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Swiss Avalanche: Complete Burial and Rescue

It is important to learn from the mistakes of others as well as yourself. I have uploaded this video to act as a learning tool to demonstrate what ill preparedness looks like in an avalanche rescue situation. A...

Turning Back from the Edge – Caldron Peak

My original intention was to leave my companions unnamed, so as to take any damnation for our choices on my own head.  They however pointed out that background, experience, and knowledge influence decisions, an...

Conditions update… The year of the Rockies?

The Rockies continue to offer opportunities for big lines. I’m certainly not going to make any predictions on the weather this season! But if we’ve had this much good stability and “spring-like” conditions, ...

Kicking Horse Conditions Report: March 3rd, 2015

The first part of my conditions report is this: most of my friends in Golden have kids. Luckily, I was able to find a fellow childless amigo who was keen on hitting the slopes with me. Childless though he ma...