Thursday, October 1, 2009

Idaho 09


Carl is our Idaho man with the plan. Couldn't do the fly in shuttle with out him

This trip started with a fly-in to Sheer Landing strip on the Selway River. Four days on the river was a good warm up for our next few adventures. After the Selway we spent a few cold rainy days camping along the South Fork of the Clear Water. Some flood stage boating on the lower golden canyon kept the jones at bay. Next we flew into Indian Creek on the Middle fork of the salmon. Meeting up with some great friends we boated all the way to Vinegar Creek on the Main Salmon, eight continuous days on the water! 


After paddling on the Middle Fork and Main Salmon River it was time to turn it up a notch and the next day Andy, YB, Anni, and I  found ourselves in the plane again this time flying into the Krastle landing strip on the South Fork of the Salmon. The water was too high for the raft so it was up to the kayakers.

Scouting on the South Fork of the Salmon


Anni Q on the South Fork of the Salmon

One night in the South Fork canyon and one night partying at Mackey Bar on the Main Salmon, where we met our plane shuttle early the next morning. Some fun loving folks living at Mackey Bar! 

Balance on the Middle Fork of the Salmon

For More Idaho photos check out Chason Photo's on Flickr

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Tabaguache Creek

After years of talking about it, there was finally an opportunity to explore this remote Colorado creek.

Unable to put-in where the road meets the creek we opted to hike down to the Tabaguache

Ryan Howe dragging toward the water

Y.B packing his kayak

No shortage of fire wood on Tabaguache

More wood! at least this one is not a portage

Wilderness for sure

Conveyor belt class II to wood, common for this streach

The one drop in the wilderness section. We were hoping it was going to turn on from here down, but it just got more mellow.

Ryan Howe running the one "sweet drop"

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Wilson Peak

One call the night before was all it took to motivate an early morning approach on Wilson Peak.

Just enough light to hike without a headlamp

Two small groups of Telluride locals converged on the summit of Wilson Peak for one fine day of steep spring skiing. Perfect snow and ideal weather allowed for a rather peaceful assault on the steeps of Wilson Peak's north face

Kim Havel making the final approach to the summit

The variation of the usual route (what we think Davenport skied?) looked a little easier from across the valley. Regardless it didn't take much convincing to get Garan to explore this route with me.
Looking down the "Davenport" line

Garan making it look easy.

Close to 3000 vert of steep pow skiing! led to some gloppy corn on the traverse out. Was lots a fun in the sun.

Garen Mangan Dimuzio, making a steep turn on the North Face of Wilson Peak

Where the variation meets the standard route.

Monday, June 29, 2009

Post season Palmyra

Post season Palmyra Peak provided perfect powder turns weeks after the lifts stopped running

Anjin Herdon in the Sliver

No bomb craters, ski cuts or other tracks post season Palmyra is perfect!


The line through the sliver chute, the entrance to the 'Super Sic' couloir. Unfortunately it was a little too warm for the Fist D of the Super Sic.

Friday, March 6, 2009

Grand Canyon November 2008

THE GRAND CANYON NOVEMBER 2008

Layers upon layers

Sacred Places

Josh J and Samurai Garrett
Whit Richardson feeling the flow

Garrett feeling the wall

Garrett charging into 24.5 mile rapid

Matt Wilson dropping into Crystal Hole!

Matt Wilson raping into Deer Creek narrows

MLY Morgan scouting LAVA FALLS!

Holga image on the river

Holga image in camp

Crazy light in the night sky