# back day (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover back day. Page: Feed: --- ## [Mount Whitney and Muir](https://www.mountainwerks.org/cma/2026/whitney.html) _2026-07-29 · Mountains_ Well this was a really special trip. A few months ago, Marie lucked into a 2 night wilderness permit in the Whitney Zone. She invited ... Read More ## [Bear Creek Spire North Arete](https://www.mountainwerks.org/cma/2026/bear.html) _2026-07-23 · Mountains_ Arjun and I met on a Facebook group for people looking for partners in the Sierras. We quickly established rapport and an objective: Bear Creek ... Read More ## [Mount Rainier - Disappointment Cleaver](https://www.mountainwerks.org/cma/2026/rainier.html) _2026-07-07 · Mountains_ Rainier was an odd mountain for me, years ago living in Washington. I did want to climb it, but was too drawn to the northern ... Read More ## [Mount Adams North Cleaver](https://www.mountainwerks.org/cma/2026/adams.html) _2026-07-04 · Mountains_ Years ago, Steve, Dudley, Joey and Joe and I tried this climb. We were hampered by footwear (Joey and I only had tennis shoes, but ... Read More ## [Cannon Mountain Northwest Ridge](https://www.mountainwerks.org/cma/2026/cannon.html) _2026-07-02 · Mountains_ For my second hike in the Leavenworth area, I decided on Cannon Mountain , getting the idea from Jeff Smoot's book. What have I gotten ... Read More ## [Icicle Ridge Hike](https://www.mountainwerks.org/cma/2026/icicleridge.html) _2026-06-30 · Mountains_ I had a few days in the Leavenworth area, and right away decided to do an old favorite hike: Icicle Ridge from town all the ... Read More ## [City of Rocks June](https://www.mountainwerks.org/cma/2026/city-time.html) _2026-06-23 · Mountains_ It had been a big day on Leatherman, and so I hopped in the shower, then headed to bed. We woke early to meet Sue ... Read More ## [Leatherman Peak](https://www.mountainwerks.org/cma/2026/leatherman.html) _2026-06-22 · Mountains_ Josh suggested a climb of Leatherman soon, and I said "why not tomorrow?" Before long we had a plan, along with Sam and his son ... Read More ## [Diamond Peak](https://www.mountainwerks.org/cma/2026/diamond.html) _2026-06-17 · Mountains_ I was a bit casual about the road navigation to the trailhead, and ended up beyond signal range and a bit mystified on how to ... Read More ## [The Moat](https://www.mountainwerks.org/cma/2026/moat.html) _2026-05-17 · Mountains_ This is a climb of "The Moat", also known as Peak 11497 Sean had a peak in mind for Sunday. I'd planned to do nothing ... Read More ## [Pirate.io on Google Play (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/M4QsWbHw6o4A) _2026-05-16 · **Sponsored**_ Open the Pirate.io listing on Google Play to view the app’s details. ## [Mount Idaho](https://www.mountainwerks.org/cma/2026/idaho.html) _2026-05-15 · Mountains_ A little video of the eventful day: Sean joined me for a climb of Mount Idaho. This would be my 4th 12,000-er summit in the ... Read More ## [Borah Peak and Mount Breitenbach](https://www.mountainwerks.org/cma/2026/borah-breitenbach.html) _2026-05-08 · Mountains_ Friday, May 8: Borah Peak with Sean Here is a little video of the day: Sean drove up to the trailhead at 6, where I ... Read More ## [Lost Weekend climbing](https://www.mountainwerks.org/cma/2026/lost-weekend.html) _2026-05-01 · Mountains_ Day One - The Fins Kevin and family met me around noon at Mortal Earth, the Fins crag for mere mortals! We climbed and set ... Read More ## [Timpanogos, Everest Ridge](https://www.mountainwerks.org/cma/2026/timpanogos.html) _2026-04-24 · Mountains_ Video of the trip: Peakbagger Link - I'm really enjoying PeakBagger. Greg's PEMRACs system of range classification is helpful for the intermontane mountain west. And ... Read More ## [Grays Peak](https://www.mountainwerks.org/cma/2026/grays-peak.html) _2026-04-19 · Mountains_ With recent snow, a planned trip to Leatherman Peak had to be postponed. Kevin suggested Grays Peak, and that sounded like a good idea. With ... Read More ## [Scott Peak and Huhs Horn](https://www.mountainwerks.org/cma/2026/scott-peak.html) _2026-04-10 · Mountains_ The weather this weekend wasn't predicted to be great, but it seemed that Friday would be good until late in the day. I decided to ... Read More ## [Saddle