Stephen Koch

This short video is from a climbing trip to the Canadian Rockies that I did last winter. It was a great trip that culminated in a winter ascent of the Andromeda Strain on Mount Andromeda. In this video, my partner, Jack Jefferies is climbing up to the belay with only one ice axe (not easy!), having dropped the other earlier in the pitch (rope length). This route is a “classic” and it is no surprise why I really enjoy family time, a warm bed and basically everything else that I tend to take for granted when I forget about the wonderful but harsh times on cold north faces. Enjoy!