Field-Tested Kit
Here is an updated list of my photography and adventure gear, in case you're interested:
Compact mirrorless bodies, prime lenses, and aerial kit borrowed from my dad’s love of optics.
Daily StapleMy main storytelling camera for hikes, travel, and kitchen afternoons. Tactile shutter dials and Fujifilm’s natural color science mean minimal time spent editing at a desk.
Daily StapleSlips straight into a cycling jersey pocket in a zip-top bag. Turns on in under a second so you can grab ridgeline light without unclipping for ten minutes.
A direct nod to my dad’s love of drones—sub-250g weight keeps pack load negligible on big mountain road trips where aerial regulations allow.
Locks the X-T5 rigidly onto my hiking pack strap so the camera never swings on steep scrambles—and never gets buried inside my bag.
Road and light-gravel essentials for dawn climbs across Marin, New England, and BC.
Daily StapleFast enough for spirited coastal pacelines, forgiving enough for six-hour days and hardpack New England dirt connectors.
Matte glare-free screen, physical buttons you can press in winter gloves, and climb gradient profiles that save me from going out too hot.
Photochromic lenses are essential in San Francisco and BC when you start in pitch-dark marine fog and break into bright alpine glare thirty minutes later.
Daily Charles River & Golden Gate Park trainers, trail vests, and long-run staples.
Daily StapleMy one-shoe carry-on solution when traveling between Boston and SF—light enough for tempo pickups along the Charles, protective enough for 25 km Sunday runs.
Zero bounce on technical Marin descents, shaped specifically for female shoulders and sternum, with room for a wind shell, gels, and pocket camera.
Designed in Montreal and practically indestructible on wet granite roots in New Hampshire and loose coastal shale.
Ultralight shelter, sleep system, and backcountry kitchen tested on Ontario portages and alpine passes.
Daily StapleFreestanding geometry is non-negotiable when pitching on flat Canadian Shield granite slabs in Algonquin where tent stakes have nowhere to bite.
Packs down to the size of a Nalgene and keeps me genuinely warm when high-altitude desert or shoulder-season Ontario nights dip below freezing.
Boils half a liter in two and a half minutes for dawn pour-over coffee and upgraded backcountry noodles before breaking camp.
Open-water wetsuit, custom-fit goggles, and race-day transition pieces.
Daily StapleZero shoulder restriction on long open-water sightings, buoyant through the hips, and peels off cleanly in T1 without wrestling stuck ankles.
After years of leaky standard gaskets on narrow cheekbones, custom-fit eye seals completely solved mid-swim fogging and raccoon eyes.
Dries within the first five kilometers on the bike, stays chafe-free on the run, and holds four gels flat against the lower back.
Heart rate monitor, recovery wearables, and small everyday tools that come on every trip.
Daily StapleMy gold-standard heart rate monitor for threshold track intervals, indoor trainer sessions, and cold New England runs where optical wrist sensors lag.
Handles pool laps, open-water triathlon transitions, Strava route navigation, and multi-day alpine GPX tracks without carrying a charging cable.
Lives permanently in my travel backpack for loosening tight calves and thoracic shoulders after cross-country flights.