A New Wyoming First Descent!?

“Y-Not… Not Hanging Snowfield” East Face, Buffalo Fork Peak Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem The choice is easy… we let the Sun and the blue sky lead us. Rays of light shine upon the slopes we ski. There is obviously a higher power guiding us today.   We skin upward. Stop to breath. And talk about the weather: [...]

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Guest Trip Report: Spring in the Winds

Spring in the Winds TR by Shad Hamilton http://landerbackcountry.blogspot.com/ Southern Wind River Range April 19th, 2009 Matt skis the Southern Winds Note: Click here if video does not work   On top of The Notch Left Lander early thinking maybe conditions would be similar to the conditions I had on Big Mountain a week earlier, [...]

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April Adventures in Wyoming

Recent Wyoming Adventures: A Photo Compilation  Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem National Bowl, Togwotee Pass   The Long Skin Up       Albright Peak, Grand Teton National Park   Solo Tracks on Albright Peak, GTNP       Sandstone Buttress, Sinks Canyon State Park   Gearing Up for Easter Sunday Multipitch Climbing Traditional Climbing, Standard Route, [...]

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Post Secondary Outdoor Adventure Education Praxis: 2009 Adjunct Instructor for Central Wyoming College’s Outdoor Education and Leadership Department

Note: This post includes my sixth Prescott College Master of Arts Program (MAP) practicum assignment titled: Post Secondary Outdoor Adventure Education Praxis: 2009 Adjunct Instructor for Central Wyoming College’s Outdoor Education and Leadership Department. Click here to view more of my Prescott College assignments, resources, etc.! Outdoor Education and Leadership Central Wyoming College, Riverton, WY [...]

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Guest TR: Skiing Out of Bounds at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort

Skiing Out of Bounds Jackson Hole Mountain Resort Teton Range March 27/ 28th, 2009 Another Guest Trip Report from Shad Hamilton at http://landerbackcountry.blogspot.com/ The Matt Show Note: Click here to watch the video above The JHMR Helicopter I had a pass left to use at the Resort in Jackson before they closed. Since they were [...]

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