In May and June of 2011, myself, CJ Carter, and Aaron Rains, all of Bozeman, Montana traveled to Mongolia to explore the country’s outer reaches and, we hoped, ski some of its highest peaks. A mystical throwback to times less complicated, our experience in the Mongolia came as no less than a wild ride through [...]

The Tombstone Territorial Park is located in Northern Yukon, with the Tombstone mountain range oriented roughly East to West.  The range is a crest of towers and spires, with large open valleys running parallel, providing access to the high peaks, located just below the Arctic Circle, and just above the Canadian treeline.
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We accessed the range [...]

“Too much snow.”  Accompanied by a slow shaking of the head, this seems to be the mantra of the people of northern Himachal Pradesh, for this spring of 2011.  The past winter is already gaining legendary status, as residents of the Kullu recount the fierce winds that scoured up and down the valley.  The dormant [...]

Zach Shlosar, Neil Waggoner and I originally planned on leaving May 1st, but due to Zach feeling ill, our trip was postponed a few days. His illness ended up persisting throughout the trip. On Tuesday, we thought we had the weather window. Paul Roderick, with Talkeetna Air Taxi, tried to fly us in, but we [...]

Gregg Smith (of the U.S.), Ben Stephenson (of Canada) and I met in Delhi on January 29, and boarded a flight the next day for Leh, the largest city in the region of Ladakh, in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. Leh lies on an ancient spur route of the Silk Road, connecting India [...]