September 3, 2024: Rock CLimbing Season
Snoqualmie Pass and Index are on.
August 19, 2024: Back home and back to work in the Cascades
Alpinism course.
August 1, 2024: Italian Summer Vacation
A week in the Dolomites.
July 29, 2024: Envers des Aiguilles
A few hours of walking up the Mer de Glace brings you to an alpine rock dreamland. We climbed the classic Bienvenue a Georges V.
July 12, 2024: Chamonix Alpine Rock Classics
3 days of climbing on some of the most classic faces above Chamonix: South Face of Midi, Pointe Lachenal and the Brevent.
June 1, 2024: Off to Chamonix
Summer in the Alps is off to a stormy start.
May 14, 2024: Alaska Range Ski Part 2
36 hours from home in Seattle to spine skiing below Mt. Foraker, then home again.
April 28, 2024: Alaska Range Ski Touring
Exploring new options of single day ski touring by airplane in the Ruth Gorge.
April 20, 2024: Moving North to Valdez
Migrating 40 miles north to Alaska Backcountry Guides to finish up the AK season.
March 28, 2024: Best Day Ever at PNH
In over a decade of working at PNH, this day was the best ever. Hillbilly Bob, Detention Center, Bubbies, The Sphinx and other trophy lines all got skied.
February 21, 2024: Heading north to AK
The anuunal pilgrimage to Alaska to ski the most incredible mountains for skiing.
February 4, 2024: North Cascades Heli Yurt
Five days of ski touring from the remote, yet cozy NCH yurt.
January 15, 2024: Japan Ski Trip
A return to the powder paradise of Myoko and other destinations surrounding Nagano on the main island of Honshu, Japan with Cascade Powder Guides.
January 9, 2024: North Cascades Heli Opening
Training, setup and opening NCH for the season began with very cold temps and a nice storm to fill in the slopes with pow.
December 11, 2023: Kicking off the Winter with PNH Training
Technical rescue training at the Petzl Technical Institute and outside above Alta, UT. Training the best to stay the best.
October 9, 2023: Paragliding in the Owens Valley
Classic California autumn roadtrip to climb, bike, fly, paddle and soak in the sun.
September 9, 2023: Paragliding in the Cascades
Soaring over peaks in the Cascades.
August 2, 2023: Dolomites
Climbing around Gardena and Sella Pass.
July 2, 2023: Alps Trilogy
Summits of Mt. Blanc, Matterhorn and Eiger.
June 17, 2023: Off to the Alps
Kicking off alpine climbing season on the Matterhorn and Mt. Blanc.
May 31, 2023: New Routing around the Home Range
Exploring new terrain right in my own backyard around Snoqualmie Pass.
March 17, 2023: Points North AK
AK season begins.
February 5, 2023: North Cascades Baron Yurt
Five days of cozy yurt ski touring in the North Cascades.
January 9, 2023: North Cascades Heli Training
Training and set up with the best heli-ski operation in the lower 48.
December 31, 2022: New Years on the Powder Highway
Skiing pow in the most reliable venue in the world.
December 12, 2022: Points North Guide Training
Training the best in the game. Highlights of the training: Petzl Institue and skiing POW with friends!
December 7, 2022: Skiing in the Tetons
Pitstop on the way to guide training for PNH.
November 1, 2022: Paragliding
Training in and learning a new mountain sport.
October 6, 2022: New Routing Around the Home Range
Exploring new terrain among the familiar and developing new multipitch alpine rock routes.
August 28, 2022: AMGA Training
Out in the North Cascades helping guides train for their upcoming AMGA exams.
July 19, 2022: Summit of the Matterhorn
Always a delight to stand on top of this iconic peak.
July 9, 2022: Return to the Alps
After 2 years of covid closures it is nice to be back in the Alps around Chamonix.
July 5, 2022: Guiding Mt. Rainier
Guided trip on the Emmons Glacier with Edgeworks.
June 26, 2022: Alpine Climbing Training in the North Cascades
Guiding mixed terrain with snow and alpine rock around Washington Pass with Mountain Madness.
May 2, 2022: St. Elias Range Expedition
Attempting ski descents in the remote coast range of the Yukon Territory, Canada.
March 14, 2022: Making Movies with TGR
Teton Gravity Research comes to AK to film. Tino guides all star crew of Griffin Post, Michelle Parker, Brad Holmes and Mike Hatchett.
March 9, 2022: AK Season Opens
The big mountain season in the Chugach of AK kicks off at PNH.
February 9, 2022: A week at North Cascades Heli
Heli skiing and heli-assited touring in the North Cascades.
December 18, 2021: Kicking of Ski Season in the PNW
Teaching an AIARE Level 1 at Cascade Powder Guides.
December 7, 2021: PNH Guide Training
Getting the guide staff together in SLC and putting in the work to have the best guide staff in the business.
