Here is a wild one: One of Colorado’s most prolific rock climbing pioneers is a guy named Harvey Carter. Back in my early 20s, Harvey mentored me for a while and
Switzerland
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Denali Gets Skied Like It’s Never Been Skied — Guest Report from Chris Davenport
by Lou Dawsonby Lou DawsonChris Davenport continues as a leader of the current generation of North American ski mountaineers in their prime. I’d heard he was going to Denali this spring, and as always expected plenty of inspiring success, but this is over the…
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Here is the PR folks, leave a comment if you know any of these guys. ALPINE CLUB OF CANADA NAMES 2008 NATIONAL SKI PETITION TEAM Canmore, AB – THE ALPINE CLUB OF CANADA IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE MEMBERS OF…
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We just got back from Zermatt, Switzerland and wanted to send you some photos you might post. I was amazed at the amount of snow — the second day of our trip a two day storm began and dumped 1 meter of snow.
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The Euro ski racing scene was kind of an eye opener. The resorts are huge, wide open and do almost no avalanche control work by North American standards. Add to that the mentality that avalanches are seen as an unavoidable act of God, and you begin to see why so many people die over there.
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Traditional recipe for Linzer torte, a delicious desert for backcountry skiers.