Book review of Wager with the Wind by James Greiner covering Don Sheldon and Alaska bush flying aviation on Denali and beyond.

Trip report from the Brooks Range in Alaska, making summer ski turns and avoiding bears in the Arctic.

Trip report for spring ski mountaineering ascent and descent on Rolling Mountain in the San Juans with debrief of decision making/snow quality.

Trip planning for a San Juans ski tour, including snowpack discussion with Sheldon Kerr and San Juan ski mountaineering history with Hilaree Nelson.

Trip report from three day backcountry ski tour along the Isolation Traverse in the North Cascades in Washington.

Ski touring and backcountry news, summer 2021, Denali, Into the Wild Bus and public lands overrun with users.