9 Best Places to Ski and Climb in North America If you’re the kind of person who racks up ski days all winter and scales granite when the snow melts, there’s no need to choose between the two. These nine North American destinations serve up the best of both vertical worlds: world-class skiing and rock climbing, often in the same weekend—or even the same day. Whether you’re a powder hound, […] Brains Martin Kuprianowicz | April 15, 2025 0 Comments
Skiing California’s 14ers Want to ski California 14ers? Here is a checklist with route descriptions. Before you start, read a few tips from the pros about steep skiing: “On truly steep terrain, stand on your uphill ski without leaning into the hill. Put pressure on that ski to begin your turn. Unlike the jumping turns you see in the movies, this type of […] Claire Weiss | May 24, 2021 5 Comments
VIDEO: Deep Water Soloing in Vietnam [arve url="https://youtu.be/-r3cofAeN_Y"] Spencer Cox | August 21, 2020 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Colorado Runner Climbs 1,000 Feet Up First Boulder Flatiron in Under 10 Minutes! The Flatirons are a prominent fixture in Boulder, CO that attracts the likes of hikers, runners, and climbers. For decades, there have been a handful of dedicated runners and climbers who have devoted themselves to test their mettle as they surge up the 1,000-foot rock faces in record time. Related: Boulder, Colorado | If You Have A Weekend To Spend […] Climbing Spencer Cox | August 20, 2020 0 Comments
Trip Report: La Plata Peak, CO – Social Distancing at 14,360′ Report from 2nd August 2020 We left home in Snowmass Village, CO at 6:30 am and made our way to CO-82. We drove over Independence Pass and dropped down the other side toward Twin Lakes. We reached the trailhead at about 7:25 am and began hiking at 7:30. The trail begins as a dirt road but quickly becomes a well-maintained singletrack […] Trip Report Clay Malott | August 5, 2020 1 Comment
HAPE: Mother Nature’s Silent Weapon Why do they do it? Why do so many people risk their lives to summit a mountain peak? Year after year we see countless outdoor enthusiasts tackle the powerful forces of mother nature to conquer high-elevation mountains around the globe. While many are aware of certain risks, such as avalanches and freezing temperatures, the leading cause of death in high […] Industry News Emily Crofton | November 8, 2019 0 Comments
The Double-Edged Sword of Climbing Chalk There is a double-edged sword of climbing, and all outdoor activities really. The world is covered in beautiful and well-preserved parks, forests, and untouched swaths of land. These lands attract hundreds of thousands who want to experience the beauty, but every mile driven and hour flown is slowly destroying the lands we seek out. Slowly but surely altering the world’s climate […] Climbing Joseph Phillips | September 6, 2019 0 Comments
VIDEO: Simply Stunning Time-Lapse of a Superhuman Record Breaking El Capitan Climb This time-lapse sped up video of the record-setting El Capitan climb last fall is simply stunning. For a climb that takes most climbers 3 to 4 days, this is an almost superhuman effort. Well worth a watch, just sit back at marvel at these guys. On a cold, misty morning in late October 2017, after 11 previous attempts, Brad Gobright and […] Climbing CragBrains | April 23, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: Chris Sharma Hucking 100-Footers During 1st Ascent of Pont d’Arc in France Chris Sharma is the god of rock climbing and the logo for Clifbar. This video shows Chris on the first ascent of a 100-foot deep-water-solo climb on Pont d’Arc (bridge arc) in France. The climb is still unnamed. Chris said it is somewhere around a 5.14. “After almost 25 years climbing, its incredible to keep finding new lines that I […] Climbing CragBrains | September 1, 2017 0 Comments
Gunman Fires 15 Shots at Rock Climbers in Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT Yesterday “Warning to all climbers in SLC area. Today, me and 2 friends were on the upper ledge (rapping 4th pitch) of Pentapitch when multiple rounds were fired at us from a green sedan on the side of the vaults road, near gate B. Of the 15 Shots, ~5-7 whistled past us and hit rock around us. The other shots were […] Climbing CragBrains | August 29, 2017 2 Comments
How To Train Yourself To Step On The Top Of The World while living in Colorado Everybody knows about Mount Everest and some of us may even dreamed to step up on top of the world. But only few people actually climbed that mountain. “On the summit day, you feel like you’re really, totally on the edge. If anything goes wrong — it was scarier than I thought it would be.” –Doctor Tracee Metcalfe Here is […] Claire Weiss | March 21, 2017 0 Comments
