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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StraightChuter on indefinite technical hold
Sorry about that. Check back in a week or so and until then, Happy turns, Andrew
Blow Out
Huh. There were many things to consider on a trip like this, such as crevasses, staying warm, avalanches, etc., but it never occurred to me that the boat would never even leave the dock and Quark, the tour company, would just cancel the trip, which is what has happened. It seems hard to believe. After […]
Delayed
Our Ship has come in… but it is not going anywhere, at least not very fast. After getting all excited and tucked away on the boat, we woke up yesterday morning to see that it was still attached to terra firma. Bummer. As one of the first trips down to Antarctica of the season, as […]
Our Ship Comes In!
OH MAN! After a day of waiting, our ship came in all the way from the Artic right at sunset (a relative term, as sunset lasts about six hours down here..) in a full blaze of glory. It is roughly 300′ and has a nice blue hull with a white upper level – a beauty. […]
Hurry up… and wait
We survived a massive meatfest for dinner last night, then a round or two on the mechanical bull, but the super heated rooms almost killed us. For some reason all the indoor areas of Ushuaia are smoking hot. Fortunately that shouldn’t be problem as soon as we get on the boat and head out. The boat […]
Antarctica – the Advenure Begins
Hello from the Southern most city in the world, Ushuaia! After 28 plus hours of travel, I finally made it down here, and not only that, all of my luggage arrived as well. This should be a very cool, unique and exciting trip (hopefully not too exciting…) and the cast of characters is top notch. […]
Andrew off to Antarctica
Not only is the website still not showing pictures, but Andrew has left the country and the continent. He is off to ski with Ice Axe Expeditions down in Antarctica on a 110 person cruise ship. Sounds like a great trip, cruise, stop to ski and then get back on to the boat with all […]
StraightChuter’s Hot New Look
Pfft – who needs graphics? The computer Gods are having some sort of problems, and for the time being, straightchuter.com will be out of commission until it is fixed. Thanks for your patience. Andrew
Practice Saying Yes
The front of my refigerator is full of Fortune Cookie saying that have yet to come true. “You will enjoy financial success.” “You will spend your old age in comfort and material wealth.” Since these have yet to happen, they are still enjoyable if you append “in bed” to them, at least for a laugh. But, I […]
Bob Athey – the Wizard Cometh
The Wasatch is kind of unusual in that aside from the mountains themselves, there is little to no central gathering spots for skiers or climbers. I’d be hard pressed to name a single bar where you had a chance of meeting other backcountry skiers on a consistent basis. Maybe the Sitzmark in the Alta Lodge […]
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