Ruth Gorge, AK - Photographer Garret Grove

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diving board and rampage

Alaska,Blog,First Descents,Gear,Video

(A delayed posting from an outing several weeks ago) Alaska had produced 2 great skiing expeditions and I found myself back in the Wasatch with toes and fingers still thawing from the cold. Winter was attempting to flee and warm…

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Into Alaska

Alaska,Blog

Once upon a time I worked as a lift operator at Deer Valley. This is where I discovered powder (of all places) and became a SKIER. I loved ski films and wanted to be in them! The TV in the…

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Revelations Revisited

Alaska,Blog,First Descents

Expeditions are a gamble, a roll of the dice. The first time I bet on the Revelations we ended up sitting in the town of Talkeetna in the rain for 7 days. Several years later I gave it another whirl…

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svalbard norway part 1- longyearbyen

Alaska,Blog,Svalbard

Spring means 2 things, spring expeditions! The past several years have been to Alaska and I was planning on returning to do a sea to summit expedition with Nick Devore and Andy Jacobsen. We kept an eye on conditions and…

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The Revelations Revealed

Alaska,Baffin Island,Blog

I first heard about the Revelation Mountains while reading a book on climbing in Alaska. For some reason they just stuck in my head as a place I wanted to visit. Maybe it was my Religious upbringing and the mystery…

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6 weeks in AK!

Alaska,Blog,First Descents,Gear

Just returned from my longest visit to the endless mountains of Alaska. I drove up on the first of April and returned last weekend. I’m still sorting gear, pics and catching up, but I’ll post some trip reports soon. For…

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fallen angel

Alaska,Blog

Looks like the rumors are true. Shortly after Dylan and I left the Alaska Range a team of two sped up and over the Sultana Ride and descended the Archangel! Blog report here. Amazing circumnavigation requiring serious commitment and balls…

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archangel ridge alaska

Alaska,Blog,Powderwhore,Video

Today Dylan Freed and I are leaving to attempt a ski descent of the Archangel Ridge on Mount Foraker. There isn’t much information out there on the route. Here a trip report on the second ascent from the American Alpine…

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haines 2009 (part 2)

Alaska,Blog

Our adventure continues! Drake and I took a recon flight and found a sweet zone to call home. There was only one clear day forecast for the 2 week duration of the trip and it was coming up tomorrow. We…

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haines 2009 (part 1)

Alaska,Blog,Canada,Gear

So obviously Haines is THE place for big mountain riding, right? I mean this is where the most amazing footage has been coming from for many years now. Six of us from PW productions were lucky enough to make the…