The Winter Wildlands Alliance Backcountry Film Festival showcases inspirational and thought-provoking films from grassroots filmmakers that will inform you about backcountry and environmental issues as well as entertain you with exceptional skiing. The films chosen communicate issues that impact quiet winter recreation and the environment or tell an interesting story about fun in the snow [...]
Archive for August, 2008
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by August 29th, 2008SuperFly Energy Drink, RedBull in a Tablet?
by August 28th, 2008Now don’t get me wrong, I’ve been loving my Nuun for the last month or so and it does a great job of keeping me hydrated. But, sometimes I’m looking for a little kick in the pants to keep me going on those long days. A lot of the time I will pack a RedBull [...]
Climbing Wolf’s Heads East Ridge in the Cirque of the Towers
by August 27th, 2008The East Ridge of Wolf’s Head rises above the Cirque of the Towers. After seeing the East Ridge of Wolf’s Head route from the summit of Pingora, Randokitty and I decided to haul some bigger backpacks loaded for a couple nights in the Cirque of the Towers and give it a try. It is definitely [...]
When to Call for Help
by August 26th, 2008Ever have someone you know (or maybe even a total stranger) be overdue coming back from the mountains? Scary thought huh? You’re mind instantly thinks the worst has happened and you start thinking of what you could do to help them. You could call Search and Rescue and get the pros involved, or you could [...]
More from Climbing Pingora in The Cirque of the Towers in a Day
by August 25th, 2008I was pretty psyched about bagging Pingora last week in just under 13 hours CTC (car-to-car) and it was my first time on that particular summit. Here is a run down and some photos from the trip. Though the Cirque of the Towers looks rather benign from the view from Pinedale, it ‘s got to [...]
Guest TR: Redemption Climbing Denali’s Cassin Ridge, Part 2
by August 21st, 2008Heading back into the Winds today. This time allowing three days instead of just one, so it should be a bit more relaxing….except for the heavier packs. See you next week and have a great weekend! Steve Click here for Part I of Redemption on Denali’s Cassin Ridge. A guest trip report from Ty Cook. [...]
Video: August Turns in Jackson Hole…Check!
by August 20th, 2008Went on a solo mission up to the Cave Couloir in Garnet Canyon to get my August turns in last week. The skiing was actually pretty challenging with lots of runnels. There was just over 1000′ of skiing, which I think is the accepted amount of vertical needed to claim ‘turns-all-year’. The skiing sucked, but [...]
Pingora Summit (Cirque of the Towers) Panorama
by August 19th, 2008Finally got to the summit of Pingora in the Cirque of the Towers of the Wind River Range yesterday. Randokitty and I did it in a day, car to car…12:55, up the South Buttress route, 5.6/8, III (and roughly 20 miles round trip). More later! TetonAT.com Videos from Randosteve on [...]
RandoKitty on the Kandidates
by August 17th, 2008I’m off to the Wind River Range for a quick adventure with Randokitty. (hint: peak elevation 11,884′.) Though I heard it snowed a bit in the Winds over the past few days, I’m hoping the rock will be dry by the time we get in to our objective. With the upcoming primaries on Tuesday, it’s [...]
Centenial Ridge Web Cam Photo
by August 16th, 2008Thanks to Laramie correspondent Galen Wolk for sending me this incredible lightning strike photo on Centennial Ridge in Southeastern Wyoming. The photo was actually captured RANDOMLY from a webcam set to take a picture every ten minutes. Webcam guru Sam Trautman just happened to see it on the feed and was able to save it [...]
Guest TR: Redemption Climbing Denali’s Cassin Ridge, Part 1
by August 14th, 2008Big thanks to Ty Cook and Bryan Feinstein for giving us this mid-summer stoke from a trip to Denali in May-June 2008. Though the ski conditions deteriorated during their stay, they managed to haul their way up the Cassin Ridge, a fine alpine objective. Randosteve Click here for Part II of Redemption on Denali’s Cassin [...]
Avoid TSA Camping Stove Headaches
by August 13th, 2008Paint the bottle with stickers, being sure to cover the words fuel and MSR. While working at the store in the summer, we sell lots of camping stoves and fuel bottles because people either left them at home, in fear of the TSA taking them, or they have actually been taken away from them by [...]
Summer Outdoor Retailer, Day 2
by August 12th, 2008Sunset driving into Swan Valley, Idaho. NOT Photoshopped! My second of two days at the 2008 Summer Outdoor Retailer show was extremely busy. I had multiple meetings with people in regards to some current and new relationships with TetonAt.com and the store. Here are a few more new products I saw…as well as some changes [...]
Fall on Gilkey Tower Kills Climber
by August 10th, 2008South side of the South Fork of Garnet Canyon Peaks. Except for the Middle Teton, which pops up from behind the ridge. Unfortunately, the Jenny Lake Rangers have been very busy while I’ve been away, having to deal with three incidents in less than a week. It all started off last week with a backpacker [...]
Summer Outdoor Retailer 2008, Day 1
by August 9th, 2008Busy day yesterday at the Outdoor Retailer Trade Show and even busier day today. Still, it’s great to meet up with old friends and meet people you’ve only exchanged emails with. Just a quick blurb about some of the things I saw before I try to get some sleep in preparation for a long day [...]
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