by Kristina | Jun 4, 2012 | Hiking
This past weekend I got my recreation on in Anacortes, where I hung out on a boat with my friend Matt, and in Leavenworth, where I did some extreme hiking with Anne on Dirty Face. Yes, you read that right, Dirty Face Peak is an actual hike in Washington State and I...
by Kristina | May 29, 2012 | Climbing
As I was writing my Mt. St. Helens blog it dawned on me that I never actually wrote about my last birthday celebration. Lazy and unacceptable – so here you go! I spent my 27th birthday climbing Monkey Face at Smith Rock, Oregon. The iconic 350 foot rock...
by Kristina | May 22, 2012 | Backcountry, Skiing
On March 23 I ventured out into the Kendall Lakes area with my buddies Anne and James. Kendall Lakes are near Snoqualmie Summit along the I-90 corridor and we had some great views of the surrounding hills on the clear, sunny day!Summit at SnoqualmieI still can’t...
by Kristina | May 16, 2012 | Action Figure Mascot, Backcountry, Skiing
I meant to post this video to the St. Helens blog but forgot, so here you go blogosphere – the awesome spring-corny turns coming down Helens on my birthday weekend! As you can tell from the giddy laughter, I really, really like skiing. Also, here are some...
by Kristina | May 15, 2012 | Action Figure Mascot, Backcountry, Life, Skiing
We interrupt your regularly scheduled programming to bring you this SPECIAL announcement: In celebration of my 28th Birth Anniversary, yesterday I successfully summitted and skied Mt. St. Helens.In a dress.With about 300 other people.That’s right, they ALL care...
by Kristina | May 9, 2012 | Backcountry, Skiing
March 18 was a fun day up at Source Lake. The Source Lake area is near Alpental, and feeds into the sidecountry of Alpental Ski Resort. It’s also near Chair Peak, which many people will circumnavigate in one long day of touring. You can climb it in the summer,...
by Kristina | May 7, 2012 | Backcountry, Skiing
On March 16, I tagged along with 3 boys to Skyline Ridge and got in about 4,500 feet of skiing. For me, that’s a good day (although most boys will say they’d like about 7,000 feet at least).Skyline Ridge, also known as Heather Ridge, is off of Hwy 2, which...
by Kristina | May 3, 2012 | Backcountry, Skiing
Here I go promising (threatening?) to tell you about all of my backcountry skiing adventures, and I fall off the face of the earth. Never fear, I’m alive, just really, really busy. Family, work, and a social life will do that to a girl. But I miss you blog...
by Kristina | Apr 19, 2012 | Backcountry, Skiing
My first ever backcountry ski day was a 2-day epic trip to Mt. Baker. Some friends were renting a cabin up at the mountain and I was lucky enough to get an invite! The weekend of February 18-19 it was DUMPING snow. Seriously, look at this:Can you call that ass deep?It...
by Kristina | Apr 13, 2012 | Climbing
An Australian Rappel is when you rappel down a rock face with the belay device in your back belay loop, vs. your front belay loop*. Instead of lowering yourself with your back to the ground, you are going face first.I learned how to rig this up a few years ago...
