December 11-15, 2013 I returned to the Bozeman Icefest again this year, once again for work–slightly less doe-eyed than last year however. Â Many of the climbing luminaries I met last year were present as well as a few new ones. Â It was great to meet Ines Papert, Jay Smith, and Dave Macleod, Sam Elias. Unlike […]
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Ruth Gorge, Alaska 2013
April 27 through May 12, 2013 Alaska, the Last Frontier, so the license plate says. It must be true then, right? Since getting into mountaineering a few years ago I’ve wanted to travel to some of the bigger destinations of the world. These include but are not limited to Alaska, Canadian Rockies, Alps, and Patagonia. […]
April 13-14, 2013 Saturday and Sunday Matt headed out to do a little winter camping. Â Despite having more winter climbing days than ever this year I haven’t done any winter camping. Â This is primarily due to the awesomeness that is Salt Lake City. Â In Connecticut to get to any ice climbing I’d have to drive […]
April 6, 2013 Saturday Eric and headed back to Mt. Superior and it’s South Ridge. Â While doing this climb last week I thought it would be awesome to do the climb and ski down. Â This was partially true. Eric and I got a good start, a little earlier than the one the previous weekend. Â Skinning […]
Early Spring South Ridge of Mt. Superior
March 30, 2013 Over the last few weeks I’ve been doing some training to prepare for my trip to Alaska. Â Most of it thus far has been running, doing laps on the Icicle and standard rock climbing. Â Yesterday Matt, one of my partners for the trip, and I decided to do the South Ridge of […]