This is a short video of my partner hiking up from the lower saddle towards the Black Dike on the Grand Teton last week. We started out in the rain and knew the forecast was for storms but went for it anyway knowing we would turn around if conditions warranted it. The gusts were in [...]
Got Wind?
June 5th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Jackson Hole
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Risk and Alpinism
October 28th, 2009 · 7 Comments · Fatherhood, Ice Climbing, Jackson Hole
Self exploration and expression through danger has been part of my DNA since I was a small boy.
Tags:alpine mentor·alpinism·balance·black ice·black ice couloir·climbing·father·Fatherhood·mentor·mountain athlete·parenthood·pioneering snowboard descents·risk·risk and alpinism·select peaks of greater yellowstone·stephen koch·teton skiing·teton snowboard·tetons·tom turiano
Everest Snowboard Expedition Postcard
November 14th, 2008 · No Comments · Climbs, Expeditions, Snowboarding
I am posting this PC because I think it is funny and hasn’t been seen much. I also want to give props to its very talented designer, Matthew Speakman. Matt is temporarily living and working in PA until his return to Jackson. Matt took an old photo of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, the first [...]
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