Note: This trip report is part of the TetonAT Trip Report Contest. Stephen 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 Stephen!! West Coast sucker hole on the way to the Wedge. Oh no, I thought, the […]
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Note: This trip report is part of the TetonAT Trip Report Contest. Chason 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 Chason!! A windy Volcan Lanin. An unsuccessful attempt in 2001, illusive yet again in 2006, and […]
The Swedish extreme skier Fredrik Ericsson is trying to become the first person to ski the three highest mountains in the world. The three year project starts this week when Fredrik goes to the Himalayas to attempt ski the third highest mountain, Kangchenjunga (8586m). Fredrik’s partner on the expedition is Norwegian extreme skier Jörgen Aamot. […]
Rockslide on the Sea to Sky Highway connecting Vancouver to Whistler/Blackcomb, where they have been doing massive improvements for the upcoming winter Olympics in 2010 Click here for more on the rockslide.
It took twenty years for the line on Nant Blanc in the Chamonix-Argentiere region of the French Alps to come into shape, but on June 19, 2008 it was finally in…and this time without a rope. By choosing a slight variation to the route skied previously by John Mark Bovin and snowboarded by Marco Siffredi […]
As anticipated, Sunday broke bluebird with a reported 30cm of new snow high in the mountains and lots of wind overnight. Surprisingly we were on the ball and out of the hostel just after 7am in hopes of catching one of the first few trams up the Agui du Midi. Unfortunately, the cable had gotten […]
Greybird skies on the Agui du Midi. After the Ski Mountaineering Word Championships in Champery, wet, dreary weather was forecast for the area. Our original plan was to spend a couple nights at the Bertol Hut in the shadow of the Matterhorn, but none of us were looking forward to a potential needle in a […]
Just one day skiing here in Chamonix before having to hit the road and deal with getting back to Jackson. I’ve had very limited time and access to the web, so sorry no updates in the past few days…and probably not much going on here until around mid week. We caught one day of really […]
It was immediately evident the amount of wealth in Switzerland as soon as we got off the plane. Watch and banking adds specific to every ethnicity lined the walls. I wonder if there is such a thing as a bank for people with no money, this would be the place to find it. After getting […]
One more day in Geneva before heading to Champery and the WC. The weather is nice now, but it looks like it hasn’t snowed in a long time. The flights went pretty smooth and we had a small scare with Zahan’s ski bag, but we all have our bags now. Went out to dinner last […]
The Dents de Midi. I’m out the door today on my way to Switzerland! My flights go through Denver, Washington DC, Munich and then on to Geneva. I’ve got some Ambien to help me get some rest and sleep…and hopefully help me deal with some of the jetlag. I struggle with sleeping on planes, all […]
Raised so far. It’s not too late to donate! I just wanted to recognize all those that have donated to the TetonAT Switzerland Fund before I head overseas on Weds morning to race in the World Ski Mountaineering Championships. Thank you for your enormous generosity!!!! I’m feeling pretty good right now and I just need […]
Courtesy: Ski Mountaineering.org Staying on the rando racing theme today…congrats to US Ski Mountaineering Team members Nina Silitch and Lyndsay Meyer on their 2nd place finish in the recent TSF (Tournette Sources du Fier) Millet in Les Aravis, France. The TSF has become one of the bigger races in the European rando race circuit and […]
Thanks to Jason McGowin and Dave Shackleton for some of the photos and clips in this video. It is a compelation of stills, high-fives, magic carpet and boilerplate. Soundtrack- “Present Tense”, Pearl Jam, New York.
Photo: Jason McGowin It was our last day in the Piedra Grande Hut and last chance to bag the summit of Orizaba before making our way back to Mexico City for our flights back to the US. The Brits got a super early start and were out the door by 1 am. Jason and I […]
Photo Dave Shackleton After a great Mexican breakfast we made a quick tour of the town of Tlachichuca in search of some supplies. Some of the locals were still enjoying the Day of the Dead and it seemed like you could buy everything from CD’s, to cowboy hats, to a side of beef on the […]
My adventure to ski Pico de Orizaba in Mexico began at 5am with a quick, hazy eyed drive to the SLC airport. I was to meet Jason McGowin, from Boulder, CO, in Houston before connecting to Mexico City. Both of us had quick connections and Jason kept me on edge showing up just minutes before […]
Jason McGowin skies down the Jampa Glacier with the Mexican landscape 10,000′ below and Steve Romeo (aka: Randoesteban) is psyched to be at the 18’000+’ summit of Pico de Orizaba. Full trip report with lots of pictures, and maybe some video, to come. Stay tuned! Los cielos de Jason McGowin hacia abajo el Glaciar de […]
Number 6 is the Bus de Tofana After skiing the Piz Boe Direttissima, we decided to try and nail the ‘Hole in the Tofana” on the Tofana di Mezzo on the drive back to Cortina. You can access this route via the chairlifts of the resort with a short hike, but that would be too […]