Ashland, OR Mountain Bike Trail Condition Report: “Time Warp” Today I rode a system of trails in Southern Oregon in the Ashland Watershed. The trails are all melted out and firing from the recent rain. Ashland, Oregon is located about 10 miles from the California Border, right along I-5. The freeway is actually the shuttle route! I got a ride to the top from the local shuttle service, Ashland […] Conditions Report Guest Author | June 21, 2016 0 Comments
VIDEO: California Dream Day with Jeremy Jones | Snowboard, Rock Climbing, Surfing, Mountain Biking What does a perfect day mean to you? Jeremy Jones, Hilaree O’Neill, Matt Hunter and Greg Long group together to make this short film about their dream day. Sponsored by Clif Bar, this short takes us around California between the Sierras and the Bay. Jeremy Jones, “To me, all these sports are a tool to connect with nature, learn about […] Surf Keenan Grady | May 20, 2016 0 Comments
Should Kids Climb Everest? | 12-Year-Old California Boy to Climb Everest Next Month According to the Washington Post, 12-year-old Tyler Armstrong is currently waiting for the call that will grant him permission to attempt to climb Mount Everest, Earth’s highest peak. Tyler has been dreaming of climbing Everest for years and if he is granted permission and makes it to the top, he will be the youngest person ever to scale the mountain. Breaking records […] Industry News Chris Wallner | April 4, 2016 10 Comments
14,162′ Mt. Shasta, CA Late Summer Report: Only a few weeks remaining in our 2015 climbing season. There are still good conditions to be found on the north side glaciers. And for those looking for a non-technical ascent, the Clear Creek route is always an option. Mt. Shasta is known for it’s alpine beauty and unusual cloud formations that appear. Lenticular clouds in particular often make stunning vistas and are frequent in the fall and winter. We’ve seen plenty of photos of a shrouded Mt. Shasta; here’s Mike Whitman’s view from a summit climb that pushed through the clouds. As we move later into the year, the snow from the previous winter is primarily melted. The glacier surface […] Conditions Report Guest Author | August 11, 2015 1 Comment
Friday Fun: Dan Osman Speed-Free-Solo’s Lover’s Leap, CA in 4 Mins 25 Secs… The legendary Dan Osman free climbing Lover’s Leap via the Bear’s Reach route (5.7, 400+ feet) in 4 min 25 sec. Osman tragically died in 1998 at the age of 35 after his rope failed while performing a “controlled free-fall” jump in Yosemite National Park. This clip was originally featured in the movie Masters of Stone IV, released in 1997. Daniel Eugene Osman (February 11, 1963 – November 23, 1998)[1] was a Japanese-American extreme sport practitioner, known for the dangerous sports of free-soloing, rock climbing without ropes […] ameliatraynor | January 30, 2015 1 Comment
More Avalanches End Everest Climbing Season in Nepal On April 18th, 2014 an avalanche came down onto the Khumbu icefall above Mt. Everest base camp that killed 16 working Sherpa. Since then, a debate has been raging within the Sherpa community about wether the climbing season should be canceled or should go on. Late last week, more ice avalanches came down onto the climbing […] Avalanche SnowBrains | April 27, 2014 0 Comments
High Altitude Skiing in Mexico Holly Walker, a friend and fellow ski mountaineer, approached me this summer with the idea of skiing in Mexico. I immediately said: “That is the stupidest idea I’ve ever heard… When do we leave?” So in November I found myself in Mexico with a huge ski bag and a harebrained scheme to ski the 3rd highest peak in North America, Pico De Orizaba. Most people looked at me quizzically when I explained this plan to them…”you can ski in Mexico?”. The answer is yes!…sort of. […] SnowBrains | December 31, 2013 6 Comments
Ueli Steck Solos 26,545-Ft Annapurna’s South Face Successfully Ueli Steck has successfully summited 26,545-foot Annapurna’s south face on October 9th, 2013. He sent a text from base camp at 2am on Oct. 9th that simply said: “Summit, alone, South Face.” This is the first time Annapurna’s south face has been climbed solo. Ueli has attempted the South Face of Annapurna twice before unsuccessfully. In […] SnowBrains | October 10, 2013 1 Comment
All National Parks are CLOSED Right Now | Jimmy Chin Video: “The National Parks Are Treasures” This video just came out last week, which is very ironic as all National Parks in the USA are closed right now. Jimmy Chin is a professional mountaineer and photographer and is highly respected in all mountain communities. In this video, Jimmy tells us why National Parks are special. We need the USA to figure out this current budget issue […] SnowBrains | October 1, 2013 8 Comments
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