Mount Shuksan via The North Face, White Salmon, and NE Ridge
On August 3, 4, 5, 2021 I got to climb the North Face of Shuksan via the Fisher Chimneys down the White Salmon Glacier up the North Face then up the Northeast Ridge of the Summit Pyramid. Our descent was via Hell’s Highway, Winnie’s Slide and Fisher Chimneys. This was a three day trip andContinue reading →
Three Ravine Tour: Skiing in Tuckerman Ravine, Oakes Gulf, and Gulf of Slides
I was going through some old tracks and found a track from a trip I did in March 2019. This is a pretty classic tour for me to do. The day I did this tour the avalanche hazard was low. You can see the archived forecast for the day here. The day ended up warmerContinue reading →
Moab MTB, Whole Enchilada and Slickrock
On October 14 and 15, 2020 I got to ride two of Moab’s classic trails The Whole Enchilada and Slickrock. I found these trails very different from each other and unique compared to trails I have ridden in other areas.. The WE was a long trail/ride that went from over 11,000 feet to the ColoradoContinue reading →
West Side NoCo Mountain Bike Ride
On June 22, 2020 I had an appointment to get my car fixed so I planned a bike ride from the garage. I wanted it to take a good portion of the day so I wouldn’t have to wait for the car to get fixed. What I ended up with is a 25.13 mile rideContinue reading →
Mountain Biking -–––> Mapping -––––> Python
In the last two months I started to learn how to write Python code. For me to learn I needed to simultaneously take an online course and work on a project that motivates me. When I started working on this I figured I might get something done in 6-8 months. Fortunately I wrote a programContinue reading →
Mount Washington Climbs and Ski Runs
First a disclaimer: The info is the best I know but all data should be considered suspect until you have field verification. Here is a Geopdf map, with GPX, KML, and a GeoJSON data files along with a KMZ file that will put the map onto Google Earth to download of the runs and gullyContinue reading →
Red Rock Canyon Painted Bowl Descent
November 17, 2019 I have done the Painted Bowl descent numerous times both from the top of Solar Slab and Black Orpheus but I never did a GPS track of it. Yesterday I climbed Solar Slab with a friend and tracked the descent. For the most part it is pretty easy to find, particularly theContinue reading →
Personalized Visualization of an Avalanche Forecast
October 26, 2018 Avalanche forecasts currently come with some specificity through the use of “Avalanche Problems”, we now get: Avalanche Character Location Likelihood Size This methodology for forecasting allows the user to better understand the information the forecaster is trying to communicate. If you are unfamiliar with this style of forecast this short video isContinue reading →
South Sister Prouty Glacier
May 14, 2018 Had a chance to go to Oregon for some work and had an extra day, fortunately it was spectacular weather. My friend in Bend OR wanted to ski the Prouty Glacier on the South Sister. The trail head is about 30 minutes from Bend. From the trail head the route climbs justContinue reading →
Ski Touring in Iceland’s Troll Peninsula
In April 2018 I went to Iceland with Andy to ski tour. The touring in Iceland’s Troll Peninsula is logistically simple in that tours start right from the road, there are no trees to obscure routes, and the mountains are below 4000 feet with tours starting from virtually sea level. In the 9 days weContinue reading →
Gran Paradiso Map and KMZ
In my previous post I had a video explaining how I was working on a Gran Paradiso map and putting it on an offsite server so it can put it into Caltopo as a map layer to manipulate. Well that process has been completed and I have been working the map a bit more. ThatContinue reading →
Gran Paradiso Digital Map
The first time I guided the Gran Paradiso I was surprised at the maps I could get. I couldn’t find any digital maps of the area beyond the TF Outdoors layer you find in Caltopo and other apps, and the paper maps were vague. One of the things I wanted to do as I learnContinue reading →
Hokkaido Niseko Area Including Yotei
This is a rare type of post for me. I have a number of friends heading to Japan to ski or ski guide and since I needed projects to lean how to build maps I decided I would make some maps for Japan. What makes that rare is I have never been to Japan toContinue reading →
Gooseberry Mesa MTB
Gooseberry Mesa was my first ride on slickrock ride. The trailhead for the mesa is located just outside Hurricane UT about 2hr 45min from Las Vegas and 4hrs 45 min from Salt Lake City. On the Mountain Bike Project website they say: “Gooseberry Mesa is a world class trail. It’s one of the best technical trails anywhereContinue reading →
Ben Macdui via Faicaill Ridge Scramble with a Descent into Lairig Ghru
During my vacation to Scotland with my wife Jane, I took a day to do a little solo mission. We had been hiking and climbing a lot and the weather was marginal with wind in the forecast. Jane decided to take the train to Inverness while I went on a hike with a short scramble inContinue reading →
Ben Nevis via Tower Ridge
My wife Jane and I went to Scotland for a vacation and we had the luck of having two really good weather days in Fort William. We used that luck to climb the classic Tower Ridge on the North side of Ben Nevis. This is a classic hard scramble/climb. The ridge straddles the line between a scrambleContinue reading →
Cliff Area MBT Trails
Cathedral and Whitehorse are both known for rock climbing but they are also a centerpiece of the mountain bike trails in that area. Good cross country, nice downhills, technical uphills and great views make this area a fun and interesting place to ride. You’ll notice a high density of trails around Echo Lake. As far asContinue reading →
Marshall Property Trails
The Marshall Conservation Area is Town Conservation Land that has been recently acquired. White Mountain Chapter of NEMBA has been quite busy building trails and upgrading and relocating older trails. Please assist them in any way you can WMMBA. My understanding is that there will be more work done over the next few years so the map belowContinue reading →
Thompson Road, Walmart and Outer Limits Area MTB Trails
Over the past few years I have started to mountain bike. That new sport got me onto trails I never knew existed that were right in my backyard so to speak. As I rode I would track myself so I could better make sense of the maze of trails I was riding. Those tracks would getContinue reading →
Mount Baker
The classic Volcano of the North Cascades Mount Baker has the quality of routes like Rainier but without the altitude. The North Ridge of Mount Baker is a quality route with The Coleman-Demming an interesting glacier climb. The Easton is a more monotonous glacier route but is a good introduction to glaciated mountaineering. The ParkContinue reading →