Trip Reports
12k on 12-12-12
The day started with airborne garbage cans flying around in Salt Lake City. Texting Noah from the comfort of his upstairs bed, Jonah asked “Are you still going?” Noah had no choice, first because it was his idea to climb and ski 12,012′ in honor of 12-12-12, but also because he was meeting me for […]
River of Return – TR
This was one of the funnest non-skiing trips I’ve ever been on and is an instant Wilderness adventure classic. Named “The River of Return” as it starts and finishes at the same spot in the Frank Church – River of No Return Wilderness area, this trip was the brainchild of Forrest McCarthy from Jackson Hole. […]
Roundtrip River Running
At what elevation do deer turn into elk? Is there always snow on Everest? Do you finish at the same place you start on this river? These are all excellent questions, and in the case of an upcoming packrafting trip, yes, you do start and finish at the same point on this river. This reminds […]
Heaps, Pine Creek & Mystery Canyons
One of the great things about living in Utah is the proximity to excellent technical slot canyons in Zion National Park. Many of these are considered “wet” canyons, which took on a whole new meaning for me after my first one. In a wet canyon, it can be over 100 degrees in the sun, but […]
Powder, Couloirs and the Heaven’s Gate Exit Couloir
Bandwidth is slowing to a crawl here, but it was another fantastic day in the Wrangell-St. Elias range..
Solidarity Peak
Yet another great day in the Wrangell-St.Elias Mountains, this time with a climb and ski descent of Solidarity Peak in perfect conditions.
Norway in May?
Ice Axe Expeditions is gearing up for two more ski & sail trip to Spitsbergen (Svalbard) off of the northwest coast of Norway this spring. These trips will be similar to the inaugural voyages they put together last year and will feature skiing way above the Arctic Circle at almost 80 degrees north in one […]
Skating & Scambling in the Sierra
After long hiatus, I made a trip back to the east side of the Sierra range last weekend for the Eastern Sierra Avalanche Center fund raising party. This area is one of those places that after visiting it once, you swear you are going to return for annual skiing trips as it is incredibly beautiful […]
Antarctica 2011 – Trip Report
It seemed hard to believe that anything could ever top the 2009 Ice Axe Antarctica Ski Cruise, but I think this year actually did. In 2009 we had freakishly good weather (clear, sunny and calm every single day), but in 2011, I think we were able to get into more interesting terrain. Part of this […]
White Rim by Moonlight
The 100 mile White Rim loop down in Canyonlands National Park in Southern Utah is one of my all time favorite bike rides. There is nothing all that hard about it (aside from the mileage) and I love the way it just keeps unrolling in front of you, even though towards the end, you might […]
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