Category: Skiing
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Recent writings
I’ve had a few things published lately. An article about the psychological side of remoteness over at the Gossamer Gear blog, and a review of trail gaiters at Toe Salad. You might find them interesting.
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The 2014 Whitefish Whiteout
Friday night I was nervous. Incredulous, I was, but it was unmistakable; I was worried about a 150 minute race the next day. In 2011 I fought to finish the Whitefish Whiteout, doing some of the hardest skiing I’d ever done. The next year I DNF’d, with not enough skiing under my belt to manage…
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Pack materials rundown
I gave in to a somewhat unreasonable obsession with building packs a few years ago, embracing the learning process it provides and admitting that nothing will be perfect and that eventually, anything will go back under the knife to be rebuilt or just scrapped for parts. This lack of attachment helps, I like to think,…
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Seek Outside Big Sibling stove review
I am not going to discuss the theory and applicability of a backpackable wood stove here. For that, go elsewhere. If you are interested in the lightest and most compact such stove currently available, read on. The Big Sibling is the lightest wood stove on the market because it dispenses with a lot of what…
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Wind powered
Many Glacier is shaped by the wind. On even the harshest days during the kind six months of the year, you only see the obliquest angle of this. In winter, it’s full bore: wind sucked down off the continental divide down three gaping drainages and blasted out onto the lakes of the main valley. M…
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Sperry in Winter
This one goes out to my mom, who had the presence of mind to snag the last opening at Sperry Chalet for the coming summer. The chalet is one of two left standing in the Glacier backcountry. Positioned up on a bench at the head of long valley, the views could not be better. The…
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2013 in review: A journey with backpacks
Gossamer Gear Gorilla, Red Eagle Meadows. M photo. I have a large pile of packs in the closet right now. The taint of this excess is blunted somewhat by the fact that M and I can wear almost identically sized packs, but the redundancy still gets under my skin. However, given the huge steps in…
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2013 in review: 14 landscapes
The year in chronological review; one photo for each month, with two for June and October as I just couldn’t pick. Which is a fitting, as the sheer volume of excellence in 2013 is overwhelming when looked back over. As far as trips go, I’m struggling with plans for 2014. Options are not in short…
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Blue and white
The first backpack of 2014 is in the books, as a bail. 3 hours in the carbon cuff on my right BCX12 was rubbing the outside of my lower leg in a way that just wasn’t going to work for another 20 miles, so I took the short option back. Still an extraordinary winter day.…
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2013 Trip Report Contest
2013 is over, but I thought it was a pretty good year. I’ve yet to muster much enthusiasm for my personal retread of the year, but I do want to highlight the remarkable year had by the community who reads this. The rules are simple. Nominate a trip report by posting the link in the…
Bedrock & Paradox 
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