4/29/12 – After a solid week of schralping around the Cascades, Jonny and I set our sights at Mt. Hood to cap off the trip. Although it’s dwarved by many of the Cascade volcanoes, the mighty Wyeast held a special spot in Jonny’s heart after skiing on her lower flanks all season long; slowly learning […]
Read more "Skiing in the Hood"4/24/12 to 4/27/12 – Words by Jonny Cromwell, Photos by Yours Truely It was a muted grey Tuesday morning in central Washington. Clouds spilling over from Stevens Pass speckled the hazy blue sky, alternately hiding and revealing the late April sun. It was actually pretty warm out too; one of those surprisingly nice days during […]
Read more "Enchanted Lights"4/21/12 to 4/22/12 – Below lies the story of Jonny Cromwell and I’s first successful ascent of Mt. Ranier. There are no photos or words of the summit or the descent, because the shared spiritual experience was too overwhelming to be portrayed authentically in either medium. Words by Jonny Cromwell and photos by myself. Please […]
Read more "“This is Happening”"11/29/2011 – What a slow start to winter. No snow in Utah, no backcountry skiing yet, and no patrol work to be had. Fortunately, I have a great family and happened upon the opportunity to enjoy Thanksgiving back in the Northwest. Also fortunate, is that my beloved ski companion, Mr. Cromwell, was available for a […]
Read more "A Day in the Tatoosh"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 […]
Read more "Washington Righteousness"3/9/2011 – The Washington Righteousness crew headed up to St. Mary’s Glacier to get some ropes practice in and enjoyed a day of teamwork and learning (and a little skiing too). The crew is Dave, Andrew, Jonny, Daan, and I, and the plan is to slay PNW peaks in mid-May later this year. Here are […]
Read more "Getting Roped For Rainier"Being trapped in the great indoors gets to you. After two weeks of papers and finals, and a week at home shopping for Christmas gifts and hanging with the family, my outdoor itch had become too much for me, so I woke up early with the idea of a hike in mind. Being home in […]
Read more "Twin Falls"The Pacific Northwest has been going off as of recent. Snowfall had been accumulating in the feet, not the inches, over the past couple weeks around Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia, as storm cycles pounded the Cascades relentlessly with wonderful November snow. Fortunately, I “had” to go home to Seattle for Thanksgiving break, because spending […]
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Zachary Stephen Miller 