Frozen Tears, Crystal Snot: A Korean New Year Climb
There is a moment on Seorak Mountain, over two hours in and 1,000 meters above sea level, that is dauntingly unfair to novice hikers. You have to squint real hard and crane your…
Big Lines and Big Powder in Alaska’s Chugach Mountains
Born and raised in Boulder, Colorado, by the time I started kindergarten my parents had me on skis – teaching me not only how to ride down snow, but also instilling in me…
The Day of the Pens: Escaping the Windowless Routine to Pursue Life as a Ski Bum
BLEEDING AND DAZED, I sat in the snow – disoriented, but my senses tingling; calm, but the adrenaline still coursing through my veins: The result of a long and brutal struggle. The recurring dream that…
Frozen: Conquering the Ouray Ice Walls
I’d heard bits of Ouray lore ever since I’d begun reading ice climbing and mountaineering adventure stories a year and a half prior. It was, apparently, the place to go ice climbing in…
My First Summit: Glacier Peak
There is a quote out there in the universe by Yvon Chouinard, “It’s not an adventure until something goes wrong.” I heard it repeated on the film 180 Degrees South and it…
Magic in the Skies
For those that live outside the North and who have never been up here before – yes we have roads. Some. Sometimes. Traveling by road in the North is not uncommon – especially…
