Patching an thermarest airpad

When I worked at REI years ago I saw so many people just return their sleeping pads because they didn't know how to patch a pad.  Check it out.   www.swsmtns.com

I shot this video on Tioga pass last fall.  People forget all the time that cleaning your rope is very important both for the safety and the life of the rope.   Make sure you are washing and cleaning your rope on a regular basis.

I shot this video last year after watching a half dozen people that didn't know what the hell they were doing with their ice axe.  Believe it or not there is a right and wrong way to attach an ice axe to a backpack.

Mountain Tips and Mountain Tricks: #3 Staying warm in your sleeping bag.  Couple of cool trips to keep you warm in cold mountain conditions.

Mountain Tips and Mountain Tricks #2: One Must Know Knot

In climbing nothing is more important than knowledge.  This video goes into the importance of one particular knot that can get you out of a sticky situation.

Mountain Tips and Mountain Tricks #1

Ice Axe vs Ice Tools