The Grand Picnic August 2023
We were thrilled to complete The Grand Picnic in 19.5 hours on WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2023. Two close friends – Andrew Talansky and Tony Scarponi and 1 who will now be a friend forever – Jason Smith joined the adventure (at the last minute!). We started The Grand Picnic at 1 AM out of the […]
Big Belt Buckle Challenge Event #1: Mt. Shasta
After an overnight nap, a lot of eating, and the nine-hour drive to Mt. Shasta, we were going to attempt to summit the 14,180’ glaciated volcano on April 3. When we arrived at the trailhead at Bunny Flats around 5 p.m., the weather was perfect and the atmosphere was joyful among those that had been […]
Big Belt Buckle Challenge Event #1: Mt. Whitney
Snowfall in the western United States for the 2021-2022 season was not great, and temperatures were staring to rise in the region. So, a great friend of mine, Tony Scarponi, and I made a last-minute decision to take on the first event of the BBBC ASAP. Our goal was to skin, climb, alpine ascend, and then […]
Wasatch and Uintas
On February 4th, I was feeling back to normal after the ‘vid, but weaker than before as I hadn’t been able to work out in a few weeks. I had a good day in the backcountry and we were able to get out and up the Wasatch. We took the lift up Solitude and then skinned up the […]
Uintas: Learning to Snowmobile in Powder and Summit
Mud Peak
