Never Stop Climbing

When it came time to choose a sleeping pad I relied on the backcountry.com rating of "Best Of". I really wanted to lean toward the cheaper side as my budget was starting to reach its limits, but figured this was something I could use for all future trips and a good night sleep after a long day of hiking would be really nice. The only camping I had done ...

As the Guadalupe trip started approaching us, the realization that I had not checked to see if I could get phone service out there finally caught up to me. I have read a lot of trip reports of some people getting cell phone service on the peak itself but never mentioned which carrier they were using at the time. I did a little research pulled up the coverage ...