I’m headed to the east coast for Gore-Tex camp today and I figure this will be the last gear list update before I head back to Jackson and then jump on a plane (or five) on Sunday to head southward to Antarctica and then on to Aconcagua. My mind has been racing and no matter […]
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White Blue offers summit-to-sea skiing along Norway’s west coast. Now I know Norway is the birth place of telemark and all, but hey, there’s no reason us AT skiers can’t take advantage of the mid-night sun and ski amongst the fjords and channels both above and below the Arctic Circle. And after watching this video […]
T-minus 9 days until I leave for over 6 weeks on this epic adventure to ski on the Antarctic Peninsula and Aconcagua, one of the seven summits. And for sure…I’m felling the pressure. I’ve had these Julbo Explorer glacier glasses for about three years, waiting for the right opportunity to bust them out. Well, it’s […]
The north side of the Breithorn in the Pennine Alps. The Breithorn is a huge Swiss peak with no less than five summits to it’s name, and sits on the border between Switzerland and Italy…not too far from the Matterhorn. At 40164m (13.661ft), the Breithorn is a pretty big peak by European standards, but it’s […]
More packing and refining of the gear-list for Antarctica and Aconcagua going on lately, and it’s fast approaching less than two weeks away! Today we’ll touch base on the clothing, outwear and base layers that I will bring. I’ll be taking a mixture of hard and soft-shells (both jackets and pants), a couple insulating layers […]
I know these next few weeks are going to fly by with a busy schedule of working, traveling to the east coast and getting my gear ready for the upcoming trip to Antarctica and Aconcagua. It’s a little tough to pack for this trip, because really, one almost wants two completely different setups to deal […]
If there is one thing I hate…it’s taking pills. I don’t really like to mess with my body, I rarely get sick enough to warrant taking prescription medications and I often to prefer to feel like crap than mask what my body is going through. That being said, you also want to stack the odds […]
Alpenglow on the north side of Aconcagua. It’s funny that on Friday, his royal blogness announced his intentions of skiing Denali this spring, since on the same day I was making final arrangements to attempt another one of the Seven Summits. While booking my flights to and from Ushuaia on my way to Antarctica, I […]
If you told me a year ago that I’d be preparing to go to ski in Antarctica in just over a month from now…I would have said…“bullshit”. But low and behold, the stars have come into alignment and I will be joining the IceAxe.TV crew on their Antarctic Ski Cruise which sets sail from Ushuaia, […]
The late Hans Sarri, wishing there was more time while admiring the unskied, Mount Shackleton. I’m still on the fence and trying to make a decision about joining Doug Stoup and company on this amazing opportunity to visit and ski on Antarctica in November. The last I talked to Doug, there were less that 15 […]
I don’t know about you, but skiing the globe’s southern most continent has been a dream of mine ever since I saw a slide show given by snowboarder John Griber here in Jackson about 6 years ago. The problem is though, it is so expensive to get there and the logistics can be a nightmare […]
Props to my bro Greg Hill on his one-day ascent and descent of Mont Blanc, Europe’s highest peak, on May 2nd of this season. Greg was only in Chamonix for four days, but scored the big prize by teaming up with some serious rando’ers and nailed the 12,000′ climb in a killer one day ascent…from […]
Just a quick aside from our Mount Moran extravaganza. In case you missed it…there has been all kinds of stoke on the web lately (TGR, EpicSki and Barrades) about the multiple descents of the impressive North Face of the Aiguille du Midi in the past few weeks. A sick line by anyone’s standards to say […]
As usual, Greg Hill put together an interesting video (in his own quirky way) from a couple days skiing with him and his bros in Roger’s Pass. Watching this brings me back to the big views and amazing terrain the place has to offer. A must-do trip for any dedicated backcountry skier. Thanks for the […]
Approaching the summit of Youngs Peak TetonAT’s final day of skiing in Rogers Pass involved one of the most classic ski tours in the area and headed up the Illecillewaet Glacier to ski Youngs Peak under bluebird skies. A long day, but with Greg Hill and company with us, we would be able to move […]
Hover over images and click the arrows to advance the pictures. Big thanks to Greg Hill and Aaron Chance for showing the TetonAT crew around Rogers Pass for a few days. With bluebird skies and new snow, we had to play it safe in regards to avalanches a little, but we were still able to […]
Aaron Chance calls off he rescue. The skies finally broke up here in Canada after dumping about 40cms of snow on top of surface hoar and near surface facets. Over the past few days we’ve seen snow running like water down steep slopes and have kicked off numerous soft slabs. Some running a good distance […]
Fun times so far at the Kootenay Cold Smoke Festival in Nelson, BC. I don’t think it has snowed up here in about three weeks, but we were still able to find some soft snow in the side-country of Whitewater Ski Resort. Nighttime has been filled with great food, beer and the company of many […]
The collapsed tower on the Excalibur Gondola at Blackcomb. Photo: CTV.ca. Feeling safe about this weekends new tram opening at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort? Well, you might want to think again because just to add to the excitement, a gondola tower at Blackcomb in British Colombia collapsed today. Luckily there were no injuries, but many […]
Note: This trip report is part of the TetonAT Trip Report Contest. Andy is now in the running to win a FREE pair of Black Diamond skis based on viewer response and the TetonAT panel of judges! Good luck Andy!! Andy Traslin on the way up Peak 8,700. We got off to another early 9:30AM […]