by Kristina | May 21, 2020 | Outdoor Industry
I inadvertently kicked off a beacon storm with a post on Instagram complaining about wearing my avalanche transceiver. Specifically, I was griping about wearing it in a harness instead of in a pocket. Like most outdoor products, beacon harnesses/holsters are designed...
by Kristina | May 14, 2020 | Nonprofit, SheJumps
COVID has made it hard to motivate to write for my own blog of late. But I’ve still done a lot of writing. I contributed a few blogs lately to SheJumps, and just completed the next edition of Mountaineer magazine. I’m working on a few posts for the coming...
by Kristina | Apr 30, 2020 | Life
In this edition of Look What COVID Made Me Do…. Every Friday night near my house, a Johnny Appleseed-like, Scottish-kilt wearing savior walks my neighborhood playing the bagpipes. When we learned about him a few weeks ago, hubs and I followed the bagpiper for 45...
by Kristina | Apr 16, 2020 | Advice, How To
An FKT, or Fastest Known Time, is a speed record on any given route. First popularized by “extreme” athletes, FKTs became mainstream with the launch of Strava and their King/Queen of the Hill designation. Soon, all sorts of “athletes” were setting “records” for any...
by Kristina | Apr 9, 2020 | Advice, Gear
Based on the whelming response to last week’s Sidewalk Yielding blog, I’m guessing a few of you have time on your hands. Might I suggest using your free time to practice crevasse rescue? Building Z-pulleys and J-pulleys and 45-to-1 pulleys is not only...
by Kristina | Apr 2, 2020 | Advice
Gone are the days of passing people mindlessly on the sidewalk, eyes downcast to avoid human interaction. Now every block is full of obstacles and danger, all of us pawns in a giant game of Frogger. Or maybe it’s Packman? Regardless, there are new rules for...
by Kristina | Mar 26, 2020 | Advice, Gear
If you, like me, are struggling to adjust to the new normal in the age of Coronavirus, you may have turned to your favorite alcoholic beverage and accidentally got drunk on a Tuesday. (Or was it Monday?) I’m not here to judge. I want to help. That’s why I’m excited to...
by Kristina | Mar 19, 2020 | Advice, Skiing
With the early closure of the ski resorts, lots of skiers are lamenting the end of ski season. Yes, even me, the girl who skis uphill in a tutu most of the time. To help you through this tough time, here are 7 hybrid ski words you can work into every day conversation...
by Kristina | Mar 12, 2020 | Montana, Turns All Year
When I started my Turns All Year journey, I never imagined I would make it to Month 100. What an obscure and meaningless and ridiculous pursuit this is. And yet, here I am. I’m happy to have reached this milestone, and happier in general because of the...
by Kristina | Mar 5, 2020 | Advice, Life
This is a story about burritos. It’s also a story about cell phones, and why you should put down your phone to discover new experiences. New, nude experiences to be precise. The alarm rouses our tent at 7am and, queens of efficiency, we are in the road by 7:38am. With...
