FIRST A NEWSLETTER, NOW A BLOG

THE MSR ORIGIN STORY
MSR began in 1969 as a newsletter committed to improving mountaineering safety. Our founder, Larry Penberthy, was an engineer, professional inventor and lifelong mountaineer who dedicated himself to making the backcountry safer.
STORIES FROM THE EDGE OF THE WORLD
ALL REPORTS FROM THE TRAIL

Unexpected Hero: My PocketRocket Stove in a Rescue
A few weeks ago, I went on an overnight backpacking trip to Sespe Wilderness in Los Padres National Forest. It was a trip that I had been planning for a...
Unexpected Hero: My PocketRocket Stove in a Rescue
A few weeks ago, I went on an overnight backpacking trip to Sespe Wilderness in Los Padres National Forest. It was a trip that I had been planning for a...

Icefields to Oceans: A New Way of Looking at Gl...
Four scientists and their quest to understand the effects of a melting glacier in an interrelated ecosystem.
Icefields to Oceans: A New Way of Looking at Gl...
Four scientists and their quest to understand the effects of a melting glacier in an interrelated ecosystem.