10 Real Mistakes For New Ski Tourers
Every year, I find myself following fewer blogs. There are great ones out there, to be sure, but I used to be a glutton for outdoors media. As the years pass, I have less time to read articles and have little…
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Troll Hunting: Ski Touring in Iceland, Part 1
Click here for Part II It has finally started to turn cold here in the UpperLeft USA, and the Fall chill has everyone thinking about their favorite sport: CYCLOCROSS. Forget that. Fall is a season for ski stoke and impatient…
South Sister Ski Descent
I ran into my new landlord at 6:30 am this morning as I was unloading my Uhaul trailer in the rain. “Damn”, he muttered, “I was hoping you’d be lazier and I would have time to take photos of the…
Mt Hood Circumnavigation Attempt
It is true for many endeavors that mistakes are a catalyst for learning and growth. Two Sundays ago I made a mistake and broke of one of the most important ski mountaineering commandments: Thou Shalt Not Get Cliffed Out. My hope…
Wy’East Face Ski Descent
My dream of a Wy’East Face ski descent has been parked in the closet for a while. The first time that I saw the Wy’East Face was as a freshman at Reed College, in 2006. Riding the Vista chair at Mt…
Skiing Pahto (Mt Adams)
Route: Suksdorf Ridge TH: Cold Springs campground. Road to trailhead is unimproved. High clearance and AWD recommended. Map: Green Trails Maps 367S. Strava track here. Stats: Approx. 12.5mi and 6700′ vert car to car. Gear: Entirely non technical, but crampons…
Cutting it in the Sawtooths
Idaho’s Sawtooth mountains hide just an hour North of the bland and boring I-84 corridor. Like so much in Idaho, they’re unknown, neglected, and assumed to be inferior to the bounty of nearby Utah and Washington. But hidden beyond Boise’s…
Glacier Peak In-a-day Attempt
Saturday was a flash flood that followed a week and a half of severe adventure drought. After spending all of last weekend in the library, Ethan asked me if I wanted to attempt to climb and ski Glacier Peak in a day with him…
Mt Rainier: Paradise and Van Trump Park
It’s been a busy couple of weeks around Mountain Lessons HQ (ie, my Subaru). With the lax winter precipitation, there hasn’t been a lot to do around Portland besides pretending that it’s Spring. Except, unlike spring, the temperatures are still…
No Excuses Interview Series: Tosch Roy
The No Excuses Interview Series explores the approaches and personalities of athletes who are inspiring in both the quality and consistency of their achievements. They’re real people doing great things. What they do, you can too, if you want it.…