Melissa McGibbon is the Senior Editor of Outdoor Sports Guide Magazine. She is an award-winning journalist and is a member of the Society of American Travel Writers and the Adventure Travel Trade Association. Her work also appears in Outside Magazine, Lonely Planet, SKI Magazine, Backpacker Magazine, Elevation Outdoors, Scuba Diving Magazine, and Matador Network. She is usually in pursuit of adventure, travel, or some daring combination of the two. IG @missmliss // melissamcgibbon.com
You can’t have it all—unless you go to Truckee, that is. It’s less than 15 minutes from the north shore of Lake Tahoe and it’s paradise for adventuresome types like me. It’s the perfect combination of mountains and beach. You…
Red Rock Canyon Climbing By Melissa McGibbon Climbing towers the size of skyscrapers in the desert seems normal—climbing desert towers within catapulting distance of actual skyscrapers does not. It’s among the oddest of juxtapositions to see a bustling city with…
By Melissa McGibbon Your training team is bigger than you realize. Every day people go to bat for you, for me, for all of us who are striving to be stronger, faster, better. They have a hand in the design…
Favorite Pieces for Practice Did you read my recent article, Bend It Like Buddha, about yoga and now you need to know what to wear? Jump on the bendy believers bandwagon and try these on for size.
It’s -2 degrees Fahrenheit, but feels like -9 with wind chill. I haven’t felt my toes in two days and my speech is starting to slur–a warning sign of hypothermia. I have dressed in my most serious base layers under…
Open Your Mind, Your Heart, and Your Hips By Melissa McGibbon 30 years ago, when the first issue of Outdoor Sports Guide was running through the printing press, my mom, along with every other aerobicizer, was likely getting her workout…
Improve Your Climbing Grades I need to climb the Grand Teton. I just do. Problem one: I’m an inconsistent climber. I live in a place with a non-exhaustive list of outdoorsy pursuits so I divide my time with other activities,…
During my first flight lesson a number of thoughts swirled through my mind, such as, “Heyyy, look at me! I’m flying all by myself,” “Oh crap, I’m flying all by myself,” and “Gee, it’s only 8:00 am. I bet no…
SPRING CLEANING ~ FOR YOUR GEAR By Melissa McGibbon Photo props provided by: Ballard Designs, Household Essentials, Maytag, The Good Home Co., and World Market. Is there an odd aroma coming from your gear room? Has a fungus sprouted in…
Tell all your friends Jackson sucks. Stickers displaying this message are seen on many a bumper in the Teton Valley. Ask any local and they will likely confirm the sentiment.