by Kristina | Feb 8, 2013 | Backcountry, Mountains, Skiing
In my last post I took you to the top of Mt. Joffre via the Aussie Coulior. Because it’s just such a damn beautiful line, here’s the photo for you again:Aussie Coulior. Photo by Andrew Sullivan.The ski descent was steep; stable; springy; SOLID! Basically...
by Kristina | Feb 6, 2013 | Backcountry, Skiing
Our first Canadian objective as part of the Keith’s Hut Trip was to ski from the summit of Joffre Peak.The other people in our crew sent it the previous day and had nothing but fantastic reports of great snow and stable conditions. We awoke to completely clear...
by Kristina | Jan 31, 2013 | Backcountry, Camping, Skiing
Much to my family’s chagrin, I didn’t go home to Montana for Christmas this year (sorry Mom!). In fact, I didn’t go anywhere. For the first time ever I stayed in Seattle. On Christmas Day I enjoyed a super soggy run, took in a movie, and ate a...
by Kristina | Jan 16, 2013 | Life
The Seattle ski scene hasn’t had much in the way of precip lately, so I skipped skiing this weekend and opted to bike instead. The weather was clear, cold, and sunny, making for a lovely little ride. I went out to Alki and would like to note that I did NOT fall...
by Kristina | Jan 13, 2013 | 30 Before 30, Advice, Life
Last year I put together a 2011 Year in Review where I listed all of the things I had accomplished and laid out some goals I hoped to achieve for 2012. As it’s the season of ‘Lists’ I feel inspired to do it again. So now for your reading...
by Kristina | Jan 7, 2013 | Climbing
One of my goals for 2012 was to cleanly lead a 10c outside. Since my fall a few years ago I’ve been a hesitant leader, but thanks to my great new climbing buddy Rachel, I’ve quickly improved my “lead head” We traveled to El Potrero at the...
by Kristina | Jan 4, 2013 | Action Figure Mascot, Advice, Climbing
For those of you considering a trip to El Potrero Chico (and really, why haven’t you just bought your tickets already???), here is a list of MUST DO’s while you are down there!First and foremost put together an awesome crew. Make sure they are awesome and...
by Kristina | Dec 21, 2012 | Action Figure Mascot, Climbing
For Thanksgiving 2012, THE GROUP and I headed down to El Potrero Chico, Mexico, an amazing sport climbing area 26 miles northwest of Monterrey, Mexico, just outside the small town of Hidalgo, Nuevo Leon. The canyon features hundreds of beautiful limestone routes...
by Kristina | Dec 7, 2012 | Action Figure Mascot, Climbing, Travel
In climbing, the first person to set a route gets to name it. The names of routes can tell you almost as much about the area as about the climb. In some cases, they are related. “Blocky Bimbo” for example could be used as the name for a juggy, blocky...
by Kristina | Dec 4, 2012 | Action Figure Mascot, Climbing
Grandpa Max came with me to El Potrero Chico, Mexico, to get his climb on. We had a Mexcellent time. More posts to come, but for now, here is something a little different: a slideshow of Grandpa’s adventure! (turn on captions in the lower left hand corner for...
