Lancaster is Outdoor Life s gear staff writer where she focuses on in-depth testing of backpacking and camping gear, with a particular interest in lightweight and ultralight gear. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and daughter.
Joe Baker hit back at critics who questioned whether his eight-year-old son Sam was really the youngest person to ever summit El Capitan, saying they were quibbling over terminology.
At age 66, Dierdre Wolownick climbed El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, making her the oldest woman to do so. Even though she's the mother of renowned climber Alex Honnold, she surprised herself with what she was capable of doing.