
“The Hills” is our annual hunting trip, and since Sam grew up hunting, he should know that tradition is everything.
He could only squeeze one long weekend out of rifle season, and it was all we needed to pack up the Sprinter and head north. We drove five hours and talked about where we might find some big Mulies, knowing that in late October, the deer hold high, waiting ’til mid November to head down to the wheat fields to rut. We settled on putting our MR packs, and our legs, to the test and hauled up to a high ridge line where we could set up camp.
The weatherman called for 50 degrees and calm and was wrong as usual. What he meant was 30 degrees with 70-mile-an-hour gusts – not necessarily the conditions you want when camping on a … READ MORE >
Immersion means more days in the field, which yields more opportunity to mingle with elk, to learn from the elk, and perhaps to release an arrow. And so I immerse myself in elk. They have me captivated. Every day that I scout, photograph, and hunt elk, I learn something about them and their behavior. One thing learned is one thing gained, and that gaining is how I define success.
On the evening of September 23, all that … READ MORE >
“Unsuccessful.” That’s how my partners elk drawing results read. In an area with ample tags, he was one of a few who did not draw a bull permit. Kyle is a brilliant pack designer at Mystery Ranch, the man responsible for the Blackjack, the Saddle Peak, the Naya Nuki and the Fuze, among others. I’ve had the privilege of working with him between classes at Montana State.
Despite the lack of a tag, Kyle has devoted himself to following me around in the woods with over twenty pounds of camera and video equipment in an attempt to capture the experience. Props to a solid elk hunting partner and friend!
Let’s hear about your hunting partner!?… READ MORE >
MEET RAY BAKER: The Ranch Boss at our Seattle location, he’s been with the company since 2004. The man is a stud, given a roll of Cordura, a pair of scissors, a needle and thread.
“He’s one of the best pack sewers and designers… ever,” says hunting guru and Mystery Ranch marketing director Mark Seacat.
Ray Baker, rockin’ the mutton chops, is photographing the trip. We’ll post his photos here when he gets back.
MEET BRIAN TAI: He’s an experienced firefighter who started consulting to build fire packs in 2004, and joined the Mystery Team in 2008. These days, he heads up sales development and marketing for our fire line.
Brian Tai does some explaining at the basecamp in Ashford, WA.
But this week, Brian and Ray will need more than superior sewing and selling skills to survive. They’re currently climbing the 14,411-foot Mt. Rainier with wounded veterans Derrick James Ford, Eric Andrew Cowan, and Gilbert “Mag” Magallanes as part of Camp Patriot, the organization that takes disabled vets on outdoor adventures.
Seeing as Ford and Cowan have each had a leg amputated, and Magallanes survived the blast of a 2000-pound bomb with multiple injuries, the folks at … READ MORE >
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