Skiing the Eastern Sierra Nevada Fourteeners by David Page with photos courtesy Christian Pondella This article first appeared in EastSide Magazine From a distance it looked perfect. Perfectly epic. But from the summit, with skis on, looking down at an enormous chockstone wedged into the trap door of a fifty-five degree couloir, nine thousand vertical feet above the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Mountaineering’
Alpine Climbing Mönch, Jungfrau & Eiger
Alpine Climbing in the Bernese Oberland This trip is all about alpine climbing three moderate routes on famous mountains while being in one of the world’s most dramatic landscapes. All easily approached via an unforgettable train ride. Undoubtedly, one of man’s most impressive mountain infrastructure achievements is the Jungfraujoch Train. Starting in the idyllic Swiss [...]
Sierra Nevada | Evolution Traverse
The Evolution Traverse As professional photographers, our launch pad was shooting climbing photos. Rock & Ice and Climbing Magazine were our bread and butter. We got to go climbing, take some snaps, and get them to the magazines. At that time I was a climber first, photographer second and the idea of getting paid to [...]
Our Favorite Mountain Sport Trips
Janine and I get asked a lot about our favorite trips for mountain sports. While I loathe the idea of “Top Whatever Lists”, I am going to report my favorites because it is a good reason to delve into my own memories and see what has been most rewarding. As professional mountain sport photographers, we [...]
Climbing All California 14er | Part 2
Climbing California 14ers With seven 14ers down and seven to go, we had options; rock climbing in the Whitney group or try one of the long car to car endeavors. We decided to do the Sierra’s southernmost 14er, Mt. Langley, deal with the huge distance to and from, and then go to Whitney. And for [...]
Climbing California 14,000 Foot Peaks
I found this story archived in our computer and have decided to publish it (in three parts) to DolomiteSport along with the photos. I hope it serves as inspiration to reader’s for 2010 summer plans. It was great fun to read this text and see how both our outlook and lives have changed. After the [...]
