See below for articles about the Hans Fund as well as a full library of Hans's press coverage. The library includes Hans's own published writing as well as articles documenting his ski mountaineering career.
P: What surprised you most when you got to Georgia?
JT: They love Tupac in Georgia. We had just left our hotel beginning our drive to Ushguli. We stopped at a stoplight and a BMW pulled up next to us. Tupac’s lyrics filled the air with a loud bass line. Messages to Tupac were written on [...]
Bozeman, Montana. The Hans Saari Memorial Fund, a grant-giving organization established to honor the life and values of ski-mountaineer Hans Saari, has announced award recipients for its spring 2008 grant cycle, including the recipients of the newly launched Hans Saari Memorial Ski Exploration Grant. [full article]
by Joe Stock
Over nine days in May 2008 Andrew Wexler and Dylan Taylor and I made a 100-mile, full-length ski traverse of the Tordrillo Mountains in Alaska. Our traverse traveled from south to north through the Tordrillos, climbing 38,000 vertical feet and making ski descents off the four highest peaks including Mt. Spurr (11,069′), Mt. [...]
By Leah Miller
With the help of a ski exploration grant from the Hans Saari Memorial Fund (HSMF), Jason Thompson, 27, Seth Waterfall, 33, and Tyler Jones, made the first (known) descents of Mount Shkhara (17,063 ft.), the highest peak in the Republic of Georgia, early this summer. Leaving the U.S. on May 16 and returning [...]