Earlier this summer, I headed to France with a couple of my friends/climbing partners in…
Adventures
Thanks to Columbia Sportswear, I spent three days hiking the Grand Canyon to Havasupai, a desert oasis of lush waterfalls, crystal clear aquamarine water, and long time home of the Havasupai tribe (people of the blue-green waters). Columbia took a handful of editors, together with the enthusiastic OmniTen ambassador crew, to test out the new line of Omni-Freeze Zero cooling apparel.
Beep! Beep! Beep! It's 5:00am, pitch dark outside, and I feel like I just went to sleep. Normally, I would be angry about having to get up so early numerous days in a row, but as I am in Canada to ice climb, I spring out of bed, get dressed, and head downstairs for some coffee.
Last weekend marked the 17th Annual Ouray Ice Festival. Started by Jeff Lowe in 1996, each year, familiar faces return to the festival to climb, socialize, test out the latest gear, and watch amazing climbers power their way up the competition route.
Last weekend was the 15th Annual Bozeman Ice Climbing Festival. With over 200 pitches of naturally forming, reliable, and accessible ice, Hyalite Canyon outside of Bozeman, MT is a world class ice climbing destination. The festival packed in four full days of ice climbing clinics, followed by evening multi-media presentations celebrating the evolution of ice climbing over the past 40 years in North America.
October has to be my favorite month for backpacking in the Sierras. The temperature is…