alpinist

I just learned that the father of modern heli skiing, Hans Gmoser (and Canadian guiding), died in a bicycling fall yesterday.

Fatter shorter skis have revolutionized ski mountaineering — especially in Colorado. One of our biggest problems in this state is snow that may remain relatively unconsolidated through April, fully consolidates in May, but tends to melt off the big east…

Got up early this morning, excited to watch the big Life-Link rando race, meet people, and absorb the ambiance of the Tetons. It always amazes me what goes on around here. Yesterday the East Ridge of the Grand Teton got…

Through the lens of history “Death Zone” was not at all depressing, but rather a supremely interesting view into the past. More, it was exciting to see that the climbing done by this team was an advanced form of Himalayan alpinism that involved tackling a monster wall, without a larger expedition

A production crew from Peter Jennings Productions (PJP) showed up yesterday and did an on-camera interview of yours truly. PJP has been working on a documentary about the development of ski mountaineering. They take several years for these projects, and…

Ah, Colorado! While folks were backcountry skiing (see previous blog post), we headed down to Rifle, Colorado yesterday for rock climbing with a crew that included old friends friends Molly and Larry Bruce. Some of you climbers out there might…