Adventures, Travel, & Writing
Pre and Post
On the morning this emerges, I’m 175 days post-op from back surgery for a herniated disc. Almost half a year. Having just returned...
Western Uintas Bikepacking
This past Spring, I joined the hipsters and bought a gravel bike, and it has led to no end of trouble. Obscure riding routes, kitschy and...
Apollo Couloir
I’m skipping a TR that I should have written first, but this quick mission is fresh on my mind. Our education morning was cancelled...
Dromedary Peak, North Ridge
I haven’t figured out how to ski Spring snow in the Wasatch. In the Pacific Northwest, spring skiing is easy. The spring season is...
Spring Transition
It is now spring. Earl, the god of weather, announced this 3 days ago with a bout of rain. Thankfully, Taylor and I managed to sneak in...
Pfeifferhorn Northwest Couloir and North Couloir
Some routes weigh on my mind. They’re aesthetic, achievable, yet a bit scary. They require a big day with the right partner in the...
Cardiff Ridge Chutelets
When life gives you lemons, and you’ve been starving for lemons, you squeeze the *$^% out of them. I had a day off (scarce these...
Kessler Peak Triple Feature
I’m in a dark place at the moment. “Rotationally, not psychologically”. Residency has ups and downs and the schedule...
Coalpit Headwall
In a rare period of mid-winter low avalanche danger, I phone up Noah and Nico to take advantage of the conditions and get on one of the big...
Sled Assisted in the Western Uintas
This past week on Thursday I finally cashed in on a creative Christmas present from Taylor: a one-day sled rental. Maybe tired of hearing...