2025-01-21

Ski Day #22 (2025) - Frigid Wright Peak 🥶 @skylight_mountain_guides kindly invited me along on their guide training day! Surprisingly good conditions, and fun folks! Hiking trail was skinnable, ski trail was good, and we booted back down the hiking trail. Temps hovered around 0° before wind chill.

2025-01-21

A perfect dawn at @whiteface_mt getting in some uphill vert mileage. 👌

2025-01-21

With Onward Mountain Guides, you get to demo brand-new, high-quality gear on your adventure! Book a trip today. Thanks @lowaboots and @highpeakscyclery

2025-01-21

We had a great time tonight swinging tools and swapping stories at Thursday Night Ice club! See you next week 🙌

2025-01-21

Today’s chilly shenanigans at @whiteface_mt. Wind chill at -16°! My 2025 map is filling in nicely!

Skiers glide down a snowy slope surrounded by snow-covered trees. In the distance, a misty mountain with winding ski trails creates a serene winter landscape.

2025-01-20

Superb day at @whiteface_mt with good buddies yesterday. Started with uphill skinning in the morning and stuck around to get in some lift laps! The sunrise and clear viability was wild! 🤩 🎿

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2025-01-20

Ski Day #22 (2025) - Frigid Wright Peak 🥶 Skylight Mountain Guides kindly invited me along on their guide training day! Surprisingly good conditions, and fun folks! Hiking trail was skinnable, ski trail was good, and we booted back down the hiking trail. Temps hovered around 0° before wind chill.

2025-01-18

Harlot - 1/18/25 Guided a super fun group of guys and made the best of the warm conditions. We ended up snagging the driest line and everyone made huge progress while cheered on by their supportive friends. Good times!

Two people are ice climbing on a vertical frozen waterfall using ropes amid a snow-covered landscape with trees above. A climber ascends a large frozen waterfall using climbing gear surrounded by tall trees and a cloudy sky. A person climbs a large frozen waterfall, surrounded by snow-covered rocks and trees in a wintry landscape. A person climbs a large frozen waterfall with ice axes surrounded by snow and leafless trees in a forested area. A climber ascends a large frozen waterfall surrounded by bare trees in a wintery forest setting, wearing winter gear and using climbing equipment. Five people in snow gear smile and pose on a snowy path wearing helmets and snowshoes. One person is playfully sticking out their tongue. Trees and a parked car are in the background.

2025-01-18

A perfect dawn at Whiteface Mountain getting in some uphill vert mileage. 👌

2025-01-17

With Onward Mountain Guides, you get to demo brand-new, high-quality gear on your adventure! Book a trip today. Thanks @lowaboots and @highpeakscyclery

2025-01-16

We had a great time tonight swinging tools and swapping stories at Thursday Night Ice club! See you next week 🙌

2025-01-15

The Bowsers in Cascade Pass made for a lovely, chill day, even with the raging winds. 👌

2025-01-15

Three weekends in a row in the Seward Range with three completely different winter conditions. But we got ‘em done with no injuries — just loooong days. 😁

Two people stand smiling beside a snow-covered sign that reads Seward Mountain amidst snowy trees under a clear blue sky.

2024-12-25

Waiting till Christmas morning to put up the ornaments wasn’t necessarily the plan, but it might be a fun new tradition! The day was too beautiful not to get out for a little ski on the rail trail. Happy Holidays from us to you!

A decorated Christmas tree stands illuminated with colorful lights and ornaments in a living room. Presents are underneath. Nearby, a gray couch with a red snowflake pillow completes the festive decor. A person cross-country skiing on a snowy path flanked by wooden fences under a clear blue sky with a forest in the distance. A person skis along a snowy, fenced pathway surrounded by a vast, snow-covered landscape with distant trees under a clear blue sky. Two people smiling while skiing against a snowy landscape and clear blue sky wearing sunglasses and winter clothing. One holds ski poles and the other wears a beanie.

2024-12-19

Why do executives (or regular people, for that matter) continue to post their communications to X? I literally cannot open the links. It’s 2024, loading a webpage should not be this difficult. Post to your own domain! (From this article, btw.)

2024-12-17

New gear day!! 😍 Book a trip and you could be the first to swing them into ice! Thanks @petzl_official

Boxes of Petzl products are neatly arranged inside an open cardboard box on a patterned rug. Visible items include packaging labeled “ACTIK CORE 600” and various gear boxes. Boxes of Petzl climbing equipment are stacked on a wooden floor, surrounded by various related gear, including an ice axe. The scene is set in a room with shoes visible in the background. Text: Petzl, DART, VASAK, Lynx, 600 kg, 13 screws.

