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June 50k
Backcountry skiing is awesome. I love everything about it. I love being outside. I love the challenges of getting up a mountain on your own and finding your way down safely. I love the way it sounds when all you can hear is the snow falling and the feeling of charging...
Diversity in the Outdoors with Expedition Denali
For our July issue of Mountaineer Magazine, out today, I had the pleasure of interviewing Tyrhee Moore and Rosemary Saal of Expedition Denali, the first all African-American team to attempt to summit America's highest peak.Together we delved into the issue of...
Mountaineers: Not Just For Old Dudes
The Mountaineers launched a fancy new website on Cinco de Mayo, and as the Content Project Manager, the site launch pretty much took over my life for all of April and May (except for, you know, when I was in Norway). Subsequently I neglected to share the most recent...
Norway – Sjufjellet (1086m) (and our first summit!)
The roads in Norway are plagued with something called a Frost Heaves - a inverse speed bump caused from the freeze/thaw cycle of the road. Some of them look bad and are fine, and others look innocuous and will send your car airborne.That is not an exaggeration....
Operation 30 Before 30 – Complete
Exactly one month ago I turned 30. Inspired by my fabulous and inventive friend Ginger, I created my own 30 Before 30 List just after my 28th birthday. With two full years to complete the list I was ambitious, listing things like: run a full...
Baker via Squak Glacier – Summit Ski in a Day
We interrupt your regularly scheduled program of posts about Norway to bring you this very important announcement : yesterday (Wednesday, June 4) I climbed Baker and skied down from the summit. With Theresa. We were both wearing tutus. Because: Team Tutu. Get...
Norway – Middagstiden (1072m) & Cabin Avalanche
For our second day in Norway, we opted to ski Middagstinden (Dinner Peak). With heavy snow predicted, this was a safe choice with low-angled terrain and few concerns about objective hazard. Huddled around my computer over delicious gin and tonics (imported Gin from a...
Norway – Daltinden (1533m)
Life has been a bit hectic, so please forgive me my tardiness in posting about Norway. The trip was so fantastic and I was SO EXCITED to document it's every super-duper-important-detail that I got overwhelmed and didn't post...for a month. You'd think I would know...
Grocery Shopping in Norway
Grocery stores in Norway are expensive. Like, really expensive. Don't expect to be able to visit them on just any day. No no. Certain stores are only open on certain days, even the "big stores" are much smaller than the ones you'll find in the states. Most...
