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Expert Profile: Mike

Expertise:   I can answer questions about backpacking a snowshoeing in the American West: Mountains, Canyons and Deserts.

Experience in the area
I've spent much of my life backpacking, hiking and snowshoeing in the Cascades, Rockies, high Sierras and the red rock canyons of the Southwest.

Publications
Just letters to the editor in Backpacker and Outside and my Backpacking homepages

Education/Credentials
B.S. Biogeography (timberline trees)

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Something controversial or provocative about this subject  If you go ultralight then do be ready to manage yourself through extreme weather, first aid needs, and so on. I've helped out two ultralight guys suffering from exposure so far.
What do you like about this subject?  It's just in my bones. I moved west 30 years ago just to be around mountains. Then went to school to learn more.
What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?  Peace and health and adventure.
Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:  In the not too distant past mountains were fearsome places to be avoided.
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Recent Answers from Mike
2008-10-11  Backpacking and camping Hi Kylee, First off, Mt. Rainier is in Washington, but the climate is the same as Oregon pretty much. You'd not want to take a first backpack there, even down low, in the winter. It's likely to...
2008-06-16  The nitty-gritties of backpacking Hi, Sorry to be slow. I was off backpacking. 1) Cathole: I don't have much problem and find it quicker and easier than at home really. I wait until I have to go, dig the hole, and do...
2008-05-15  camping Hi, I'm sorry to say that I've not been to Colorado (other than down by Durango) for a long long time. Also, I'm not a fisherman. I'm very familiar with the Wind River Range in Wyoming and know...
2007-10-25  question I'm not a hunter or a fisherman but have done both and was brought up in a family of people who did both all the time (in season of course). So I think I understand. The first place that came to...
2007-10-24  sleeping bags I'm curious. Where will you be where it's that cold? Anyway, what you say is true. The proper length makes it easier to stay warm. But the extra length does allow for keeping odds and ends from...
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