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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Trip Report – New Yorker Festival, NYC
As a person who has accidentally made a half-assed career out of writing, I’m always in awe of the literary skills of the writers at The New Yorker magazine. The sign of a good writer is when you can take a seemingly mundane subject (elevators, shoplifting, MapQuest, etc.) and turn it into a story that […]
Chuting Spree Clue #2 – Black Diamond Ski Boots!
Follow five semi-weekly clues and be the first to correctly identify where the boots are hidden to win a pair (any size, any model) of Black Diamond Ski Boots! Clue: Three countries have overlapping territorial claims to this ZONE. Now if we could only get there from here… Know the zone? Don’t answer now – […]
Clue coming soon – hold on for an hour.
I just returned from NYC late last night and will get the latest Chuting Spree clue up about an hour late today. It will be be posted at 11:00am instead of the 10:00am. Thanks and happy turns, Andrew
Off to New York for a Few Days
I’m heading out/over to New York City until next Monday to be part of the New Yorker Magazine Festival, which should be a blast. The main reason for going is to be part of a panel on extreme sports, which is being moderated by Nick Paumgarten and will have alpinist Greg Child, long distance open-water […]
16th Annual Backcountry Bash Fundraiser – Colorado
A few years ago, I gave a slideshow at a Backcountry Snowsports Alliance (BSA) meeting and had a chance to talk to the Directors and see what the program is all about. In a nutshell, BSA organizes human-powered backcountry users into a single voice to help preserve non-motorized areas in Colorado’s public lands. I think this […]
Chuting Spree Clue #1 – Black Diamond Ski Boots!
Follow five semi-weekly clues and be the first to correctly identify where the boots are hidden to win a pair (any size, any model) of Black Diamond Ski Boots! Click here for the Chuting Spree – Black Diamond boots contest rules. Clue: One of the most famous ski runs in America is named after a member of the […]
Chuting Spree – Contest Rules for the Black Diamond Ski Boots
With great excitement, I’m thrilled to announce that Chris “GoFo” Grover and Brad “B-Rad” Barlage of Black Diamond Equipment, right here in Salt Lake City, have donated a brand new pair, of any size or model available, of their new BLACK DIAMOND SKI BOOTS! Can you give me a HELL YEAH!? The rules and concept is […]
Ode to the Voile Strap
Duct tape doesn’t work very well for the cold, wet environs of ski mountaineering, but it hardly matters as there is something way better – Voile straps. In terms of classic designs, these are right up near the top and incredibly useful for almost anything, including holding your skis together. I prefer the Old Skool […]
Sunday Photo – Dater Glacier, Antarctica
I’m heading down to Antarctica (yeah!) for a ski trip in Novemember, so I have the White Continent on my mind. Today’s photo was one of my favorites from my first trip to Antarctica in 2000/2001 where we climbed a new route up the “backside” of the Vinson Massif. Skiers crossing the Dater Glacier in Antarctica […]
Winter – Coming Soon to A Mountain Near You!
Ahead of time, it often seems that the Black Diamond Avalanche Forecast Party is always held too early in the season, but inevitably, within a day or so of the party and seeing all of the skiers get back together after a hot summer, the weather begins to change and people start having skiing on their […]
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