Some of the recent ramblings from Tim

Tim started Trail Sherpa as a passion project to tell the trail stories of his adventures on the trail with his friends. But Trail Sherpa has grown into something so much bigger, a community of like-minded hikers and backpackers. These posts represent Tim's view on hiking, nature, conservation, and the bigger picture.

Winter activities in Utah and Idaho

Winter activities in Utah and Idaho

This year's Outdoor Retailer Winter Market was all about fun winter activities in Utah and Idaho for me. Everyone thinks that the OR Show is just a grind of work meetings, gear demos, and long conversations about technical specs for the newest … [Read more...]

The Badass Day Hiker’s Gear List

Day Hiker's Gear List

Share this Infographic on your site: Who doesn't love a great gear list!  Well this one is designed specifically for day hikers and includes not only the gear you should consider but also spaces to add … [Read more...]

Our plan to make 2013 awesome

Happy New Year

No doubt, we want to make 2013 awesome.  And 2012 was a great year for our fledgling company. Trail Sherpa is starting to hit a stride and we are thankful for all the readers that visit TrailSherpa.com every day as well as the outdoor bloggers we … [Read more...]

Winter Gear Giveaway: Week 3

Win lots of great winter gear

Winter Gear Giveaway is almost over! It's been a great two weeks of giveaways and we're going to finish this out with style.  Starting Thanksgiving Day, you can win some fantastic outdoor gear from Trail Sherpa and our friends including these … [Read more...]

Winter Outdoor Giveaway: Week 2

Win lots of great winter gear

Week 2 of the Winter Outdoor Giveaway is here so you get a second chance at some awesome winter gear. We've added a new entry option called Refer-A-Friend.  Use this entry option to score up to 10 bonus entries!  Here's how it works: After … [Read more...]

Winter Outdoor Giveaway: Week 1

Win lots of great winter gear

Let's get this winter outdoor giveaway started! Entering is easy, just click on the entry options below to secure your chances.  The more you enter the better chance you'll have to win this fantastic gear: Backpackers Pantry Freeze Dried … [Read more...]

Winter Gear Giveaway Starts Thursday

Win lots of great winter gear

Winter Gear Giveaway is about to kick off We're at it again!  Get ready for 3 weeks of killer winter gear giveaways starting this Thursday from Trail Sherpa and our friends including these fine bloggers: Hiking the Trail Wilderness Dave A … [Read more...]

Gear List for Hiking the Narrows in Zion

Gear for the Narrows in Zion

The Narrows in Zion National Park offer a supreme challenge to both the day hiker and overnight backpacker. Day hikers that wish to tackle the Narrows in Zion from the bottom up must walk upstream against the current.  The current of the Virgin … [Read more...]

Vote for the Planet Works to Secure $500,000 for Environmental Causes

Vote now!

A few weeks ago we were approached by John of OurEarth.org regarding their upcoming campaign to raise funds for a coalition of outdoor and environmental non-profits. The coalition, Vote for the Planet, was formed to help the member organizations … [Read more...]

The Outdoor Retailer Summer Market is fast approaching

Perfect Swimming Hole

We're headed to the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market The Outdoor Retailer Summer Market is hosted at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City from August 2-5 with an open air demo at Jordanelle State Park on August 1, 2012. This will be the first trip … [Read more...]