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 [...]
SKIS vs. SNOWBOARD FOR MOUNTAINEERING DESCENTS
June 8th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Gear Reviews, Snowboarding, climbing tips
Tags:arne backstrom·grand teton·hard boots·hard snowboard boots·ice ax·peru·plate bindings·ski·ski mountaineering·skiing vs. snowboarding·snowboard·snowboard mountaineering·soft boots·soft snowboard boots·stephen kcoh·steve romeo·tetonat·tetonat.com·tetons
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
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
Tags:climbing tips·glory bowl·GU energy gel·stephen koch·tetons
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 [...]
Tags:death canyon·full moon·mixed climbing·mountain athlete·raven crack·robshaul·snowboard mountaineer·stpehen koch·tetons
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 [...]
Tags:alpenglow·beautiful light·god light·Jackson Hole·jackson hole mountain resort·photograph·picture·snowboard instructor·sunset·teton·tetons
