Publications

One of my favorite parts of “going to school” in the Alaska Range are the annual lessons in adaptation. Both of my expeditions in June shared several elements: week-long weather delays, landing on backup glaciers, and healthy (or some may argue unhealthy) amounts of “Chappelle's Show.” The first expedition was with…

SALT LAKE CITY — As families and vacationers alike pack the Utah's slopes for the holiday, avalanche experts urge people to be aware of dangerous backcountry conditions this season. “As we always say, risk is always inherent in mountain travel. And in Utah, we average about 2 1/2 avalanche fatalities each winter,” said Drew Hardesty, forecaster with…

For this blog, I asked my good friend and climbing partner, Eric Alexander, to write his perspective on our recent climb of Mt. Baker. I've been putting my life in Eric's hands for more than 20 years now, so in the following article, I think you'll see why. - Erik Weihenmayer “That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” Friedrich Nietzsche is credited with having said this, and, while this is often true, I have to wonder - does it make us…

Erik Weihenmayer is one of the world's foremost mountaineers. He also happens to be blind. That didn't stop him from summiting the world's tallest peak, Mt. Everest, with the help of the Vail Valley's Eric Alexander and a host of others. But amid all that success, sometimes the best stories begin with those almost-successes, like their second assault on La Pomme d'Or — The Golden Apple, a spectacular 1,200-foot ice face along Quebec's Rivière Malbaie…

What does it take to lug 100lbs of gear up 2000 ft. worth of Denali, then set up camp, sleep (maybe) and do it all over again the next day? “By constantly staying on the go,” says Joseph Hobby of Wild Paths. Even when the holidays slow everyone else down, Joseph keeps moving forward with the Denali training, rather than Thanksgiving leftovers, in mind. More on his devotion, the art of not letting up, and more in #SendMe winner Joseph Hobby's most recent update as he moves closer to Denali…