Links

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Climb Planning and Route Conditions
Weather and Avalanche Forecasts
Web cams
Guiding and Outdoor Skills Instruction
Pacific NW climbing organizations
National and International Climbing Organizations
Hiking
Conservation and Outdoor Activism
Maps, Navigation and GPS
Gear and Goodies
Lightweight Gear
Rock Climbing
Mountaineering
Nordic and Backcountry Skiing, Ski Mountaineering
First Aid
Images and graphics
National Forests & Parks
Outdoor Access Issues
Other Stuff We Like

Hiking

Oregon Scrambles - by Mazama Barbara Bond
Hiking/Backpacking discussion forum
Portlandhikers.com - great resource for local hiking
Desert Trail Association
Olympic Peninsula hiking - info and shuttle service
Nature of the Northwest - Portland store for books, maps and fire lookout rentals
Western Hiker - Hells Canyon and Eagle Cap hiking/guiding
Oregon Hiking - Mazama members Guidebook author William Sullivan’s web site
Pacific Crest Trail Association, Mt Hood Chapter
The Pacific Northwest Trail
ForHiking.com - vast collection of worldwide links
Cool Trails

Conservation and Outdoor Activism

Tillamook Rainforest Coalition
Winter Wildlands Alliance
Bark - timber sale ground truthing
Friends of Forest Park
Oregon Chapter, Sierra Club
Hells Canyon Preservation Council
Audubon Society of Portland
EarthJustice
Oregon Natural Desert Assoc. (ONDA)
Friends of the Columbia Gorge
Friends of Mt. Hood
Ecotrust
Save Madrone Wall
Cooper Spur Wild and Free Coalition
Oregon Natural Resources Council
Federation of Western Outdoors Clubs (FWOC)

Maps, Navigation and GPS

Free 7.5 minute topo maps for the entire state of WA very cool!
Custom Correct Maps - best for the Olympic Range
Benchmark Maps - makers of the best (back)road atlases
Green Trails
GPS tracks for major Oregon summits great resource!
Topozone
Topowest - view most every US topo map online - free!
Columbia River Orienteering Club - Portland orienteering club
Maplink and Omni Map - International maps
mytopo.com - Custom printed, USGS data, waterproof maps
Lost Man Maps - OR Cascades maps

Gear and Goodies

Mountain Hardwear (new Portland retail store) discount to Mazamas
Climb Max discount to Mazamas
Next Adventure discount to Mazamas
The Mountain Shop discount to Mazamas
Oregon Mountain Community discount to Mazamas
US Outdoor Store discount to Mazamas
Redpoint Climber’s Supply discount to Mazamas
Beyond Fleece - innovative outdoor clothing, Eugene
Backcountry Gear - Eugene
Nunatak Mountaineering Gear - Seattle
Mountain Soles - shoe and gear repair, Portland
Pro Mountain Sports - high end liteweight alpinist gear, Seattle
The Mountain Shop - Portland
Feathered Friends - Seattle
Mountain Tracks - Nordic ski rental, Government Camp
Tent pole replacement
minimus.biz - condiment packets of everything, cool!

Lightweight Gear

Make your own ultralight gear
Ultralight gear links
Ultralight stuffsacks
Pro Lite gear
GVP ultralight packs
Ultralight Adventure Equipment
Homemade Stove Archives
The penny handmade stove
Six Moon Designs - Beaverton OR

Rock Climbing

ClubSport Rock Gym - Portland
Portland Rock Gym - Portland
Supertopo - The best route topos
Climbing mag’s rock climbing tips
Southern Oregon rock climbing
Smith Rock - great route photos)
Collection of climbing tech tips
Great Yosemite climbing site

Mountaineering

Expert tips from the American Alpine Institute concise, well written tips page, all from pro guides
Psychovertical.com - A GREAT site on cutting edge alpinism
Trip reports for CA mountaineering
Mountaineering tips - Portland Parks and Rec.
bivouac.com - A Canadian mountaineering encyclopedia
Cascades peak guide
Alpinist - magazine
Great on-line book on alpine climbing
British Columbia alpinism
Northwest Recreation Pages
Peakware - global index of peaks
mtnguide.org - worldwide list of guides and clubs
Northwest Mountaineering Journal

Nordic and Backcountry Skiing, Ski Mountaineering

Oregon Nordic Club
skimountaineer.com - Great NW ski mountaineering site
Oregon ski mountaineering
wallowahuts.com - yurt skiing tours in the Wallowas
Teacup Nordic - Mt Hood, groomed trails
Wy’east Nordic - Mt Hood telemark classes
Offpiste
telemarktips.com
Washington Ski Touring Club - Seattle
Turns All Year.com Good backcountry ski site
Webskis - Nordic ski experts, Bend OR

First Aid

Wilderness Medicine Institute
Altitude Sickness pages
Altitude Sickness diagnostic chart
Giardia info - not as bad as you thought!

Images and Graphics

D.L. Anderson photography - Pacific NW Images
Lensjoy.com - Images by Mazama Chris Carvalho
Oregon Photos
Long Shadow Photography - Images by Darryl Lloyd

National Forests & Parks

Cool link to all US Forest Service National Forests
Mt. Hood National Forest
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Yosemite National Park
Mt. Rainier National Park
North Cascades National Park
City of Rocks, ID

Outdoor Access Issues

Wild Wilderness - anti-fee demo
Free our Forests - anti-fee demo
The Access Fund - working for climbers to keep our crags open

Other Sites We Like . . .

Climbing knots - nice how-to knot guide
Animated knots A great place to learning climbing knots
Elite PT and Sports Medicine - Portland
Training and conditioning for climbing
Ice Box - Cool igloo building device
Himalayan Explorer’s Club
NW recreation page - very comprehensive
Good article on high angle rope rescue
Portland Area Caving
Great collection of rescue / technical climbing articles
Elvish rope - Hobbit climbing humor, hilarious!
Freezer Bag Cooking - lots of backcountry recipes, and no dishwashing
An online history of climbing - very detailed
A detailed report on snow anchors (pdf file)
Breaking strengths of climbing webbing, cord and ropes
America Alpine Club article on the actual cost of climbing rescues (pdf file)
Make a rug from your old climbing rope
Mountain Rescue Association opposes charging for rescues

Resources