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Archive for September, 2007
GRAND Views
by September 29th, 2007Teton County SAR Fundraiser Tonight
by September 28th, 2007Please join me and my teammates from Teton County Search and Rescue for a hootin’ good time at 43 North tonight. We got some great prizes to raffle off (thanks Black Diamond/Skinny Skis) and a live band to boot. A $5 donation is requested to get in and all your money goes to the all [...]
Cool Photo
by September 27th, 2007Check out this photo that was emailed to me of a thunderhead cloud over Lusk, Wyoming. (Click here for a larger image.) Sorry no photo credit, but I’m not sure who took it. I think it was taken on September 10th of this year. Kind of looks like an atomic bomb going off. I guess [...]
I Should Have Known
by September 26th, 2007After turns at the dunes, we headed for the City of Rocks to do some rock climbing the following morning. The wind was blowing the van around on the road pretty good and we knew the forecast was iffy, but I didn’t have to be back in Jackson right away…so what the hell. We didn’t [...]
Bruneau Sand Dunes:
by September 25th, 2007Steve Romeo skis on the ridge of Bruneau Sand Dunes State Park in southwestern Idaho After seeing the thread on Telemark Tips about sand skiing in the Bruneau Sand Dunes State Park in southwestern Idaho, I just had to check it out. Bruneau is tallest single-structured sand dune in North America (whatever that means), and [...]
“Just Like the Tetons…”
by September 24th, 20072007 Ski Porn Teasers
by September 21st, 2007I have to say that the summer is really grinding on me and I am starting to wig. I am working a ton these days, covering for other employees and filling in the gaps of employees who have gone back to school. I am teetering on the edge of insanity and the tourists are starting [...]
PSA: Need Some Scarpas?
by September 20th, 2007I have some sweet deals on Scarpa AT and Telemark boots at the shop. We are blowing them out to make room for this year’s inventory. We have the models shown above in the photo and some decent sizes to boot! I’ll be there the next few days (and then early next week) if you [...]
Stettner Rockfall Photo
by September 19th, 2007Photo: Roy Miller. Courtesy Alpinist Magazine Doodz…Check out this photo of the big rockfall in the Stettner Couloir of the Grand Teton I blogged about over the Labor Day weekend. I found this photo on the Alpinist Magazine Reader’s Blog.
Weather Busts Gannett Push
by September 19th, 2007Alpenglow lights up Squaretop Mountain and the peaks of Porcupine Creek The forecast for weather was up to 40% by the time we left Jackson at 4 am on Monday morning, some snow was also predicted. Not the best conditions for a speed attempt on Gannett Peak, but my stubbornness kept the trip on track [...]
Going for Gannett
by September 17th, 2007I’m going for a speed mission to Gannett Peak in the Wind River Mountains with Julia today. The plan is to leave Jackson at 4am Monday morning, and drive to the Green River Lakes trailhead. We should be able to move pretty fast on the road at that time, so we are hoping to be [...]
Girl’s Day on Pingora
by September 14th, 2007The Northeast Face route of Pingora (IV, 5.8, 1300′) . It’s also know as the NE Buttress route. Photo courtesy lamountaineers.org. I want to share some photos and give a shout out to my girly friend Julia Heemstra and her friend for sending a sick climb on Pingora last weekend. The girls went into the [...]
Speed Ski Attempt on the 8163M Manaslu
by September 12th, 2007The 8163M Manaslu in Nepal More news from the world of high altitude ski mountaineering. Europeans, Benedikt Böhm, Sebastian Haag and Nicolas Bonnet will attempt a speed ski climb and descent on the 8163M Manaslu in Nepal. The pair will climb the mountain in one push from basecamp to the summit, where most people normally [...]
08 Black Diamond Verdict: Skier’s Choice
by September 11th, 2007If any of you are ski fanatics like me, I know you are jonesing hard for ski season. Recently I have been eyeballing and fondling my new skis from Black Diamond, dreaming of the turns we will have together this season. Also wondering how they will compare to last years offerings. I moved to Jackson [...]
Classic Quotes from the Shop
by September 10th, 2007At the shop, we pretty much get inundated with questions all day. Some, like…Where are the bathrooms?…Can I get a fishing license?…and Where do I find the float trips?, are more reasonable than others, but occasionally we get ones that just blow you away and it is all you can do to keep from laughing. [...]
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