Category Archives: Climbing

Bill Briggs Interview

Leave a Comment Posted by on July 12, 2011

I had the honor a couple of weeks ago to sit down with Bill Briggs- arguably the father of ski mountaineering in the US. I interviewed him for Powder over a cup of coffee at the Virginian. I must say, what an amazing character. Check out the full interview here.

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Protected: Landslides, Electrical Storms, and Flash Floods (Skiing Too!)

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Protected: Source to Sea- Retreating from Tupik Creek

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Protected: Source to Sea- Objective 1

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Protected: Source to Sea- Pulling the Trigger!

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Source to Sea

2 Comments Posted by on March 30, 2010

Start at point A, finish in Kotzebue in the lower left (sorry for the super gheto screen shot). I can’t really get a map that will do this trip justice, so for an interactive map click here. The problem with adventure travel is that it’s a lot like a drug: it’s expensive, addictive and, if [...]

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Bird Brain, with some bird brains

Leave a Comment Posted by on March 16, 2010

Bird Brain I love Jackson. Like sex and pizza, even when it’s bad, it’s still good. Case and point was this last week. Although there wasn’t blower pow anywhere in bounds, there’s still lots of stuff to do out the back. This couloir is off the backside somewhere. “I think, if you just point it [...]

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The Devil’s Bedstead (Shredstead)

Leave a Comment Posted by on November 12, 2009

The Devil’s Bedstead Unfortunately, I was relieved of much of my camera equipment in Argentina, so I had to scrape together some pictures from the few I had uploaded on other sites.  (I am aware there are no pictures of us actually skiing):   I’m already regretting my decision to bivy at the base of [...]

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The Sickle Couloir on Horstman Peak

Leave a Comment Posted by on November 8, 2009

Pretty belated, but I was just going through some pics and it reminded me of how cool this line is- despite skiing it in less than all-time conditions. The Sickle from the Fish Hook drainage Approximate date: May 26, 2009 There are a lot of epics in the Sawtooths, but for whatever reason the Sickle [...]

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Sichuan, China

Leave a Comment Posted by on October 6, 2009

My friend Drew Tabke first raised my awareness of this area.  It’s the Eastern Terminus of the Himalaya- essentially the area where Yunnan, Sichuan, and Tibet come together.  Since then I’ve wasted, erg, invested countless hours on google earth exploring the area.  It’s absolutely fascinating.  While the area is gaining popularity amongst climbers, it’s still [...]

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