Author
Ian Campbell
Ian Campbell is the founder of Love the Backcountry and a long time lover of adventure travel. When not writing about the backcountry, he can typically be found hiking, backpacking and camping in the mountains and looking to lay his head beneath as many trees as he can find.
55 articles
Backcountry Skills
Fishing Checklist
There’s something about fishing that can captivate you. Regardless of whether the fish are biting (although it’s always a bit more exciting when they are), the relaxation that one can enjoy while sitting on a lake or a river really can’t be matched. We’ve compiled a fishing checklist to make sure that you have everything […]
1 min read · May 23, 2015 · Ian Campbell
Backcountry Skills
Rock Climbing Checklist
There are few things that the backcountry offers that are more satisfying than a good climb. There are few things more dangerous, too. Rock climbing is one of the ultimate risk/reward scenarios and to make sure that the reward is clearly outweighing the risk, preparation (as with all other backcountry activities is key. That said, […]
1 min read · May 22, 2015 · Ian Campbell
Backcountry Skills
First Aid Checklist
In the backcountry, regardless of how careful you are, there’s going to be a point at which you’re going to need a first aid. Whether it’s you or someone else, when you’re spending that much time in the outdoors, someone’s going to get hurt. It’s just the way it goes. We’ve scoured our books, checklists […]
1 min read · May 22, 2015 · Ian Campbell
Backcountry Skills
Backpacking and Camping Checklist
In the backcountry, preparation is everything. Most of us have found ourselves in situations where the camping gear that we thought we had in our backpack turns up missing at the worst possible moment only to leave you relying on wet leaves as toilet paper. Don’t let that happen to you. Make sure to run […]
1 min read · May 22, 2015 · Ian Campbell
Hiking
Hiking Mission Trails Regional Park – Kwaay Paay Summit
Today we went hiking in Mission Trails Regional Park and specifically did the Kwaay Paay Summit, which brought us up to 1,194 feet. I would give the difficulty rating on this trail about a 3 or a 3.5 out of a 5 because it’s a fairly aggressive hill to approach the mountain and then a […]
1 min read · May 17, 2015 · Ian Campbell
Fitness
Training to Hike the Grand Canyon
Recently I made the decision, along with a couple friends of mine to hike the Grand Canyon this fall. It seemed like a great idea over a few beers (ok, maybe more than a few), as I’d grown up hiking and backpacking and continued to hike fairly regularly…or so I’d told myself. See, what I’d […]
1 min read · May 9, 2015 · Ian Campbell
Camping
Oak Grove Campground
This past weekend we went camping at Oak Grove Campground with a couple friends and their kids. At first I was pretty disappointed because I was expecting something very different but over the course of the weekend, we ended up having a great time! Booking Oak Grove Campground There’s no question – I love camping. […]
1 min read · May 3, 2015 · Ian Campbell