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Friday, September 18th, 2009
It occurred to me as we moved to high camp. I was guiding a climb of Denali’s West Buttress; we were carrying huge packs, moving REALLY slowly up the ridge in sub-zero temperatures. “Wouldn’t it be nice to move fast with a light pack? I’ll bet the Tetons are gorgeous right now. The trail into [...]
Sunday, April 26th, 2009
After a season of turning back from objectives, it felt really good to complete a descent of the Grand Teton, so Jake MacArthur and I decided to carry that momentum up the Middle a couple of days later. It almost felt like I had slept in when [...]
Sunday, April 26th, 2009
Leaving the house at midnight feels really early, or late depending on how you approach your evening. Nevertheless, having gotten less than two hours’ sleep I loaded into Jake MacArthur’s car with Andy Tyson and drove away for a day in the Park. We had our sights set on the crown jewel of the range, [...]
Saturday, February 21st, 2009
After the huge success of my trip into the Tetons with NOLS in January (check out my last post,) I was super inspired to get up into the higher peaks at the core of the range. Unfortunately, my next foray wasn’t quite as successful–after leaving the house at 2am, my buddy Jake and I [...]
Saturday, February 14th, 2009
I just spent 10 days in the Tetons teaching an instructor training seminar for NOLS, doing some really amazing riding while training a new generation of backcountry snowboarding instructors. With all the time we spent skinning and riding, my trainees were pretty impressed at the performance of my Wagner Custom approach skis, and how [...]
