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...
by Kristina | Nov 30, 2012 | Backcountry, Skiing
In October I hit my goal of skiing in 12 consecutive months! Why stop there though, when the skiing is just getting good?For November turns, I headed up to the Mt. Baker backcountry with two fellow snow enthusiasts I met at a NWAC event. NWAC is basically the bible...
by Kristina | Nov 19, 2012 | 30 Before 30, Life
I have been wanting to see the musical Wicked for YEARS! Really ever since I decided I was in love with Kristin Chenowith. I mean, did you see her in Pushing Daisies? So cute. So dainty. So talented. Plus her name is only one letter short of MY name. Yes, we’re...
by Kristina | Nov 6, 2012 | Injuries
As you all know I’m pretty BIG on countdowns and marking important milestones. And as luck would have it, today is exactly ONE YEAR from when I did this to my face: Face, Meet Pavement: A Bicycle TaleObviously this is notable enough. However when you also take...
by Kristina | Nov 3, 2012 | 30 Before 30, Backcountry, Mt. Rainier, Skiing, Turns All Year
This October I completed another one of my 30 Before 30 goals – to ski 12 consecutive months! The weather was….wet….and the skiing was….wet….but we got ‘er done for Turns All Year in October. I went up with my potluck buddy Johnny,...
by Kristina | Oct 28, 2012 | Backcountry, Mountaineering
I stumbled across more Baker photos that were taken by Owen and thought they were worth sharing, along with this video of what it looks like to cross a crevasse. Skerred!Camp at sunset. Those tents should have been in a Mountain Hardware commercial!Roped up and ready...
by Kristina | Oct 26, 2012 | Life, Wedding
I recently attended a vineyard wedding in Leavenworth, WA: home of the Bavarian-ophiles dream come true. The scenery was idyllic, the wine was plentiful and I got to wear a pretty pink dress. What more could a girl ask for? Well – since you...
by Kristina | Oct 23, 2012 | 30 Before 30, Backcountry, Mt. Rainier, Skiing
One of the things on my 30 Before 30 list is to ski for 12 consecutive months of the year. September marked month number ELEVEN. It also marked the most miserable skiing to date, as Luke and I battled sun-baked, late summer snow conditions and hallacious winds just to...
by Kristina | Oct 17, 2012 | 30 Before 30
On October 7, 2012, I completely my first FULL MARATHON! I have been considering running a full for a while now, and at the urging of my friends in running group, I finally decided to pull the trigger and sign up for the Portland Full.The main reason I hadn’t...
