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Connecting the Gems; From the Trail
Loading ...Gregg Treinish and Deia Schlosberg have embarked on an expedition to understand wildlife connectivity and the relationships between people and nature in the Northern Rockies of the United States.
Eight Hundred and Eighty Eight Hours
Loading ...Hurry up and wait. I think we might have set a record in our travels to Patagonia. From Denver International Airport it was a short 25 hours before we sat down and enjoyed our first Hamberguesa of the trip at El Rancho Grande. Three and a half weeks later, our speed record was our only achievement, period.
The Gates of Paradise
Loading ...On the rim of the volcano, looking down into the mist, we waited. The same wind that was chilling our sweat whipped the fog into eddies in the chasm below. And then, we saw it; a perfectly circular vent of sand-like ash hundreds of feet high.
K7: Expedition Pakistan 2010
Loading ...Expeditions take much research, planning, training, packing. When the day comes it can be hard to believe its actually happening. Finally, our time to climb the Southwest pillar of K7 is finally here.
Connecting the Gems
Loading ...The Northern Rockies of the United States are one of the most important and intact ecosystems found today in the world’s temperate zone. The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness in central Idaho are large, important landscapes that still fit the descriptions of Lewis and Clark, who came through [...]
The Roaring 40’s
Loading ...Josh Gross and I had big plans this past season in Patagonia. Fitzroy, Poincenot, and maybe Cerro Standhardt… whatever we could put together in a month. But, the Gods had other ideas…
The Ruth Expedition: Field Updates
Loading ...Washington Natives Mark Allen and Graham Zimmerman embarked on a four-week expedition to the Central Alaska Range, establishing a new routes on Mt. Bradley. Here are their field reports and videos.
Mt. Buckner, North Face
Loading ...Hidden dangers on the Boston Glacier. Jason, stemming the deep crevasse. Photo by Steph Abegg
Mountains have personality. We forget and all is forgiven, even when they are cantankerous, belligerent and vile. The pretty face and homely smile, seductive pull and salacious dress of rock and ice excite us climbers too much to turn away [...]
Ice Climbing in the Ghost
Loading ...It was dark out, my headlamp needed a battery change, and my coffee hadn’t quite yet kicked in. By 5am we were hiking over frozen creeks, bush crashing through trees, and shedding layers faster then leaves falling off aspens on a windy autumn day.
Kate, Cheryl and I were on a mission….we came to slay the [...]
Winter in the Grand
Loading ...The Grand Canyon is something many Americans associate with their youth, that family trip half endured and half enjoyed. But that view is not enough for a smaller subset driven to experience the power of the ‘Grand’.
