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I need to commit. But it doesn’t feel right. The water is deeper, and the current is faster than it was when we crossed the river 12 hours earlier. I retreat backwards and shake my head at my partner Shana. ...

The State of the Backcountry report has evolved over the years. The current offering is in partnership with Ascent Backcountry Snow Journal detailing the 2017-2018 ski season in Tahoe supported by original photography. For a print version find a copy ...

This piece was written for the late winter edition of Ascent Backcountry Snow Journal. You can find the issue in quality gear shops across the American West. Dark, snowy and slow. I inch my way down California Hwy 89 towards ...

The annual Ice Axe Expeditions Antarctic Ski Tour is ready for lift off! Guides and guests will gather in Ushuaia, Argentina this week where we’ll stretch our legs on the prime terrain of the Martial Glacier before setting sail for ...

As we gained a high bench on our skin, the view of this fluted spine wall was inspiring to say the least. We had seen it from the road, and sometimes the air while flying into Cordova, but neither Jeff ...

Honored to be featured skiing on the cover of the new Ascent Backcountry Snow Journal with a banger shot taken by photographer Court Leve. The shot was taken while I was on assignment guiding for Ice Axe Expeditions in Antarctica last November. ...

The vantage is one I have never experienced on skis. Gravity is pulling me down, but my edges dig in to counter the force. Gaining rhythm, the sensation of my body weight rolling over my ankles is pure bliss. The ...

Check out this months issue of Ascent Backcountry Snow Journal for a fabulous piece about skiing with our Ice Axe Expeditions crew in Sisimiut, Greenland. Editor Paul Oelerich does a fabulous job recounting our trip, an adventure that remains one ...