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Scarpa F-1 boot review Weight: 1230g; 2lbs 11oz (1/2 pair size 27) The past season I’ve been skiing/testing a few new iterations of the Scarpa F-1 backcountry ski boot. I’ve been getting a bunch of questions about them so I…
Ben and I requested a fly over of the Archangel Ridge on Mount Foraker. We wanted to have a good look at our intended line and snap some recon photos for closer inspection. The pilot called in to HQ for approval….
Before proceeding it’s probably best to catch up with Part 1 if you haven’t already read it. Back at camp we sat and stared up at the Moose’s Tooth while the sun dried our boot liners.Visualization is important for the…
The past two years I have attempted to ski in the Central Alaska Range in spring. I flew up to Anchorage, bought food and fuel, met up with motivated and capable partners, but just ended up spending weeks in Talkeetna…
For four days I followed Jason Schlarb, Scott Simmons and Paul Hamilton through the San Juan Mountains of Colorado connecting together the first completion of the iconic Hardrock 100 route on skis. Watch video HERE! The full four part trip…
The Grand Teton is one of the pinnacles of ski mountaineering in the lower 48 states. It’s big, complex and iconic! It requires ropes and crampons and ice axes and all that shit that makes you feel like you’re doing…
Ben and I had a date with a big peak down south on Friday, but the forecast of 50-60 mph winds made us change our minds. We had a late start and decided to go explore a new line in…
My friends Beau and KT live in Cooke City MT, just outside of Yellowstone N.P. They ski a lot and they enjoy the adventure side as much as the actual slide. They’re always ski-ming and dreaming up new outings, like…
The latest Ascent Backcountry Snow Journal is now available online and at a local gear shop near you (maybe). I decided to stick to story-telling in this issue instead of getting folks all bent out of shape with any more ranting…
Managed to finish up last weeks “week of new” with a real beauty. It was many, many years ago that I first saw what looked like a possible connections of chutes on the Northeast side of Storm Mountain. If you’re…