We had just moved camp on our seventh of nine days exploring and skiing in the Jetim-Bel range of central Kyrgyzstan.  Having finished digging out a beautiful snow kitchen, I skinned about 20 feet away from where my partners, Molly Loomis and Ann Piersall, were setting up our tent, pulled my pants down around my [...]

With an auspicious start of delays due to an ash spewing Icelandic Volcano, late luggage, a recently overthrown government ripe with political unrest, border closures and some seriously creative driving, during May of 2010 Ollie Nieuwland-Zlotnicki and I (Nathan Rowland) found ourselves at a remote military outpost in Eastern Kyrgyzstan near the border of China. [...]

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 [...]

The Tordrillos are well-documented in Tordrillo—Pioneer Climbs and Flights in the Tordrillo Mountains of Alaska by Rodman Wilson and Paul Crews Sr. The most significant traverse in that book was by the burly team of Scott Woolums and Mark Jonas in March 1982. Aiming for tower climbing in the Kichatna Mountains, they left from Beluga [...]

The Hans Saari Memorial Fund, a grant-giving organization established to honor the life and values of ski-mountaineer Hans Saari, announces the winners of its 2011 exploration grants. This is the fourth year the Fund has awarded grants to skiers looking to pursue their dreams in the mountains. Over that time the fund has awarded [...]

In its second annual list of top young skiers, Powder magazine has named three Hans Fund youth ski camp grads to the list. Congrats to Andrew Pollard, Leo Ahrens, and Duncan Adams. All had awesome seasons this year and we are psyched we actually got to ski with them!!!
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The Hans Saari Memorial Fund has confirmed dates for its 2011 Youth Ski Camp in Wyoming’s Grand Tetons. The camp is scheduled for Thursday through Monday, June 16 -20, 2011. The dates of the camp have been moved back in order to accommodate the numerous public schools with finish dates around June 9th and 10th. [...]

The Hans Saari Memorial Fund will be hosting its 2nd Annual Up There Film Fest on January 14th and 15th at the Emerson Center for the Arts in Bozeman, Montana. This year’s show includes a night of short films on January 14th featuring Chris Davenport’s travels in Antarctica as well as films featuring skiing in [...]

Northern Lights Trading Company is again bringing the North Face Speaker Series to Bozeman. On Wednesday, Octobert 13, 2010 at 7:00 pm, Kit Deslauriers will share her recent ski adventure to the Artic National Wildlife Refuge. All proceeds will benefit the Hans Saari Memorial Fund, so show up for a memorable evening brought to you [...]

After several days of being trapped in Bishkek during the recent political turmoil that resulted in the ouster of President Bakiyev, Ann, Jamie, and Molly got out town and into the mountains. They have returned safely from their trip to the Jetim Bel Range and have posted a brief update here
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