November 19, 2021: AK Weather Course
Good course on weather forecasting in general and specifics to the Great White North.
October 22, 2021: Rocktober
Crusing around the desert, climbing sandstone and mountain biking.
September 28, 2021: Chamonix
CPD for IFMGA in Cham. A few days of instuction at ENSA. Good catching up with other Mountain Guides and seeing the lastest and greatest techniques and research.
July 15, 2021: Guided Mt. Rainier Ascent
14 years had passed since my last guiding work on Mt. Rainier. Happy to be back on the summit.
June 24, 2021: Mt. Baker Ski Descent
A climb and ski of Mt. Baker with a couple all time guests and good buddies. A little glacier travel and crevasse rescue instruction to keep the skills up.
June 15, 2021: North Cascades Alpine and Rock
The summer season in the American Alps begins.
February 24, 2021: AK Ski Season
PNH, AK, skiing in the big mountains and glaicers.
January 25, 2021: Private Heli-skiing AK
Smash and grab trip to Juneau working with Alaska Powder Descents.
January 22, 2021: North Cascades Heli
Heli ski guiding and heli assisted touring with NCH.
January 11, 2021: Bozeman Ice
Another quick trip to Hyalite to smash icicles.
January 7, 2021: AIARE Avalanche Courses
Avalanche course season begins with me instructing a Level 1 for Mountain Madness. Join me with MM, Cascade Powder Guides or for a custom course.
December, 29 2020: WA Pass skiing
Skiing amongst the North Cascades over the holidays.
December 22, 2020: Cat Skiing at Cascade Powder Guides
Skiing pow out of the cat up CPG.
December 10, 2020: Hyalite Ice Climbing
Ice season opener during what would in a normal year would be the Ice Fest.
November 11, 2020: Desert Rock
Making a pilgrimage to the sandstone mecca of Indian Creek and Moab.
September 19, 2020: Piolet d'Or Celebration
With a pandemic still restricting travel, Alan and I participate in the Piolets d'Or Celebration remote and virtual.
July 30, 2020: Back to Work in the North Cascades
Though I would normally be in the Alps for the summer season, it has been nice to spend time working around my home. Climbs of Mt. Adams, Baker, Shuksan, Forbidden Peak and alpine rock on Washington Pass have been fun.
February 23, 2020: Guiding Warren Miller film crew
Working with the Warren Miller film crew. My 4th time working with these professionals. This year featuring athletes Tanner Rainville and Forrest Jillson. Legends Tom Day and Brad Holmes behind the cameras.
February 20, 2020: Off to AK
My 7th season guiding at Points North begins. This also marks my 11th season skiing and guiding in the Chugach.
February 7, 2020: Ouray Ice Climbing
Taking a break from skiing POW to work the ice climbing skills around Ouray.
January 30, 2020: A Few POW Filled Weeks
Winter arrived late in the Pacific Northwest but in January it arrived with a bang. We experienced some of the best skiing of the past decade.
November 20, 2019: Red Rocks
Quick desert trip to soak up some sun and climb some rock before focusing on the winter.
November 3, 2019: Northwest Weather Course
Continuing professional development for avalanche instruction.
October 16, 2019: Summit of Tengi Ragi Tau
After 8 years and over 3 expeditions, Alan Rousseau and I have summited TRT via the west face for the mountain's second ascent and first alpine style ascent.
September 26, 2019: Back to Tengi Ragi Tau
With the India expedition off the books, we have decided to go back to Nepal and attempt to finish some unfinished business.
August 12, 2019: India Closes Kashmir
Our expedition to Chiling II cancelled due to political situation in Kashmir.
August 10, 2019: Chamonix Climbing
Racking up the climbs: Cosmiques, Tour Rhonde, Dent du Geant, Red Pillar, Aiguille du Peign.
July 10, 2019: Summer Haute Route
Chamonix to Zermatt, Mont Blanc to the Matterhorn, linking glaciers in the high mountains of the Alps.
June 19, 2019: Europe Bound
Starting the Alps season with a climb on Mont Blanc.
May 6, 2019: Adventuring Around the Homeland
Ski mountaineering in the North Cascades and rock climbing in Squamish. The PNW is pretty awesome.
March 1, 2019: AK Ski Season
Off to Alaska with big mountain dreams of steep ski runs and bottomless powder.
January 14, 2019: Beehive Ice
Five days of ice clmibing with a rotating cast of characters in some the best ice conditions I have seen around Utah.
November 17, 2018: Roadtrip
Vacation bound for the Sierra, Red Rocks and eventually ice in Bozeman.
October 20, 2018: Cascades Snow and Avalanche Workshop
Time to brush up on avalanche science for the winter.
September 23, 2018: Unseasonable snow in India
Well over a foot of snow in basecamp puts a damper on climbing ambitions.
