Monthly Archives: May 2010

For the past year my memory has been haunted. Not by something terrible or ugly, but by the most beautiful spine line I have ever laid eyes on. Its name… Corrugated!! Over the winter I would often find myself drooling … Continue reading

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How the f#*k did I get here, I asked myself. There I stood on top of another Alaskan backcountry bowling ball. It rolled right off and the next thing in sight was a few massive glacial crevasses on the valley … Continue reading

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So I know all of you want to feast your eyes on shots of the “Real” Jeremy Jones boardsliding a 60 degree razor spine or Ryland Bell slashing down a 2000 ft fin over fatal exposure, but well…that ain’t happenin’ … Continue reading

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Conditions were perfect, roll in set up camp, 1 and a half feet overnight. Bluebird and cold. We poked around on a nice mellow face we named preschool the day before and it was time to step into the 1st … Continue reading

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I got the call at 8 am. Groggily I listened to filmer, Chris Edmands, “ It’s a go, Jeremy is in the air scoping a camp.” I rolled over on my friend Lucks’ couch and groaned, “I’ll be down there … Continue reading

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Glacier Bay National Park,  Day 9 3,000ft above the glacier floor and a 6 hour hike form base camp.  Ryland and I are tucked under a rock cliff, dug into the snow and hidden from a cold north wind that … Continue reading

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GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, Alaska.  Day 4. Today we took a big step up the terrain progression ladder considering it is only our second day on snow.  We are surrounded by big terrain.  Finding step-in runs is an issue even though … Continue reading

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