On the surface, this is a simple and happy story. A snowboarder at Loveland Pass in CO got caught in an avalanche and luckily survived. He was carried down the slope and ended up buried up to his waist – right-side up. Thank goodness.
But watch the clip below. The story says the boarder is “an [...]
Thanks to BCA (makers of great backcountry gear including the most-used avalanche beacons) and Teton Gravity Research (the venerable media company responsible for AMAZING films like the recently debuted Re:Session) for this 7-part video series on ava
Ty Dayberry, a South Lake Tahoe local and member of Heavenly Ski Resort’s “High Roller Team,” is featured in the new extreme telemark skiing film, The Freeheel Life.
The film documents the travels and descents of some of the world’s best freeheel
Oooohh goody goody goody. A new TGR film to drool over. Here's the trailer just released. Debuts at the end of the summer just in time to make you crazy waiting for the snow to fly. Via WildSnow:
Very cool. Check out Greg Hill’s video, Mont Blanc in a Day. Via TetonAT:
I can't wait to see this new Ken Burns film. It just debuted at Mountainfilm in Telluride. The rest of us have to wait until September 27 to see it. Here's the trailer: Via PBS:Filmed over the course of more than s
Er… it's been playing for a month but I just ran across it on the interwebs, so it's new to me. I'm pretty psyched to see The Present, a new surf film from Patagonia. I'm a surfing newbie myself, just feeling out local surf spots
Just back from an awesome couple of days on Mt. Shasta. This was my third time on the mountain. The weather set up nicely for us (particularly for this time of year), but it was brutal hot mid-day at high camp.
We climbed the trade route, Aval
Here's an awesome slideshow and voice-over narrative of El Cap's first ascent narrated by Wayne Merry, one of the three climbers who accomplished the feat. The rudimentary gear they were using astonishes me – and scares the crap out of me.
Wow this is sobering. All those warm spring days when you figure… eh, there's no real avy danger today, right? Well… this reminds you to never ever let your guard down. Via TetonAT:
