Williswall Shortcuts

I've been hiking the trails of Mt. Rainier for 30 years, traveled it's glaciers and summited the peak. My daughter and I are Trail Ambassadors for Gossamer Gear. Equipped with a studio for music and video editing, I started producing videos, Vidcasts and short films about 10 years ago. My purpose is to provide a resource for people contemplating a trip to Mt. Rainier based on my years of experience on it's slopes. The following links will take you to these areas of interest:

sun kissing the WonderlandWONDERLAND TRAIL: hiked over 20 times, I provide insights into lessons learned

        Wonderland Trail DVD (footage before the devastating 2006 flood)

        3-Day Wonderland Trail backpack (downloadable HD video of 2009 hike)

        Backpacking Strategies: Hiking More Than 20 Miles per Day (40 minute downloadable HD video on techniques, equipment and philosophies for high mileage days)

        The Panhandle Gap Bypass (downloadable HD video of all things "Gap" including bypassing in unfavorable snow conditions)

        My Wonderland (downloadable HD short film on my then 13-year old daughter's quest to hike the Wonderland Trail in 5 days)

        6-Pack DVD (all the above downloadable products on dual layer DVD)

VIDCASTS: projects available on backpacking/hiking subjects. Direct link to Vimeo here.

BLOG: various subjects concentrating on hiking/backpacking/fastpacking

FILM FESTIVALS: information about short films produced and accepted at various mountain film festivals

QUESTIONS: answers to some questions about various topics on equipment and backpacking in general.

MUSIC: I write my own music for these projects and for other purposes, a fast 1:30 second sound collage sampler is here:

gripping the bokkenKENDO: I started Kendo with my then 11-year old son 8 years ago and continue practicing today. The Kendo Basics DVD (produced for Marsten Sensei, Kyoshi 7-Dan) is still available and I am currently working on downloadable products stemming from last year's Development Seminar.