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The Protocols That Save Lives: Women Researchers the Outdoor Industry Forgot to Credit
The safety standards Cascades hikers rely on every spring — cold-water survival tables, standardized hazard grading, avalanche airbag deployment protocols — were often built by women researchers who never made the gear catalog cover. That's a data problem, not just a PR one.
Garrett VanceMarch 6, 2026
Beyond the Trailhead: How Women Rewrote Cascades Safety Standards
Women researchers, SAR coordinators, and rangers didn't just contribute to trail safety—they built the foundational protocols Cascades hikers depend on today. The data is there. The credit usually isn't.
Garrett VanceMarch 5, 2026
AI Hiking Tech Solves the Wrong Problem—Here's What Actually Works
AI hiking assistants are trained on AllTrails reviews and Instagram captions—not SAR incident data. Here's what the search-and-rescue numbers actually show prevents injuries, and why the $300 gadgets trending this spring aren't it.
Garrett VanceMarch 5, 2026
The Overconfidence Trap: Why Better Hiking Tech Is Making People Less Safe
Hiking apps promise safety but the rescue data tells a different story. Garrett breaks down why better tools are getting more unprepared people onto dangerous terrain—and what actually prevents injuries.
Garrett VanceMarch 5, 2026The Women Who Actually Built the Trails You Hike (And the Data That Matters)
Fifty-three percent of U.S. hikers are now female — women aren't catching up to hiking culture, they built it. Here's the measurable record, from Bellingham's own Catherine Montgomery to the 2025 records still being processed.
Garrett VanceMarch 4, 2026The March Trap: Why Spring's Arrival Makes Cascades Hiking More Dangerous, Not Less
The calendar says spring, the sun is out, and you're already mapping your first big Cascades objective — but March and April are statistically the most dangerous months for backcountry travel in Washington. Here's the data, and here's what to do about it.
Garrett VanceMarch 3, 2026