About
Our Mission
We strive to to our best to share our love of the outdoors and hiking in the greater Paso Robles area and San Luis Obispo County with friends, family and fellow hikers.
Our Values
HikingPasoRobles.com prides itself on providing honest and reliable advice and information on your Paso Robles hiking experiences in San Luis Obispo County, CA.
I’m an outdoor enthusiast reared amongst Paso Robles’ microclimatic recreational enthusiasm and appreciation for the land. Graduating from Cal Poly with a bachelor’s of science in journalism, I’m a Paso Robles hiking enthusiast at-heart.
As a working and full-time published journalist, I’ve authored many outdoors-related articles, interviewed outdoor athletes and maintained a penchant for safety-first guiding throughout.
REI toned my love for the outdoors. A sales lead and outdoor guide, I have worked alongside countless adventure-seekers in outfitting and expeditions across all sorts of terrain.
Here are a few of my certifications:
- MasterFit University master boot fitter, Oakland, CA
- Brooks footwear shoe-fitting and gait-analysis graduate, Corte Madera, CA
- Trained by world-renowned outdoor brands, Corte Madera, CA
- Anchor-building class graduate: REI classes, Saratoga, CA
- Outdoor presenter: Fall hiking in the Bay Area, Corte Madera, CA
- Rock climbing gear expo participant: Pinnacles National Monument
- Steve Roper Route completion: 2009-14
- John Muir Trail thru hiker
Safety-first outdoor gear training and orientation is a true passion. From learning the ins-and-outs of backpack fitting to choosing the right traditional climbing gear, I’m trained in nuances of the following brands and categories:
Outdoor outerwear: Helly Hansen, Klymit, Icebreaker Patagonia, Exped, Mammut, Marmot, Mountain Hardwear, prAna, Royal Robbins,The North Face, Toad&Co
Footwear: Altra, Asics, Asolo, Hoka, , Asics, Smartwool, Darn Tough, Farm to Feet, Lowa, Merrell, Mountain Hardwear, Salomon, SuperFeet, Teva, Thorlo
Technical gear: Arc’Teryx, Deuter, MSR, Oboz, REI brand
Ski & snow: Atomic, Arbor, Dalbellow, Head, Rossignol
Rock climbing: Black Diamond, Petzl, La Sportiva, Scarpa, C.A.M.P. USA, Five Ten, Grivel, Mammut, Wild Country
Key insights: Climbing shoe fitting, traditional climbing, sport climbing, solo ascents (Petzl Microcender, Wild Country Ropeman), top-roping, gym climbing, bouldering, rope management, knots, anchor building, rock quality analysis
Camping & backpacking: Big Agnes, Coleman, Columbia, Gregory
Key insights: Backpack fitting, backpack selection, backpack loading/unloading, backpack technical specs, how-to
Cycling: Cannondale, Co-Op Cycles, Garneau, Salsa
Navigation: Garmin
The author pictured with John & Monica Chapman, authors of “Sierra Grand Traverse.”