alpinist

In a move that I’m sure had all backcountry skiing heli-haters throwing fits, last spring a helicopter landed on the summit of Mount Everest. The outfit that accomplished this presents information and video on Mount Everest Net. This amazing display…

History of ski touring industry includes the productive partnership of Black Diamond and Scarpa, but nothing lasts forever.

Heather Paul, pioneer of U.S. ski mountaineering racing, dies in Tetons, climbing fall.

In 1986, Mountain Rescue Aspen leader Greg Mace died in a fall during a training climb on the Maroon Bells near Aspen. Numerous ceremonies and memorials ensued, including the naming of Greg Mace Peak in Colorado’s Elk Mountains. But one important piece was missing in the healing from this awful tragedy.

I recently got this report from some obviously on-the-case Crested Butte ski alpinists: Thanks for the inspiration over the years Lou, we skied the southwest cooly of South Maroon yesterday (4/22/05) after a days approach from Crested Butte. The slight…