Mountain](https://www.mountainwerks.org/cma/2026/saddle-mountain.html) _2026-04-05 · Mountains_ I live near the Lemhi and Lost River Ranges, and have been driving by Saddle Mountain a lot. Reading about it on the great Idaho ... Read More ## [Arco Peak and King Mountain](https://www.mountainwerks.org/cma/2026/king-mountain.html) _2026-03-28 · Mountains_ Arco Peak (2000 feet up/down) I didn't leave town until early afternoon, and decided on a whim to climb the peak above the town of ... Read More ## [Idaho Hiking](https://www.mountainwerks.org/cma/2026/inner-ranges.html) _2026-03-20 · Mountains_ I parked in Eightmile Canyon, a little ways up from the Left Fork where there was room for a couple of cars by an unnamed ... Read More ## [Baldy Mountain](https://www.mountainwerks.org/cma/2026/smar-baldy.html) _2026-03-15 · Mountains_ I wore my ice boots and carried snowshoes and spikes, along with an ice ax for this hike up Baldy Mountain in the Snake River ... Read More ## [Brisk AI News Briefings (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/PivrtPNZRO9k) _2026-03-14 · **Sponsored**_ Read AI summaries and listen to audio briefings for top stories. ## [Kinport Peak](https://www.mountainwerks.org/cma/2026/smar-kinport.html) _2026-03-13 · Mountains_ I drove down to Pocatello and parked at the City Creek trailhead at about 4820 feet. I had tennis shoes and spikes in the backpack, ... Read More ## [Sundance, 1997](https://smartypants.substack.com/p/sundance-1997) _2026-01-31 · Betsy Nagler · Smartypants_ More stories from back in the day ## [My favorite signs from yesterday's march](https://smartypants.substack.com/p/my-favorite-signs-from-yesterdays) _2026-01-24 · Betsy Nagler · Smartypants_ Now more than ever, we have to keep doing this. ## [Personalizing My New Bio Link (Updated)](https://jpthehistorian.substack.com/p/personalizing-my-new-bio-link) _2026-01-21 · 𝕵𝖔𝖍𝖓 𝕻𝖆𝖚𝖑 𝕮𝖆𝖓𝖔𝖓𝖎𝖌𝖔 · JP’s Personal Substack_ What if you transform your own personal digital hub into dashboard that looks like your own smartphone home screen? ## [Bye Bye Bento...](https://jpthehistorian.substack.com/p/bye-bye-bento) _2026-01-14 · 𝕵𝖔𝖍𝖓 𝕻𝖆𝖚𝖑 𝕮𝖆𝖓𝖔𝖓𝖎𝖌𝖔 · JP’s Personal Substack_ It's been a wonderful ride on this go-to portfolio page. ## [Hyalite Ice Cragging](https://www.mountainwerks.org/cma/2026/sjan-hyalite.html) _2026-01-03 · Mountains_ Robert suggested another day of ice cragging -- sure! We hiked up to the 2nd tier of climbs above the Amphitheater region, and pulled up ... Read More ## [Happy 2026!](https://smartypants.substack.com/p/happy-2026) _2026-01-01 · Betsy Nagler · Smartypants_ New Years bonus round ## [Green and Blue Gully](https://www.mountainwerks.org/cma/2026/sjan-gully.html) _2026-01-01 · Mountains_ Robert and I hiked up Pine Creek in the Absoroka Mountains to reach some waterfalls, Green Gully (WI4) and Blue Gully (WI3). We crossed Pine ... Read More ## [The Year We Abandoned Reality](https://smartypants.substack.com/p/the-year-we-abandoned-reality) _2025-12-30 · Betsy Nagler · Smartypants_ Yeah it bites, but it's what we've got ## [Altered Timeline - Publishing Soon!](https://jpthehistorian.substack.com/p/altered-timeline-publishing-soon) _2025-12-30 · 𝕵𝖔𝖍𝖓 𝕻𝖆𝖚𝖑 𝕮𝖆𝖓𝖔𝖓𝖎𝖌𝖔 · JP’s Personal Substack_ I'm working on a new online magazine that explore the world of alternate history. ## [Zuverlässiges Hosting, Domains, Server (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/wLpJMj003YLy) _2025-12-30 · **Sponsored**_ Zuverlässige Infrastruktur, niedrige Preise und skalierbare Server für deinen Webauftritt. ## [December Hyalite Ice](https://www.mountainwerks.org/cma/2025/sdec-hyalite.html) _2025-12-30 · Mountains_ Robert and I made the very short hike to some ice climbs in the Amphitheater area of Hyalite. Robert led three pitches, and I top-roped ... Read More ## [Much Ado About Tapestry](https://jpthehistorian.substack.com/p/much-ado-about-tapestry) _2025-12-12 · 𝕵𝖔𝖍𝖓 𝕻𝖆𝖚𝖑 𝕮𝖆𝖓𝖔𝖓𝖎𝖌𝖔 · JP’s Personal Substack_ Aside from the em dash, this outdated word has become AI's favorite fluff filler. ## [Why AI Content Keeps Fooling Us (And Why We Keep Pretending It Doesn’t)](https://jpthehistorian.substack.com/p/why-ai-content-keeps-fooling-us-and) _2025-12-05 · 𝕵𝖔𝖍𝖓 𝕻𝖆𝖚𝖑 𝕮𝖆𝖓𝖔𝖓𝖎𝖌𝖔 · JP’s Personal Substack_ We keep asking, “Is this real?” while scrolling