September 5, 2018: Indian Himalaya Expedition
Wheels up and bound for India. Expedition to climb Chiling II's unclimbed north face with Alan Rousseau in the Zanskar Range.
August 12, 2018: Matterhorn Climb
Summit of the Matterhorn.
July 27, 2018: Alps Climbing School
Summit of Mont Blanc du Tacul.
June 29, 2018: Off to the Alps
Off to Chamonix for the summer guiding season.
May 26, 2018: Mountain Madness Guide Training
Leading the Mountain Madness guide training with Alan Rousseau. Making sure MM guides are refreshed and ready for the summer Cascades season.
May 10, 2018: Back into the Alaska Range
Flying back into the AK Range. Denali Base Camp will be home for the next two weeks while attempting to climb Mt. Hunter's North Buttress.
April 23, 2018: Back to Alaska, alpine climbing edition
Headed into the Alaska Range to guide some alpine climbs in the Ruth Gorge.
March 11, 2018: Making ski movies in AK
Working with film crews is always a highlight for me. This year I had the privilege to again work with Tom Day and Court Leve shooting for Warren Miller Entertainment. TJ Balon and Richard Hallman were new media additions this year and were a joy to work with. Athletes Dash Longe and Jim Ryan were a blast to ski with. Fun to get out in the mountains with Kevin Quinn too.
March 4, 2018: Instructing the Heli-Ski US Guide School
Along side Lel Tone, I had the opportunity to instruct the Heli-Ski US guide school and pass along knowledge to the next generation of ski guides. It was a great week of practical education.
February 16, 2018: Migration North
Heading north to my second (or is it third?) home in Cordova, AK. The ski season at Points North starts in a couple days.
January 5, 2018: Cascade Powder Guides
Starting the new year with a stint of work with CPG (formerly Cascade Powder Cats). Cat skiing, ski touring, and avalanche course instruction.
December 27, 2017: Road tripping the Powder Highway
Kimberly, Fernie, Hot Springs, Panorama, Kicking Horse. Beautiful British Columbia here we come.
December 14, 2017: AIARE Level 1 Avalanche Course
Leading a Mountain Madness avalanche course with Ian Nicholson with field days on Mt. Rainier.
December 6, 2017: Bozeman Ice Fest
Roadtrip to Montana for some world-class waterfall ice climbing and skiing.
October 4, 2017: Summit of Rungofarka
Around 11:30am Alan and I stood on top of Rungofarka after 4 days of climbing.
September 8, 2017: Departing Leh, Ladakh
After 2 days of flights, Alan and I are about to hit the road for 2 days of driving to the trailhead for our basecamp. We will be off the grid for about a month. Wish us luck.
September 5, 2017: Off to India
I am headed to New Dehli to meet Alan Rousseau on our way to the Zanskar Range in Jammu and Kashmir. We will be attempting an unclimbed Rungofarka, a 6495 meter peak.
August 27, 2017: Alps Season Coming to a Close
A great week in Zermatt has brought my guiding season to a close. We had challenging weather but still managed summits of the Riffelhorn, Pollux, Breithorn and the Matterhorn. 4/4 on the Matterhorn this summer!
August 9, 2017: Kalymnos
With poor weather all over the Alps and a chunk of time off where do you go? Nice thing about Europe is that there are so many climbing options so close. Kalymnos was an awesome treat mid-summer.
July 13, 2017: Mont Blanc
A trip up Mt. Blanc was a little windy but we sent.
July 8, 2017: Alps season is on
First trip up the Matterhorn this season was a success. Great conditions on the mountain!
June 17, 2017: Back in the USSR
Well, back to Russia anyway. Off to to Moscow and then to the Caucasus for my 10th expedition to Mt. Elbrus.
May 18, 2017: Guide Training
I was honored to be a part of training the next generation of mountain guides at Mountain Madness, along side fellow IFMGA guides Ian Nicholson and Joshua Jarrin.
April 10, 2017: Ski Film Season
Traditionally, late season in AK is good. The days are longer, not as cold, and the long sunsets make for great fliming. This year I am psyched to be working with a crew as their guide, filming for "Finding the Line."
March 8, 2017: To the Great White North
The annual pilgrimage to AK has begun. Let the heliski season commence. Psyched for another season with Points North.
February 16, 2017: Avalanche Courses
Back at home instructing AIARE Level 1 and Level 2 Avalanche Courses for Mountain Madness.
February 4, 2017: Off to Chamonix
Headed back to the Alps to do a bit of skiing and training. Looks to be prefect timing as the mountains are finally receiving the first big snow of the winter.
January 23, 2017: Back to School
French classes at the Alliance Française in Seattle as part of the process to receive IFMGA/UIAGM equivalency to work in the Alps.
