The first time I winter backpacked, I woke up convinced my nose had fallen off.
It was still attached. Barely. My water bottle was frozen solid. My boots felt like concrete bricks. And I lay there in the blue-dark silence…
Let’s be honest, how many times have you seen people on the trail who are totally unprepared, or have you even felt unprepared yourself? As a 911 dispatcher of 12 years, emergencies are always on my mind, and I like…