Thanks to Adam Howard at Backcountry Magazine for this story about Watson’s skiing adventure on K2 this past summer…LINK This is a photo of K2’s north face and a route followed by the 1953 American Karakoram Expedition.
Category: Fresh Tracks
Sep 27
Helmet Cam Avalanche Burial
This video (captured via helmet cam by a skier who triggers and then gets buried by a significant avalance) drives home the importance of knowing your limits (knowledge and skill wise) when sliding on snow in the backcountry… This avalanche occurred in Alaska, but avalanches like this regularly occur in the backcountry throughout mountain ranges …
Sep 24
AlpineZone =>Ski Area News for the Northeast
As we develop AdventureSkier.com through the 09-10 ski season, it will take us some time to develop a good system of reporting on the latest northeast ski area news. Stay tuned for regular posts featuring news items that really stand out to us, but we would also like to encourage you to consider AlpineZone.com’s reporting …
Sep 22
New Englander Skis Upper Slopes of K2
Former Smuggler’s Notch, Vermont ski patroller, Dave Watson, successfully skied the upper slopes of K2, the world’s second highest mountain, this past summer – an impressive ski mountaineering feat by any measure. Dave has also put together a nice website chronicling his skiing adventures on Pakistan’s K2 and in the Himalaya. Check it out! LINK …
Sep 06
Skiing Patagonia – Part 2
by Brian Mohr and Emily Johnson Originally published in Vermont Sports – February 2008 Follow this link to view the story in PDF format.