through feeds built precisely to make sure we never know. ## [Getting the Ageism Treatment](https://jpthehistorian.substack.com/p/getting-the-ageism-treatment) _2025-11-24 · 𝕵𝖔𝖍𝖓 𝕻𝖆𝖚𝖑 𝕮𝖆𝖓𝖔𝖓𝖎𝖌𝖔 · JP’s Personal Substack_ And How I Learned the Hard Way ## [Hero Slots Available!](https://smartypants.substack.com/p/hero-slots-available) _2025-11-14 · Betsy Nagler · Smartypants_ And we won't even make you wear tights! ## [What Those of Us Who Aren't White Dudes Do](https://smartypants.substack.com/p/what-those-of-us-who-arent-white) _2025-10-31 · Betsy Nagler · Smartypants_ Putting up with the mediocrity of these guys is a full-time job ## [Goodbye, South Tyrol](https://www.mountainwerks.org/cma/2025/last-tyrol.html) _2025-10-24 · Mountains_ Day One: Climbing above Bozen Michael and I met at the Brenner Pass, drinking a coffee at a little shop before setting out in my ... Read More ## [Zielspitze](https://www.mountainwerks.org/cma/2025/zielspitze.html) _2025-10-18 · Mountains_ Not used to steep Alps, I took the lift up to hike the Zielspitze. A great hike, listening to music all the while, I reached ... Read More ## [What Roman Emperors Can Teach Us About Personal Branding](https://jpthehistorian.substack.com/p/what-roman-emperors-can-teach-us) _2025-09-29 · 𝕵𝖔𝖍𝖓 𝕻𝖆𝖚𝖑 𝕮𝖆𝖓𝖔𝖓𝖎𝖌𝖔 · JP’s Personal Substack_ Who would have thought that ancient world's despots can teach us about how we sell ourselves to the public. ## [City of Rocks Again with Steve](https://www.mountainwerks.org/cma/2025/city-two.html) _2025-09-17 · Mountains_ September 17 Steve and I hiked with Dotti up to the east side of the Breadloves and climbed two delightful sport climbs: DaBoyz 5.7 Wind ... Read More ## [What Really Scares Me](https://smartypants.substack.com/p/what-really-scares-me) _2025-09-02 · Betsy Nagler · Smartypants_ What if we're not just breaking the industry, but breaking the audience? ## [Cirque of the Towers Climbing](https://www.mountainwerks.org/cma/2025/winds-two.html) _2025-09-01 · Mountains_ Approach Day After driving down from Boise and sleeping in Pinedale, we hiked up into the Cirque, meeting many parties. Great weather, and easier-than-expected hiking, ... Read More ## [Leslie Gulch Hike](https://www.mountainwerks.org/cma/2025/leslie.html) _2025-08-28 · Mountains_ Steve introduced me to the interesting Leslie Gulch in remote eastern Oregon. Fascinating towers rising from a desert landscape. Very nice! We hiked up a ... Read More ## [Long walk through Caldwell](https://www.mountainwerks.org/cma/2025/caldwell.html) _2025-08-26 · Mountains_ I walked from Steve's place south into Caldwell and thence down to the Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge. It was a bit under 14 miles. ... Read More ## [Iron Creek Exploration](https://www.mountainwerks.org/cma/2025/sawexplore.html) _2025-08-24 · Mountains_ Steve and I explored a rocky gully on the north side of Iron Creek on the approach to Sawtooth Lake. We hoped to establish a ... Read More ## [Overhanging Tower and Shark's Nose](https://www.mountainwerks.org/cma/2025/winds-one.html) _2025-08-15 · Mountains_ Part the First - bad weather... Steve and I drove over to Pinedale and spent the night in the city camping area (which is fantastic!). ... Read More ## [Making Online Content on Demand as a Subscription Service?](https://jpthehistorian.substack.com/p/making-online-content-on-demand-as) _2025-08-07 · 𝕵𝖔𝖍𝖓 𝕻𝖆𝖚𝖑 𝕮𝖆𝖓𝖔𝖓𝖎𝖌𝖔 · JP’s Personal Substack_ From Netflix to Spotify, the commodification of content is now part of our digital lives. But what about custom branded articles? Well. that's one thing I'm gearing towards. ## [Two-Hundred-and-Fifty Dollars a Week](https://smartypants.substack.com/p/two-hundred-and-fifty-dollars-a-week) _2025-08-05 · Betsy Nagler · Smartypants_ or Back in the Day part two. ## [Government Peak](https://www.mountainwerks.org/cma/2025/government.html) _2025-08-05 · Mountains_ After running an errand with Tamara in the morning, I had some time for a hike. I'd seen a mountain called Government Peak on the ... Read More ## [Thompson Peak with Friends](https://www.mountainwerks.org/cma/2025/thompson-ever.html) _2025-08-01 · Mountains_ With one day to do something big for the three of us, Steve and Ever opted to climb Thompson Peak, partly because of my urgent ... Read More