The River Gorge Guild
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So you’ve decided to set out on The Big Adventure. You have your rig, you have a travel circuit in mind, and you’re dreaming of the mountains. If you’re anything like me, though, one step still remains at this point: finding a job. Lots of nomads have remote jobs. You see them all over social…
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At the first high elevations, gold is painting the whispering tips of the aspens. Evening is falling faster, the stars are brighter, the moon is new. Even as the air turns brisk, the lake is the warmest it’s been all year. Late August is all about laughing in the final rays of sunlight as they…
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Summer is drawing to a close, the quiet nights lengthening and the evenings cooling. However, the season still far from over in my opinion–and there’s plenty of time left to drop by Lander, Wyoming for some of the most iconic summer climbing in the country. During one of the warmest seasons on record, though, how…
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(pssst…if you’re just here for the packing list, click here to bypass the yap sesh) The town I grew up in has an official altitude of 13 feet. The university I attended rests at a whopping 148 feet, on average. I hardly knew what the mountains were for the first many years of my life–I…
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My partner and I are far from the first to make this journey from the Gorge to the Rockies, and I’m certain we won’t be the last, either. That’s why we’ve compiled this guide for you: so you can hop on this classic nomad circuit with confidence. We’ll tell you what we did to get…
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We’ve gotten behind on our jams, which just means that we have so many great songs backlogged to pack into jars for you. Enjoy this collection of beautiful, exciting, and deeply emotional tracks. With true summer warming the horizon, I hope you get out into the world and feel big things. * = kinda new…
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So many climbers are coming to the Red River Gorge in pursuit of a beautiful day of 5.10 climbing. If you are one of these people, you’ll probably be funneled to climbs like Brief History, EGBG, and Breakfast Burrito, along with other such big-star names. The River Gorge Guild is here to ignite some debates…
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More often than not, adventurers transition from home life to van or trailer life because they love the outdoors. How then can we be better stewards of our beloved environment, especially while living in a vehicle? That’s a big question, and there are countless ways to approach it. When it comes to making sustainability upgrades…
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As a life-long lover of stories, I’ve recently become captivated by the art of the album opener. Any good album is a story, and the album opener is a songwriter’s answer to this question: how do you want your story to begin? I’ve compiled my favorite album openers in the indie folk and indie rock…
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If you’re a short rock climber, you’ll quickly realize that everybody in the world wants to give you advice. Even when these people truly do have your best interests at heart, it can be difficult for taller climbers to provide advice that’s actually helpful. As I mention in an earlier article, it’s really just that…