Ramblings of an Amature Climber
I first skied outside a ski resort with my friend Ian back east in the winter of 2009-2010 in upstate New York in the Adirondacks. I was still snow boarding back then. I hauled my snowboard up on my pack using a pair of snowshoes borrowed from the Clarkson university outdoor club’s equipment room. This was the first time I’d seen anyone using climbing skins on their skis or using Telemark bindings. Continue reading “My First Backcountry Ski”
It’s official, I’m planning a trip to Denali’s West Buttress for the spring of 2018 with Brent, Patrick and Maura! Continue reading “Denali Prep”
This one is pretty well documented. Mountain Project has lots of good beta photos etc. Continue reading “Lee Vining Canyon 2017”
Brent and I climbed Mt Baker via the Easton Glacier from the south on our way to climb in Squamish, BC. July 31 – Aug 1 2016. Continue reading “Mt Baker 2016”
Brent and I “did” the North Ridge of Conness on September 5th, 2015. We moved way too slow and roped up for too much of the easy” ridge. According to the timestamps on my photos we didn’t summit until 6:50pm. The hike out was a bit of a mini epic with no trail description and lots of bushwhacking/down-scrambling in the dark. Oh, and SAR was called to find us sleeping in the truck at the trailhead…