Alaska the great north! The last Frontier! These are the sayings that were ringing in my ears from the age of 10 when my grandfather told me of his trip to the great north. Ever since those years I have dreamed of tackling the challenge of life in one of the last great wilds of … Continue reading North to the Future
Well I have finally made it up to Alaska. I will be working this summer as a hiking/naturalist guide in the middle of Denali National Park. I drove in yesterday and I have so many ideas for big lines in the area. We got super lucky and the High one was out and in sight. … Continue reading Alaska
Hello Everyone! This has been a crazy winter for me. I've had some ups and downs and a lot of sitting around waiting for the snow to show up. To give you an idea of what I mean by this here is a short recap. First I started to rock climb. I know wrong time … Continue reading Winter 2017/2018 Video
Country like this is where the term big sky originates. A person can see for miles without interruption. This is a place where Native Americans, wapiti and tatonka roamed the valleys. Large bluffs break the prairie and a sea of sagebrush fills the valley floor. There is a line … Continue reading Timber Country
The soul of a skateboarder.
My friend David shared this on Facebook and I couldn't help but put my thoughts on paper as my brother and I were just discussing this last night! I have included the link to this article from the Denver Post below. http://www.denverpost.com/2017/09/15/colorado-fourteener-deaths-plan/ I am by no means an expert and I am still learning and … Continue reading The Paradox of Adventure
https://youtu.be/E14AkmdVIMU I just finished a film composed of all of the footage from the 2016/2017 ski season in Colorado. A lot of the material came from trips into wilderness areas where motorized vehicles are not allowed and “where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man, a place where man himself does … Continue reading Sanctuary
