Climbing Matt and Megan Do Jackson Symmetry Spire The rest day set us up to wake up early for Symmetry Spire. Back in the day, Symmetry was my first-ever alpine adventure. It was beyond cool to repeat the route
Jackson Jack And Back Again The following is a journal entry of no interest to people who aren't me. You've been warned :) A Broken Climber's Tale Apart from the tennis-shoed lead of the Practice Slab, I hadn't climbed
Jackson Brunch The recipe for a perfect Sunday Brunch: the fantastic house to sit a dozen of the greatest friends in the Tetons 3 pounds of bacon 30 eggs 1 gallon of OJ 1/4
skiing The Prime Minister and the Pollock "That's a long hike for people who don't." Trudeau, the Prime Minister of Pow Maciej and Jenn came to Jackson so as to whisk me away to Golden, BC, from which
shadow peak Back to Shadow Peak Mr. Stech invited me out for a Sunday tour to Shadow Peak with Jake, Katie and Mike. It was neat getting back out there; I first skied Shadow almost exactly two years back
skiing Resort Skiing Teton Pass As we drove up the pass on New Years Eve, I told Reid "I'm not going to have a single day at a resort this year," with not a little bit
Climbing Holiday Fun South of the Pass On a tracked out Sunday, Trudeau and I had a day that consisted more-or-less of skinning and exploring. Our skis took us to Yo-yo Bowl, Thanksgiving Bowl, and an
teton pass Turns Two, Three, Four, and Five... Maybe counting after "one" is unnecessary. These next four days just came at me so damn quick though. Thank god it's the weekend and I get to give my quads a
Jackson First Turns The snow was really, actually coming down for the first time since I came back to Jackson nearly two weeks ago. Wade and I decided to enjoy the frozen precip by poaching a
Climbing Trudeau's Bouldering Garage The greater Teton region is covered in snow... The view from Chris's driveway ... but unlike this time last year, it's not quite enough snow to want to get out and play on. Still,
Jackson At Home in September Hearing "You boys are a long way from home" from over my shoulder as I'm bending down to slide my pack out of my truck is the sort of thing that
Climbing The Last of the Teats All these photos were taken on my phone. It's not too fun to hike a camera into the Tetons when it's just two of you out there working on the hard stuff Sometime
beer Still Not Climbing It's hard to keep track of all the things I do that aren't climbing, but luckily I take lots of pictures to remind me. Here's some that I missed from my rest days
Climbing Ode to Rest Days I think it's Newton's Second Law of Motion that states: A body in constant motion eventually needs rest. I could be wrong though. With two trips to Ten Sleep Canyon, five trips to
Climbing A Month of Wyoming I really recommend you play this in HD. A month ago I quit my job and moved into my car. Shortly after, two girls from Sweden moved into it with me. Yes, it
Jackson Straight to Summer I came home to mountains beautiful beyond words; grass too green and a bike with air in its tires; a guitar that was still in tune and a festival in my backyard; a
fireworks Bouncing Back I spent a whole lot of time healing this year, which doesn't make for the most interesting posts. Still, I've spent the time with good people, and every now and then snapped a
backcountry A Week of Juneuary If I ever made a skintrack like this, you'd tell me, right? If you ever made a skintrack this bipolar, I'd be seriously concerned for you. Cover: Driving over Teton Pass Tuesday morning,
backcountry Rumors of My Demise Have Been Greatly Exaggerated New Years happened, then I lost a week to a cold, got in an hour of skiing and a few hours of bouldering on the weekend, then went down for a second week
Jackson Santa Brought Snow I first skied Jackson one year ago now. Hi Martin, Andrea, can't wait to get back out with you guys again. Who would've thought this is where I'd end up? Christmas Day at
bouldering Early Winter's Ins and Outs The Ins Jackson had a dry spell after the first week of December. With unsavory snow waiting outside, I went looking for fun to be had indoors. Ben Johnson helped me while an
backcountry skiing Teton Pass Friday. That's the only day this week I didn't ski. I'm starting to feel kind of guilty about this. I don't even think of myself as a skier, per se. It's just too
backcountry Seasons Change Cover: The trees over Persephone, taken while enjoying coffee with Matt one afternoon Green to Gold Snow King after a week of rain, from my friend's balcony. Nothing says "Fall" like
blacktail butte Hello Blacktail Butte I've driven by Blacktail a hundred times now, but whenever I do, my eyes mainly stay glued to the west, staring at these guys. As I pass by the northernmost bit of the