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The Declaration of Mountain Travel
Loading ...Declaration of Mountain Travel: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
I have been in the guiding business for just about 20 years now. I would be lying if I said that I became a mountain guide to interact with a large diversity of people. I simply wanted to go to the mountains and needed some [...]
A Time Lapse Peak Behind the Scenes
Loading ...Last week, Outdoor Research shot product videos for the Fall 2010 with help from Mike Hattrup, Martin Volken, and Charity Fox. Check out this behind-the-scenes time lapse of setup and tear-down for shoot.
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 [...]
February Dreaming…
Loading ...Here in Alaska there has been a warm snap. Above freezing temperatures and liquid precipitation has wreaked havoc on the snowpack. A slide closed the Seward Highway for a day just south of Girdwood. All I can do is wonder what mother nature has in store for us this year.
Icefall Skiing
Loading ...Six days deep in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia; ridges peaks, and alpine bowls combined in undulating topography that made up some very big terrain.
Behind the Scenes: Outdoor Research
Loading ...Recently, a group came up to Valhalla Mountain Touring push Outdoor Research even further to the forefront of making great gear. It was an incredible week of getting different people together to hear what everyone has to say about the products from the snowpits to the factory floor.
Sacrifices to Ullr
Loading ...This winter, here in Washington State, it has been thus far, “The winter that wasn’t”. To a few of us who scoff at that statement, though – it has been a winter of premonition, the one we dream of, but can’t achieve without sacrifices.
VertFest 2010
Loading ...This past Saturday marked the 4th Annual VertFest uphill/downhill race at Alpental Ski Area benefiting the Friends of the Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center. With a record breaking number of competitors, gorgeous spring sunshine overhead, and a very challenging, exciting course set by Martin Volken, the day was one of story-worthy proportions. Here is a [...]
Beyond the Aahhh’s
Loading ...Mike Hattrup finds his first rock climb, alpine ascent, and ski mountaineering objective can all be seen from one hotel room in Verbier….very near his first ski descent in Chamonix for the Blizzard of Aahhh’s.
Voice Your Opinion: Yellowstone Winter Plan
Loading ...[ February 16, 2010; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. February 18, 2010; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. March 15, 2010; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. March 17, 2010; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. March 30, 2010; ] Have your voice heard. With a 2-year, interim plan in place, the National Park Service wants your opinion on a permanent plan for winter usage of Yellowstone National Park.
