The Journal
Field reports, materials science, and the occasional retrospective.
Published quarterly since 1962. Read before you pack.
Featured · Materials · 7 min read
Inside our wax factory: 6 months with British Millerain
We followed our canvas from the loom to a Pacific Northwest trailhead. The British Millerain mill has been weaving waxed cotton for 140 years.
Sept 14, 2025 · By the editors
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Field Notes · 12 min read
Three friends, ten days, one Coast Range traverse
A 110-mile walk through some of the oldest weather in the lower 48. Bogs, basalt, and a leather jacket that got better every day.
Aug 28, 2025
Repair · 5 min read
Bring it back: the 1962 jacket, three owners later
We re-stitched and re-waxed a jacket that's been in service for sixty-three years. Three owners. One standard. Zero compromises.
Aug 02, 2025
Heritage · 8 min read
The 1962 catalogue: what we kept, what we changed
Sixty-three years of product. Some pieces lasted, some didn't. A walk through our archive — and what we're making for the next decade.
Jul 19, 2025
Field Notes · 9 min read
Five mornings in the Wallowas
We packed the 40L, two waxed jackets, and a copy of Desert Solitaire. The Wallowas delivered.
Jul 04, 2025
Community · 6 min read
On hiring a third of our staff from the climbing community
Why our store managers all share a wall. The case for hiring people who know the gear, not just people who know the catalog.
Jun 18, 2025