The Mighty Mendenhall Glacier

10/28/2011 – No more than two hours after having landed in Alaska (back on October 3rd), I was out hiking around the Mendenhall Valley with a couple of my WEMT classmates.  The glacier was a powerful piece of geologic and climatological history that immediately instilled in me the belief that Alaska is something special and […]

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The Blue Mussel Cabin

10/23/2011 to 10/24/2011 – When you are stuck in a classroom in an abandoned gas station for nearly 8 hours a day, you really feel the urge to get outside and do something with your days off.  Our WEMT class’ favorite weekend activities included going out for some afternoon drinking in Juneau and exploring the […]

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Alaska and a WEMT

10/3/2011 to 10/31/2011 – With the culmination of rafting season came my first empty fall I’ve ever had, and with that, I felt an educational void.  To fill this void, I headed to Juneau, AK to take a EMT + W (wilderness) class through the month of October.  The month was largely spent inside the […]

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Washington Righteousness

5/14/2011 to 5/20/2011 – After a week long roadtrip from Colorado back to Washington (due to Winston’s incredible stubbornness) the Pacific Northwest ski mountaineering adventure began.  I met up with Jonny Cromwell, Daan Stevenson, and Andrew Steger shortly after their 3-day attempt at Mt. Rainier.  We skied a classic PNW day at Alpental with rain […]

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Custom for Anyone

Went and visited the guys at Folsom Custom Skis, a local Boulder custom ski builder, recently to figure out what makes them tick.  Here are a couple of photos, and check out the”Words” page for the full story.

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