The Passing of Lars Spurkland. Local ski activist and family friend Lars Spurkland passed away this morning. One of my most memorable times in the mountains was early on in my climbing career with. Lars And in some ways, it is a miracle that either of us survived it. But somehow I was able to hold Lars .

Wednesday, January 10, 2018. A couple years ago, in a season of lower snowfall, Cody and I went for a tour into Sidney Creek, a tributary to Archangel, and saw a striking line off the Sidney-side of Microdot. In January 2015, Cody and I booted through variable snow to the choke. Above us, we had supportable bullet proof snow in the choke, and higher yet, two notable ledges.

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Great Land Journal from Stuckagain Heights. Go to Know - Mint Country. Oulie and I skied up into the Mint country May Day 2017. Beaver ponds were starting to break up. A lot of open water. Looking South at Chugach Mtns from Majestic Lodge. Part Way Down Last .

Welcome to my little space of what will hopefully be a smattering of adventures past and present . enjoy the view! All-time favorite ski adventures. Erin and Chrissy slogging up the side of a volcano. On day two, we continued up to the crater and then descended into the caldera for a 6ish mile walk across the center of the earth over to Surprise Lake, where we setup camp . Ray, Port Heiden, and the Bering Sea.

Monday, March 26, 2018. Guarded by its twin vertical summits, the west bowl of Souvenir has been an obsession this season. With a foot of fresh and a break between storm systems, we set out last Saturday from Gold Mint to check it out. At the corner, we left the Mint Valley and skinned into the hanging valley below Souvenir. Thanks to Josh for the artwork. Meow meow! Posted by Mike Records. Friday, March 16, 2018.

Hiram Towle bee lining it at Mt Ashland, OR. Photo courtesy of Coolio MC. Dr Robb Gaffney in the Sierra. Mark Lynch enjoying the perks of his job at Magic Mountain, VT.

Exploring and Photographing the Alaska Range. Caught in the Kichatna Mountains. Flying into the Tatina Glacier. There is something wrong with this picture. After thirty Alaska fly in expeditions under my belt, I was highly aware of the plane waiting game and my mind was so familiar with that sound, that it had began to recreate it, knowing how desperately I wanted to hear it.