TSX NextGen Education Experiences
Introducing multi-night immersive backpacking experiences for students age 13-17.
Summer Joy and Inspiration 2021
Share in the joy, inspiration, and challenges we faced through a sampling of pictures from this summer.
What’s In The TSX Backcountry Kitchen
Discover the gear we keep in our backcountry kitchen including which stoves, pots, and utensils we have and why we use them for large groups.
Let’s Re-Think Food in the Backcountry
Get insight into our approach to backcountry meal planning.
Human Tricks To Train For A Backpacking Adventure
How a seasonal TSX guide prepares for her backpacking trips.
A Tribute to El Tanko
Jan exemplified the spirit of TSX.
The History Behind this Picture
The person who first introduce me to this route, and to backpacking, was a fifth grade teacher at Gettysburg Elementary School in Clovis, California, a school I attended for 3rd – 6th grades. Clovis is a proud community in Central California, east of Fresno, who’s boundary butts up against the foothills that lead to Yosemite,…
Time to Gear Up for Summer in the Sierra
We have officially crossed the midway point in our spring season and summer is on the horizon. As we wind down in the Grand Canyon, that means it’s time to gear up in the Sierra!
Discover the Escalante Route
Not all Grand Canyon backpacking experiences are created equal. Discover a new route through rugged terrain, remote canyons and secluded beaches with TSX.
The Window Test
What looking out the window can tell us about California’s recent winter storm and backpacking the Sierra this summer.
Vacation and Adventure with TSX
Ready for the most inspirational vacation of your life? Discover the perfect escape and adventure for 2021.
Leave Limits Behind
Every year we take motivated people of all ages and experience levels into the Sierra and Grand Canyon, but this year we hit new records with our youngest participant ever, Brooks “Hooks” (9 years old), and our oldest female participant ever, “Effing” Ita (72 years young). About their stories “Hooks” got his trail name backpacking…