The Reluctant Alpinist

18 mile day hike on one of the longest days of the year to ski and pond skim at the Fountain of Youth in Desolation Wilderness.

In search of a mellow day after a long weekend of some high-intensity days in the eastern sierras, we decided to see what new bounty...

Another long day in the books. Over 10 miles and 4200' of vertical. We set out to reach the summit of Crater Crest and ski down the east...

We set out to hike to the base of the Cleaver, but got a late start to the day. We made it to the Needle and found some exciting couloirs...

Somehow we always get lucky with conditions on Steven's Peak and our first day out this season was no exception!

We took Kyle's dad, Kent, to the top of Powderhouse for his first winter ascent! There were freshies abound!

Our second annual trip to British Columbia proved to be even more exciting than the last. We tested our backcountry skills on some pretty...

Red Lake Peak and Steven's Peak are two of our favorite backcountry ski spots. They always deliver the goods and we've done them enough...

We've been eyeing the Mount Tallac ski descent ever since we began backcountry skiing. Over the holidays, we finally decided to tick this...

This is one of our favorite backcountry spots. We were gifted with some early season deep powder that stayed cold and gave us enough...

In late March Kyle and I headed north on I-5 to climb and ski Mt. Shasta. With more than 7,000' vertical gain from the parking area at...

This winter we headed north to the land of maple leaves and denim tuxedos to ski the Whistler Backcountry.