Stephen Koch

Professional Speaker, Mountain Guide, Snowboard Instructor, Alpinist and Family Man

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SKIS vs. SNOWBOARD FOR MOUNTAINEERING DESCENTS

June 8th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Gear Reviews, Snowboarding, climbing tips

Steve Romeo, skier and blogger of Tetonat.com, posed  a question about skis vs. snowboard – which is a better mountain descent tool here.   There are many excellent comments, so check out the link above for those! Following are my responses from that discussion. Randosteve:  I think it might be a little easier for snowboarders [...]

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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.

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How To Eat GU Energy Gel

March 2nd, 2009 · 2 Comments · Climbing Tutorials, Instruction

Below is a short video of me on top of Mount Glory (Glory Bowl) in the Tetons, demonstrating how to eat GU Energy Gel without making a mess. Enjoy! Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post

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Ice Axe Cave Training at Mountain Athlete

December 18th, 2008 · No Comments · Climbs, Jackson Hole, Training, Uncategorized

Below is a short video of me training at Mountain Athlete. This workout, called Birdbrain and written out below, was very intense. One of my coaches, Dan Corn (a.k.a. Coach Junior) describes his intentions with it. I felt very pumped going without resting through the laps and sled push. I was able to rest while [...]

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Jackson Hole Rare Alpenglow

December 6th, 2008 · No Comments · Jackson Hole

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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