by Kristina | Jan 24, 2019 | 30 Before 30, Advice, Backcountry, Injuries, Mountaineering, Turns All Year, Tutu
I wrote this piece in the summer of 2018 for Osprey Packs and I was excited about how it came out. You can read the original piece (including more photos) here. I can feel the weight of the liquid sloshing around in its overstretched blister cavities with...
by Kristina | Jun 9, 2018 | Mountaineering, Skiing, Turns All Year
The depth of my anguish as measured by the disappearance of my chin. Photo by Peter Dunau.My shoulders ache, my hip belt is digging in to my fleshy bits, and I think I have a rock in my shoe. It’s the middle of the summer and I’ve once again strapped my...
by Kristina | Dec 7, 2017 | Mountaineering, Publications
One step at a time. It can be slow, and often painful, but you can always take one more step. That’s how you climb mountains, and that’s how you recover from addiction. Nik Jensen knows the trials and tribulations of both. I don’t remember meeting Nik, suffice to say...
by Kristina | Jan 27, 2017 | Climbing, Mountaineering, The Mountaineers
Earlier this week, The Mountaineers hosted a speaking event with the iconic father-son duo: Jim and Leif Whittaker. I was honored to introduce the Whittakers to our audience, and even more grateful to experience their presentation full of brand new, never-before-seen...
by Kristina | Aug 11, 2016 | Climbing, Life, Mountaineering, Mt. Rainier
Living an adventurous life isn’t always glamorous, especially when it comes to dealing with poop in the backcountry. I dare say poop is the most unglamorous reality of living an outdoor life, followed closely by trash, snot, bugs, blisters, bruises, dirt, hat...
by Kristina | Apr 21, 2016 | Advice, Backcountry, Hiking, How To, Mountaineering, Mountains, Skiing, Turns All Year, Tutu
Experienced adventuristas often forget what it was like to be ‘the noob’. We have our kit dialed, know how much food to pack, and can go from no plans to leaving on a two-day ski trip in 30-minutes without breaking a sweat. But we were all beginners once,...
