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Story of avalanche safety for ski touring and backcountry skiing, this time in Alaska.

Lisa and I are spending time getting our son situated at Western Washington University here in Bellingham, so have not had time to really focus on nearby mountains. On top of that the weather hasn’t been ideal, with a wintry…

So I wrote in my backpacking journal on a four-day backpack trip this July in Olympic National Park in Washington (not Greece despite popular belief). The trip was with Summit for Someone, a fundraising climb series benefiting Big City Mountaineers. I had convinced my good friend Lane Keough to take on this adventure with me. After months of fundraising and training, we were finally undertaking what would be my hardest, but most enjoyable, expedition to date.

There is nothing more special as a parent then sharing what you love with your kids. You might be a musician molding your boy’s fingers to a fretboard for the first time, or a poet slicing and dicing words till your girl’s smile splits her face like an ocean sunrise, or a farmer checking your crop in an earthy hands-on way that grabs that primal part of your kid’s core.

This guy was hanging out at the Trail Charge booth looking to get his dead devices running again, he needs their product. Outdoor gear continues its slow but steady trend to higher tech,with minimalism still a strong influence. Human nature…

Backcountry skiing and ski touring news, growing glaciers, fund raising parties and other interesting tidbits from the mountain world.