Sharing the Truth on Mother’s Day
It’s time to come clean. Two moms are largely responsible for making TSX a reality.
Keeping It Real With 30 Outtakes
Great stuff comes with backpacking the Sierra and Grand Canyon. You’ve seen the glamour shots, inspirational quotes and incredible achievements. Less appreciated (but often more rewarding!) is the laughter, sweat, tears and and friendships that build the journey of each experience. Here’s a peek into the less glamorous moments that keep it real and make…
Glissading Colby Pass
Hope some of that Sierra Snow that’s been building hangs around until summer!
24 All-Natural Organic Seconds
Before Tough Mudder and Spartan Races, the mountains provided the most daunting natural obstacles worth conquering. They still do. On July 12, 2017, our first of five Trans-Sierra Xtreme Challenge teams departed for Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park. Ages ranged from 15 to 74. Click the video for a snapshot of what our first…
Grand Canyon Challenge kick-off!
Welcome spring! We can’t wait to get into the Canyon in a few short days to kick off one of the most memorable and inspirational events in the Grand Canyon state. From a shared idea between two old college friends only a few short years ago, the Grand Canyon Challenge has quickly become recognized as…
Let It Snow, Let It Snow!
The snow build up in the Sierra is going to make for an incredible summer in the back country. Here are a few shots from the summer following our last big wet winter (2011).
New Video! 2016 Trans-Sierra Xtreme Challenge
Warning! No glamour shots here, just the raw life and spirit of the trail to Mt. Whitney.
Open Letter to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park Administration
TSX was recently invited to provide input on proposed changes to management of the area around Mt. Whitney in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park. As part of the Park’s recently completed Wilderness Stewardship Plan, commercial activity within the newly defined Mount Whitney Management Area is likely to become severely restricted beginning in 2018. Below…
The Grand Canyon Challenge in Pictures
When we started our late April trek into the Canyon, there was snow on the roads heading into the park. On the trail we experienced rain and hail, heard thunder, and felt the warmth of the sun while swimming in the Colorado River. The views and vistas were spectacular. But its the people that make…
Trees Have Hearts
Sharing some high-Sierra love, on this Happy Valentine’s Day. This picture was taken while hiking the trail between Mt. Whitney and Chicken Spring lake, on the Pacific Crest Tail, on the final day of the Trans-Sierra Xtreme Challenge.
The Only Summer Program that Takes Your Kids to the Top
In 1993 my parents put my 12 year old sister, center with red had, on a week-long trans-Sierra hike to Mt. Whitney with TSX Co-Founder and 5th grade teacher, Mike Murphy, far left. What were they thinking?! As it turns out, the summer trek was life-changing. But she’s not the only one who’s been impacted…
There Were Tears: Getting Wise on Top of Mt. Whitney
It was my wife Stephanie who discovered TSX Challenge. She sent me a link to the Website. I should have paused. The “X” stood for “Xtreme.”