Ski Mountaineering

The Many Adventures of an Insatiable Tourist

- When I'm not doing things, I'm writing about doing things-

Things I Write About

I'm a writer, equestrian journalist, and professional copywriter. When I'm not writing for money, I write for fun. Enjoy my thoughts, recaps, and musings here.

Dec 3, 2017
2 min

Why Wilderness Medicine is Cool (and why you should take a class)

For years, my more 'educated' outdoorsfriends have been trying to persuade me to take my Wilderness First Responder (WFR) course. For...

Jul 19, 2017
4 min

Nap Time on the Kautz Glacier

Last weekend we attempted to climb the Kautz Glacier on Mount Rainier in a single-day push. We had good maps uploaded to GAIA GPS and a...

May 8, 2017
4 min

May: Long Weekend #1

The title 'long weekend' has nothing to do with the number of days I spent enjoying my time off from working. It's simply a descriptor of...

Jan 16, 2017
2 min

Lessons Learned: Devil's Kitchen Headwall

Happy Birthday to me! After our very educational/humbling/frustrating attempt a couple days prior, we set out to make the most of the...

Dec 16, 2016
2 min

Skiing Helens in Photos

We left Marble Mountain Snow Park around 8:15am and were, thankfully, able to step into our bindings right out of the parking lot. We saw...

Jul 8, 2016
8 min

Glacier Peak: Desperate for Sweet Turns

After a grueling drive out of Portland, we finally rolled into the TH at 830pm on Friday night. The winding road leading out of...

Jul 5, 2016
7 min

Mount Rainier: In a Day

When the alarm went off at 9:45pm, my first instinct was to throw my phone out the open truck window. It was too early, too late, too ___...

Jun 11, 2016
4 min

Mount Hood: North to South

Andy and I have been talking about heading up Cooper Spur for months now. With the weird weather we’ve had in the PNW this year, getting...

May 7, 2016
6 min

Mount Baker in a Day

It’s become a bit of a theme this Spring that the weather gods choose only to bless those who are able to take time off during the week...

Apr 16, 2016
1 min

Hood in April

We got the chance to climb Mt Hood again a couple of weeks ago- this time with a friend who’d never been up there. It was an incredible...