2024-12-15

🎙️ Having heard you say how much you wanted to be a parent someday, I couldn’t be more excited for you, @imyke@myke.social (and Adina). I’ve loved hearing all the baby talk. It really has been quite the year! 🥹 Good luck! 🤞 overcast.fm/+AADAvLi-…

2024-12-13

🎙️ One of the best explainers for the three types of fun I’ve heard to date. And I like what he says at the end; it’s in type 3 that you really grow. dirtbagdiaries.com

2024-12-13

Got out for a little ski scouting for future projects. It was a bit rockier than I expected. Sorry skins! 😬 Gorgeous day though.

Snow-covered field with sparse vegetation illuminated by sunlight through tall evergreen trees under a cloudy sky in a serene winter forest setting. A large modern house stands atop a snow-covered rocky hill surrounded by trees against a blue sky, with large windows and intricate architectural details visible. A snow-covered path winds through a forest of bare trees on a cloudy winter day with sparse vegetation peeking through the snow and footsteps leading down the trail. A person wearing sunglasses and a headband stands smiling in a snowy forest with overcast skies Ray-Ban sunglasses and an orange backpack strap are visible. Bare trees stand motionless, surrounded by a snow-covered rocky landscape with a sheer cliff in the background. Icicles hang from the top, contrasting with the clear blue sky. Snow-covered field stretching towards mountains under a cloudy sky with patches of light shining through highlighting a serene and cold winter landscape.

2024-12-12

🎙️ I snorted so hard it hurt. Thanks @rebound@hachyderm.io. 🤣 overcast.fm/+AADe1njn…

2024-12-12

Big year! Going bigger in 2025. 💪 #StravaRecap

P.S. Thanks for all the kudos @lame_letters, and all the fun times @rech310, @sgardnerdpt, @klister_the_cat! 🙌

2024-12-11

Super glad I got out yesterday for a ski before all the rain blew in. It was so good out at @whiteface_mt. Hope we get a new covering soon!

Chairlift moving over a snowy ski slope surrounded by leafless trees with mountains in the distance. Orange skis visible at the bottom indicate someone skiing below. Ski lift ascends snowy mountain slope with bare trees below and distant peaks under a cloudy blue sky. A ski lift chair moves through a foggy winter landscape with snow-covered trees, under a dimly visible sun in the sky.

2024-12-10

Today was a perfect day at @whiteface_mt! Incredible views, soft snow, good weather, and great friends. Thanks to the whole team there! (And maybe let someone know that your ski patroller made their escape with a Christmas tree down the slopes! 🤣)

Snow-dusted trees stand along ski trails blanketed in fog on a mountain slope amidst a forest landscape under a gray sky. Three people wearing winter gear and helmets sit on a ski lift with snowy trees in the background. The person in the middle waves, smiling in an outdoor snowy setting. Snow-covered trees stand motionless atop a mountain overlooking winding ski trails amidst a vast expanse of nearby snow-topped ridges under a cloudy sky. Skier carries a large branch while skiing down a snowy slope wearing dark pants and a red jacket amidst vast white snow-covered terrain. Digital map shows ski routes on a mountain highlighted in red. <strong>Text:</strong> WHITEFACE December 9 2024 8 runs skiing a total of 15.6 mi and 15755 ft downhill 33.8 mph top speed 3134 ft tallest run 2.9 mi longest run Tracked with Slopes

2024-12-09

Swinging into early ice season at Harlot on the north side of Pitchoff! (Is it still early with flows this thick?) It sure feels good to kick into vertical ice again.

Book your trip to learn the pure joy of climbing frozen waterfalls. No experience needed! Or get out onto new flows with us.

@newyorkoutdoorguides @lakeplacidadk #Adirondacks #PerfectDayADK #HireAGuide

Climber ascends a steep icy cliff using ice axes surrounded by a snowy landscape with bare trees. Snow-covered evergreen trees stand still across a sloped mountain landscape surrounded by sparse underbrush and a cloudy sky. Snow-covered trees stand still in a mountainous landscape surrounded by dense forest under an overcast sky. Sparse branches emerge from the deep snow in the foreground. Climber scaling an icy cliff using gear in a snowy forested area with leafless trees above. A person climbs a steep ice-covered rock face using ropes in a snowy forested area with bare and evergreen trees under an overcast sky. Climber ascends icy rock face using ropes surrounded by snow-covered terrain and leafless trees under a cloudy sky. Icicles hanging from a rocky cliff with snow covering the ground and trees. The cliff is steep, and the frozen formations create a layered appearance in a winter forest setting.

2024-12-09

🎙️ On an episode of one of my new favorite podcasts, The Sharp End, from about five years ago, I heard a shout-out to someone I know in real life! Another local climber and hiker, Matt Baer, apparently won a climbing helmet giveaway back then. Makes the world feel a little smaller, in a good way.