Stephen Koch

What a beautiful sunset there was this evening! I was driving to Teton Village, WY for a meeting as a want to be snowboard instructor. I stopped a couple of times to take pictures. This was one of the more memorable “Valley” sunsets I have had the pleasure of experiencing in a long time! The [...]

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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!), [...]

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Last week I took the longest (roped) fall of my 20 year  climbing career. It was a 45 foot “whipper” that happened while mixed climbing in Granite Canyon, WY, not far from Bondurant, WY. Two ominous things happened that morning. There was miscommunication on my part which led to the ice screws being left behind [...]

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My coach, Rob Shaul of Mountain Athlete (mtnathlete.com), asked me: are you recovering faster after these efforts (compared to my first 2 hour workout last Thursday)? Were you as hungry this time (as the last) after the session? To review the workout, check out Rob’s website (mtnathlete.com). My response follows: Rob, Thanks for a great [...]

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“Metta is the strong wish for the welfare and happiness of others” and is something I do with Axl as I rock with him post reading, prior to bedtime. It is something I learned during one of several meditation retreats that I have attended through my sangha, Teton Sangha (http://www.tetonsangha.com/), by John Travis of Mountain [...]

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I like to work late. While in Antarctica after climbing and snowboarding the Vinson Massif in 1999, I had the opportunity to let my internal clock adopt its own schedule. I gradually, over the course of a week, went from going to sleep at 10 p.m. to going to sleep at 6 or 7 a.m. [...]

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