January 11-18, 2017: Japan, Myoko, Powder
Just over one week in this place has changed my view of deep powder skiing once again. Nearly 4 meters of snow (that is over 13 feet!) fell in just over 1 week. When faceshots, choking on snow, becomes just another day...
January 4-6, 2017: Provo Canyon/SLC Ice Climbing
Despite some warm temps, fickle ice and highway closures due to avalanche control, Alan and I managed to squeeze in a few good days of ice climbing.
December 13-18, 2016: Hyalite Canyon, MT Ice Climbing
Spent a few days climbing some ice with Alan Rousseau, getting trained and dialed in together for our Mugs Stump Award supported India Expedition in the Fall of 2017.
October 26, 2016: Certified Rock Guide and IFMGA
Two months now of training and examination this Fall, a 3 year process has come to an end. I passed the AMGA Rock Guide Exam to become 1 of just over 100 American IFMGA Guides. Now let's climb (or ski) - anywhere and everywhere!
September 22, 2016: AMGA Certified Alpine Guide
After a month of training and 10 days of examination I am psyched to have passed the American Mountain Guides Association Alpine Guide Exam! Onto the rock exam next.
July 27, 2016: Summits reached on Kenya
Summitted the mountain twice in four days with two different guests via the North Face Route. What a great climb!
July 18 - July 29, 2016: From Russia to Kenya
Jetsetting from one of the Seven Summits to one of the Second Sevens, Mt. Kenya. Looking forward to 20 pitches of fun, moderate rock climbing to 17,000 ft. Maybe even catch up with the wildlife on a safari.
July 13, 2016: Wrapping up a Succesful Elbrus Season
Second summit of the season and another beautful day on the mountain.
June 19 - July 18, 2016: Two Trips up Elbrus
Back to Russia for Elbrus expedition numbers 8 and 9 for me. I always enjoy my time in Russia; it has such a unique culture and rich history. It’s the perfect short expedition to enjoy a bit of travel and do some mountaineering. Still working on the language though…
May 18 - June 12, 2016: North to Mt. Logan
I am heading back up to the Great White North for a Mountain Madness expedition to the second highest peak in North America - Canada's Mt. Logan. I led an expedition there in 2011 and it was a great success with every team member standing on top. Hopefully, this year the mountain will allow us the good weather and conditions to summit once again.
April 28 - May 18, 2016: Back Home, Skiing Good to the Last Drop
Ski mountaineering season is in full effect in the Cascades. The glaciers and crevasses are filled in and the snow line extends down low. It is melting out fast though. Get it while you can.
April 24 - 28, 2016: WFR Recertification in BC
Back home in time to turn it around for my WFR recert in Revelstoke, British Columbia.
April 9 - April 22, 2016: Guiding the Warren Miller Film Crew
It has been a pleasure to work with the all-star crew that came together to film for the upcoming 2016 Warren Miller release. Just a super fun time to fly around the Chugach, ski some big lines, and film with a crew of true professionals. The segment is going to be REALLY good. Fired up!
February 18 - April 22, 2016: Points North Heli Ski Season
I have made the annual pilgrimage to AK for the heli ski season. If the first couple of weeks are any indication of how this season is going to go, we are psyched. Deep, stable, blower powder. All time.
February 8 - February 16, 2016: Freak Rain Storms in Japan
You win some, you lose some. Last season was JaPow. Hoping for a repeat performance but this season was more like JaRain.
January 22 - February 1, 2016: Time off in Peru
Visiting family and checking out some of the mountain regions of Peru. Good times.
August 31, 2015: Success on Pik Lenin
Success on the second Mountain Madness expedition to Pik Lenin (7134m), Kyrgyzstan. All team members stood on top at 3:30pm on August 31. A grueling climb in frigid temps, with very little wind led to a stormy, cloudy, snowy descent. Our climbers proved themselves by digging deep and getting back to Camp 3 quickly. The summit is only half-way. Super proud of everyone!
July 20 - August 1, 2015: On the Elbrus Express
Jetting off to Russia for a Mountain Madness Elbrus Express trip. Twelve days out of country to climb one of the Seven Summits. Such a short time commitment for a climbing trip to an interesting part of the world. It is not a bad gig.
July 1 - 15, 2015: Cascade Alpine Season in Full Swing
Summer here in Washington has been very nice. Too hot, really. But it has provided awesome windows for climbing. Alpine rock, glaciated volcanoes... Cascadia provides.
June 4, 2015: Whistler, BC Spring Presentations
Spring was the season of presentations. I gave a few presentations in the PNW about my expedition to Nepal last Autumn with Alan Rousseau. Second Ascent was kind enough to host in Seattle and we raised a few hundred dollars to donate to Nepal's earthquake relief. Helly Hansen also had me up to Whistler for their retailer meeting where we talked gear and how to put it through the ringer.