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...
by Kristina | Oct 16, 2012 | 30 Before 30, Action Figure Mascot, Backcountry, Mountaineering, Skiing
For part 2 of the Mt. Baker summit attempt, let me take you to 4:45am on our second day. The disruptive alarm woke us from our deep slumber and we arose from our warm, cozy sleeping bags to shove our protesting feet into cold, rigid ski boots. Dramatic enough for you?...
by Kristina | Oct 8, 2012 | Advice, Backcountry, Mountaineering
I think I first heard about the three Levels of Fun on a podcast – perhaps Dirtbag Diaries? Or maybe I read a link from my favourite blogger of late Brendan Leonard? Either way, Fun Levels I through III have become my rating scale for any and all adventures ever...
by Kristina | Oct 4, 2012 | 30 Before 30, Action Figure Mascot, Backcountry, Mountaineering, Mountains, Skiing
Chasing my summer ski turns for my 10th consecutive month (part of the 30 Before 30 quest), I endeavored to climb Mt. Baker in August with 4 friends. Baker is the 3rd tallest mountain in Washington State (10,778′) and the volcano offers some of the best training...
by Kristina | Sep 25, 2012 | Action Figure Mascot, Climbing
Over labor day weekend The Group once again traveled to Skaha to get our climb on. Located in the bluff’s overlooking Skaha Lake in Penticton, BC, Skaha is mostly sport climbing with some mixed routes and a little trad. Many people camp in town in gross,...
by Kristina | Sep 19, 2012 | Costumes, Life
This month marks the 10 year anniversary of meeting my best friend and oft partner in crime, the world famous Miss Allison! The customary gift for 10-years is TIN, so to celebrate our Friendiversary we had a Fire and Ice party: think little red dresses and ice blue...
by Kristina | Sep 7, 2012 | Life
I’m settling back into a very happy life here in Seattle after the tumult of potentially moving earlier this year. Here are some shots of my home – the most beautiful city in the world:Flying TigerSeattle Sunset from Capitol Hill
