Mike Janes is an avalanche forecaster and search and rescue team member.
This well-built and durable parka just hit the market and is hard to beat for contending with seriously nasty weather.
Bjorn Olson is a Homer-based filmmaker, photographer, freelance writer, environmental activist, and wilderness adventurer.
Many Alaskans, including our gear editor, consider fleece essential. Here are the best and most affordable pants and pullover he’s found.
Gear Editor Bjorn Dihle used to go through multiple dry bags each year, but this is his new go-to dry duffle.
Alaska once again answers the tough questions. Learn about show bears, dating in Alaska, and the optimal size for camera equipment.
Drew Hamilton, a guide who’s led bear viewing trips for more than 20 years, shares the gear he carriers.
Sasquatch is the clear culprit behind a trail of wide, deep footsteps marking a path in the remote wilds of southeast Alaska.
Alexander Deedy, the assistant editor for Alaska magazine, shares what he packs for our What I Pack gear column.
Gear editor Bjorn Dihle says he used this tent in some of the wettest and coldest conditions in southeast Alaska and it held up.
