Tag Archives: travel

Lots more to come from our trip, but overall we had a successful expedition in skiing a previously unskied line from 20,084ft while also seeing lots of potential for future human powered ski touring. Here are a few recent social ...

Luke Smithwick is the owner and lead guide for Himalaya Alpine Guides. He has been exploring off the beaten path portions of Pakistan, India, Nepal, and Tibet for years. Luke and I met two years ago while I was ski guiding in ...

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. ...

I’m very excited to be heading back to the great Chilean ski center of Portillo this week. Check out a piece I wrote for Unofficial Networks and stay tuned for live reporting from the field. Either you’ve already been, or ...

Popping some Cherry Cola Chews, I take a moment to fuel up and survey the scene. Icebergs, penguins and a frozen landscape encompass my total vantage. The scenery is as wild as it gets. It’s mid November, and there’s no ...

In putting this piece together, one focussing on favorite photos, I’m reminded that the only thing I ever meant to do was ski. From inspiration gleaned in the mountains a path of passion has followed. In a given year, I now find myself ...