Monthly Archives: March 2013

If I have mangled fingers and a bottle of Freixenet, it can only mean one thing: Success in the mountains!  I completed the Ken Jones Classic, a ski mountaineering race.  I climbed up and skied down 3 mountains in 3 … Continue reading →

Went to a presentation by Bill Corbett the other night.  He was speaking at the Alpine Club’s clubhouse about his ascent of all 54 of the 11,000ers (the mountains over 11,000 feet)  He was the third person to do them … Continue reading →

Now that I have some free time I’m enjoying some snow and cold in a different setting!  Went out with the Monod‘s bunch, an eclectic mix of nationalities that work at the ski and mountaineering store in Banff. It sounds like … Continue reading →

Once again I’ve returned home from work after a lengthy hitch. Very tiring as the deep snow meant I had to finally trade my wheeled ATV for a tracked machine.  The thing is impossible to turn and had me scrambling … Continue reading →