Andrew McLean

Andrew McLean lives in Park City, Utah and is a gear designer, writer, photographer, ski mountaineer, climber, Mountain Unicycle rider and father of two very loud little girls.

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New Airbag Pack for 2010/11

New Airbag Pack for 2010/11

| November 12, 2010 | 21 Comments

I recently bought a Backcountry Access Float 30 airbag pack and got to take it out for the first time today.  Conditions were stable, so I didn’t get a chance to go for a ride and blow it off, but hopefully I will soon.  (kidding, okay… kidding). This is the second airbag pack I’ve owned […]

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Good to Great BC Skiing above 9k in the Wasatch

Good to Great BC Skiing above 9k in the Wasatch

| November 11, 2010 | 0 Comments

I was so excited about my new avalanche airbag pack that I forgot to take photos of the skiing today, but it is amazingly good in the higher reaches of the Wasatch.  Egress and exits are lumpy but aside from that, it was great.  A friend dug a pit at about 10k and reported a […]

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Warm & Blister-free Boot Fitting

Warm & Blister-free Boot Fitting

| November 8, 2010 | 17 Comments

I’m happy to say that I haven’t had a ski boot related blister for years and the last one I did get came from trying to mold my own liners.  Some things are better left to the pros. Here’s the not-so secrets to my blister free success… 1) Go with boots that fit your feet.  […]

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“Deeper” Movie Review

“Deeper” Movie Review

| October 19, 2010 | 16 Comments

Without a doubt, one of the best ski movies of the year is “Deeper” from Jeremy Jones and TGR.  True, it doesn’t have any skiing in it, but that’s beside the point – the mountaineering and the message transcend the turns, whether they are on one board or two. I am notoriously bad at forecasting […]

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Golden & Denver Slideshows

Golden & Denver Slideshows

| October 12, 2010 | 2 Comments

I will be in Colorado (a small, rectangular state to the east of Utah) over the next two days to present “The Alaska Family” slideshow.  If you happen to live in the area, I hope you can make it! Wednesday, Oct 13 at Bent Gate Mountaineering in Golden Colorado (303) 271-9382 The show starts at […]

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Bellingham Presentation on Skiing the “Alaska Family” – Sept 30

Bellingham Presentation on Skiing the “Alaska Family” – Sept 30

| September 27, 2010 | 12 Comments

If you happen to be in Bellingham, WA on Thursday, Sept 30th, I will be giving a presentation on skiing all three of the “Alaska Family” peaks, which entail Denali, Sultana (Foraker) and Mt. Hunter.  This took place over a period of fourteen years and four separate trips and had a mix of incredibly good […]

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A Meeting of Mad Men – Aug 27th

A Meeting of Mad Men – Aug 27th

| August 25, 2010 | 4 Comments

Oh man have I been a bad little blogger..!  Nothing new for weeks, well OK, months.  We have been putting an addition on our house which was suppose to be quick and easy, but of course it spawned a whole slew of other upgrades that have consumed most of my summer.  Hopefully the end is […]

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Revelation Mountains – Alaska

Revelation Mountains – Alaska

| June 30, 2010 | 10 Comments

This trip began two years ago as a brain-child of Noah Howell. Noah had heard vague rumors of a remote, rugged mountain range called the Revelations and had tried to fly in there from Talkeetna but was thwarted by the weather.  In the big AK picture, the Revelations are about 140 miles west/northwest of Anchorage […]

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Backcountry Wedding

Backcountry Wedding

| June 23, 2010 | 3 Comments

I’ve never gotten bored with skiing as it seems like some new twist on the theme always shows up and keeps my interest alive (that plus it is just fun).  But, I don’t think I ever would have anticipated our trip to Iceberg Lake in the Wrangell-St.Elias Mountains to turn out quite the way it […]

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Revelations Video

Revelations Video

| June 14, 2010 | 0 Comments

A little video from the Revelations…

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