Want to learn the basics:

This method aims to keep the benefit of the scouts teaching (rapid access at all times to your rain gear), but keeps you from having to keep your rain gear on top of everything else - since in reality, you'll need it very rarely. Keep your food, or iPad at the top of the pack.

Think about if there is anything in your pack that is fragile, then shove it everything else in, keep shoving it in, punch it, squeeze it, and push it into every crevice layer by layer - keeping everything lower and closer to your back will be more comfortable to carry. I'll generally step into my pack to compress…

A super useful tip from I received from a pro mountain guide if you are packing a rain shell and/or rain pants:

I wear wool year round - 100 weight t-shirts and long sleeve half-zips from icebreaker are super cool and temp regulating. Just a bit pricey.

You know you've smelled your pits in synthetic materials after a moderate sweat (looking at you underarmour)...wool wool wool wool wool. You may think it's going to be scratchy, but quality merino is so soft - luxury soft. Sierra Trading Post is the cheapest place I've found for icebreaker and smartwool.

A couple more points to add from other early review sites:

Great article. I have a mirrorless (Sony A6000) with lots of money spent on excellent lenses - I love the flexibility and certain abilities of the interchangeable lenses....but if I could only have 1 camera, it would be my dinged up RX100 I bought for $300 on Craigslist. It it always with me, it can shoot as manual as…

"For reference, we are both 5'6" and about 140lbs."

Moving to a fixed prime lens as primary has been the best thing ever for my photography. Good to hear you're doing the same - even if I wish more people were using Sony!

Moving to a fixed prime lens as primary has been the best thing ever for my photography. Good to hear you're doing…

Wirecutter has a comparison (pros and cons to both):

Wirecutter has a comparison (pros and cons to both):

Here is an excellent guide to other lenses for the camera if the kit lens leaves you wanting: http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/first-…

Here is an excellent guide to other lenses for the camera if the kit lens leaves you wanting: http://thewirecutter.co…

Solution: Buy the Sigma 30mm F2.8 for $199 on Amazon or used for $130-140 on ebay. It doesn't have stabilization, and it's a bit slower, but it's actually sharper across the frame than the sony 35.mm F1.8 (full disclosure, I did upgrade to the Sony for the sake of the faster lens).

Solution: Buy the Sigma 30mm F2.8 for $199 on Amazon or used for $130-140 on ebay. It doesn't have stabilization,…

Absolutely buy this camera - then immediately buy the Sigma 30mm F2.8 as a budget prime lens that will be the real reason your photos will look better. There are other lenses that are higher quality (and faster), but almost none that are sharper for this camera. And it is unbelievably only about $130-140 to pick up a…

Absolutely buy this camera - then immediately buy the Sigma 30mm F2.8 as a budget prime lens that will be the real…

I would love to see a similar comparison with a non-stabilized lens, which (if my information is correct) brings the stabilization down to 3-axis. Forgive me if I've read a wrong release, but I think it is 3-axis if there is no IS in the lens, then it works with an IS lens to provide full 5-axis. Can't wait for the…

<<Get that kid out in the wild>> - Planning on it! We've booked a (probably stupid) trip to Yosemite when she is 2.5 months old for some snowshoeing and time in the valley while my wife is still on maternity leave. After that...maybe you could have someone write a "Camping with a Baby" article for Indefinitely Wild???

Loved reading this...My wife and had looked at climbing Island Peak this year, then found out we were pregnant! We did some shorter climbs (Mt. Hood, Yosemite, Rainier) instead...but given that our daughter was born Monday, this was a great vicarious read, especially after seeing the more real-time photos on…

It's not visible to the human eye exactly like this...immediately after being in light (so your eyes aren't adjusted) you might see a faint light trail, then after adjusting for a half hour you would see a very defined trail of the milky way and countless starts/satellites/planets. However, the vibrancy and contrast…

I have no affiliation, but outdoorgearlab.com has the best outdoor reviews IMO, and has reviews for the best car camping, backpacking, and ultralight tents:

While this speed record is incredible, his master climb is his solo ascent of the S. face of Annapurna last year, which had way more objective risk than the Eiger. Annapurna is significantly higher and much deadlier even in modern alpinism. Ueli did it in less than 30 hrs for a climb that takes many of the best…