Stephen Koch

Grand Teton Climbing and Training Video Trailer Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post

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When I first saw the Opedix S1 Ski and Board Tights, as a sufferer of knee pain for the past several years, I was intrigued enough to call Opedix to inquire. The owner, Kim Gustafson, called me back and we spoke for a while. He was telling me all the technical reasons why his tights work. [...]

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I was skate skiing in Grand Teton National Park with Max Mogren (Thanks Max!) recently and took the opportunity to film this short video where  I demonstrate how to eat GU energy gel. There are two main things to do when eating gel, first is to eat it all and second is to roll the [...]

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In this short video I demonstrate how to warm cold hands. Thanks to Jane Galley for shooting this after we randomly met this morning in GTNP while skate skiing. Help support StephenKoch.com with a pair of warm gloves from Backcountry.com! Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post

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Below is an email I received from someone asking me about how I dealt with my forced inactivity after my Mount Owen Avalanche Event. My response is below V’s email… Hi Stephen, Thanks for keeping your blog, its a good diversion from my current horizontal life. I am writing to ask you about your experience [...]

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I climbed the Black Ice Couloir in Grand Teton National Park last week. I had a blast and it was the first moderately serious solo climb that I have done in several years. The climbing and conditions were favorable and felt moderate enough where I did not break out the rope, which I took as [...]

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Stephen Koch This was first published in Alpinist Magazine in June, 2004. On January 17 at 4:45 a.m. Mark Newcomb and I began the Grand Traverse, a route that comprises ten peaks (in order: Teewinot, Owen, Grand Teton, Middle Teton, South Teton, Ice Cream Cone, Spalding, Gilkey’s Tower, Cloudveil Dome and Nez Perce) in Grand [...]

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On Sunday I drove to the Grand Teton National Park with my family for something fun to do because it was too cold (-28) to go skiing with my son Axl, age 2 1/2. As we drove north on the highway the first crown I noticed was one I had seen the day before from [...]

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