Hiking & Backpacking
Zion Hiking Trip in the News
Check it out: Sol’s Redrock Backpacker: Zion Outskirts hiking trip just landed in Outside Magazine’s Top 10 Trips in or near a National Park. Want to cross Zion backcountry off your bucket list? Time to reserve your spot now….
Utah Slot Canyon Adventures
We’re getting ready for our exclusive Zion National Park outskirts backpacking trip. Have you ever wanted to explore the backcountry of one of America’s National Parks? Cross this one off your bucket list this summer and join Sol’s Redrock Backpacker trip!
Leave No Trace – Unattended Campfire
Leave No Trace makes it easy for us to teach their outdoor ethics on our Zion slot canyon backpacking trip by making these fun new videos. Part 3: Unattended Campfire It’s another no-brainer, but how many times have you been tempted to leave your campfire unattended? I love the intensity with which these boys of ...read more
Leave No Trace – Pet Poop
Sol’s outdoor fitness adventures to Zion National Park and Sundance Resort in Utah implement Leave No Trace principles. Part 2. Pick up Your Pets Poop Please! Come on now, we all know you love your furry friends, but does anyone else ever get sick of seeing the poop bags littering the trail? They’re better than ...read more
Backcountry Rule #1: Leave a Note
Note Saved Hiker Stranded from Knee Injury Want to know the number one way to make sure you survive your outdoor adventure? Take it from Sol’s very good friend, bicycle expert Dave Dean: LEAVE A NOTE. We want you to have many more encounters with mother nature – to challenge your body, connect with the ...read more
Send John Collinson to the Seven Summits
Alright! I have to share the story of a Utah teenager with a lofty and admirable goal. 16 Year old John Collinson plans to set the world record as the youngest climber in history to do the Seven Summits: Aconcagua, Everest, Kilimanjaro, Denali, Elbrus, Carstenz Pyramid, and Vinson. Check it out, and support a local ...read more
Boy Scout Deaths on Outdoor Adventures
A recent article in the Sacramento Bee chronicled the sad death in 2008 of a 12 year old boy scout during a hiking outing with his Boy Scout group in Yosemite National Park. It was the boy’s first time ever in the mountains. Trail conditions and varying skill levels left the leader of the group ...read more
127 Hours in Southern Utah
So you want to spend 127 hours in Southern Utah? You just want to get away from it all for a little while, and 5.5 days is plenty of time. After watching the shocking survival story told in the movie, perhaps you’re wondering if you’re strong and adventurous enough to attempt a slot canyon adventure. ...read more
Fitness Retreat Sundance Resort Utah
I just returned from a fantastic weekend of adventure travel at Sundance Resort, Utah. The destination has everything Sol Fitness Adventures could possibly want for our sophisticated travelers: vast expanses of breath-taking natural vistas, unique arts and cultural offerings, top-rated restaurants and first-rate hospitality topped off with guided fitness workouts, hiking, and biking excursions. A ...read more
The Wilderness Act
Yesterdays NY Times article, ‘Ah, Wilderness’ has created a buzz on Facebook this morning among outdoor enthusiasts. The author questions the management decisions of U.S. Forest Service administrators to continue to refuse to add signage in certain wilderness areas, even after hikers and skiers have died from getting lost. It’s a dilemma that all of ...read more
