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Hans Johnstone Hits the Alps
Loading ...Teton mountaineer and OR ambassador Hans Johnstone is no stranger to adventure. The former Olympian started climbing at 28—late by most standards—but soon made up for it with his prodigious strength and natural talent. When not running his bed-and-breakfast The Alpine House in downtown Jackson with his wife, Nancy (herself a former Olympian), the 50-year-old [...]
Forbidden Climbing
Loading ...The sun rose over the eastern horizon at a similar pace to my foot steps up the steep, approach couloir. After an hour up the 40 degree slope, we reached the base of the West Ridge of Forbidden Peak (8,815ft). Spectacular lichen granite blocks on a long exposed 4th and 5th class ridge lead us [...]
Bivies, Bacon and Alpine Bliss
Loading ...Putting up first ascents in BC and Washington’s Cascades requires strength, skill, tenacity, great partners, and hearty breakfasts of bacon and mushrooms (aka vehicles for bacon grease delivery). New routes, old classics; get psyched for the season.
HighSpeed: Running Everest with Chad Kellogg
Loading ...A Run to the Roof of the World. Follow Chad’s quest from the very beginning. Here, in episode one, become part of the adventure by traveling to Nepal with filmmaker Sam Bricker, who is on location to record Chad’s expedition.
The Enclosure/NW Ridge: Summer or Winter, a Teton Classic
Loading ...The Tetons have fallen from grace. To many of today’s climbers, the ridges are not steep enough, the faces not adequately featured and the approaches simply too dang long for the few good pitches of yellow gneiss that result. But if you know where to look, you can still find plenty of adventure—particularly if you [...]
Gearing Up for the Fastest Climb to the Top of the World
Loading ...Returning to Everest this May with more knowledge and focus, Chad Kellogg will make a new attempt a speed ascent to the top of the world.
Classic Ice: Curtain Call
Loading ...“Live your life like it’s the curtain call of a standing ovation.” Jeff Lowe, Bozeman Ice Festival 2011
Curtain Call
Named for the crack at the base of the last and often crux pitch, Curtain Call, 125m IV, WI 6 is one of the grade six test pieces of the Canadian Rockies. Having started my ice climbing [...]
Paradox Ice
Loading ...The trail up and out of the Ouray Ice Park is maybe a 5min walk, if you have full use of your limbs. But last weekend a team of volunteers and athletes with Paradox Sports took however long they needed to get into the park for an incredible weekend of ice.
The Classics: A Word About Music
Loading ...There are a lot of things I love about what I do for a living. Getting to be creative with close friends. Working outdoors a good chunk of the year. Right at the top of the list is finding the music for my various projects. How do I find the music? I get asked this [...]
The Classics: Alpine Climbing, Bugaboos
Loading ...Outdoor Research Ambassadors Sarah Hueniken and Evan Stevens retrace the remote, adventurous and Classic steps of the Beckey-Chouinard Route in British Columbia’s Bugaboo Mountains.
