Our historic and contemporary look at significant descents from the mightiest of mountains and even more modest topography. We'll cover traverse here too.
Over 12 years, brothers Jamie and Doug Kennard skied the Catskill 35 and the 46 Adirondack high peaks. Their film, Variable celebrates the region and shows us some serious moxy and pluck along the way.
Friday brings us to a more low-key, image-heavy post coming from Patagonia. Early last week, noted Polish ski-mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel and partner Jędrek Baranowski, repeated the Mini-Whillans.
A solid long-form presentation from The Teton Climbers’ Coalition about Sultana’s Infinite Spur taking us from alpinism to ski alpinism.
Some more details (and photos) about the fine adventure had by Hennessey, Gardner, and Fabrikant highlighted in Episode 10 of the THR Podcast: Up the Cassin, ski the NWB, and a walk to Wonder.
Some people cringe at the thought of oversight, others exhale with relief. Considering the gear we rely on for safe mountain travel, oversight is often a good thing. Climbers, mountaineers, and alpinists are likely familiar with the UIAA stamp of approval on much of their gear. The International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation, or UIAA, helps set safety standards for equipment like climbing ropes, harnesses, and helmets. Recently, they adopted safety standards for avalanche rescue probes and shovels. In the future, expect the UIAA to establish standards for avalanche transceivers too.
