This past February we hiked to the LunagRi basecamp. It was a personal journey as my connection to @davidlama_official is via this peak and our shared ambition. In 2018 he finished the climb, which was one of his most significant ascents. @ghalchen @pemba_sharwa @manishh.t.p and I hiked up the NangpaLa Valley after a small storm. The pass has been closed for 16 years with a pack of wolves now settling in. The yak herders took us in. The 16th of April, 21st of May, 5th of October are days of remembrance. Friends lost before their time. Today we honor the legacy of @hansjoergauer @jessroskelley & @davidlama_official #respect
This past February we hiked to the LunagRi basecamp. It was a personal journey as my connection to @davidlama_official is via this peak and our shared ambition. In 2018 he finished the climb, which was one of his most significant ascents. @ghalchen @pemba_sharwa @manishh.t.p and I hiked up the NangpaLa Valley after a small storm. The pass has been closed for 16 years with a pack of wolves now settling in. The yak herders took us in. The 16th of April, 21st of May, 5th of October are days of remembrance. Friends lost before their time. Today we honor the legacy of @hansjoergauer @jessroskelley & @davidlama_official #respect
This past February we hiked to the LunagRi basecamp. It was a personal journey as my connection to @davidlama_official is via this peak and our shared ambition. In 2018 he finished the climb, which was one of his most significant ascents. @ghalchen @pemba_sharwa @manishh.t.p and I hiked up the NangpaLa Valley after a small storm. The pass has been closed for 16 years with a pack of wolves now settling in. The yak herders took us in. The 16th of April, 21st of May, 5th of October are days of remembrance. Friends lost before their time. Today we honor the legacy of @hansjoergauer @jessroskelley & @davidlama_official #respect
This past February we hiked to the LunagRi basecamp. It was a personal journey as my connection to @davidlama_official is via this peak and our shared ambition. In 2018 he finished the climb, which was one of his most significant ascents. @ghalchen @pemba_sharwa @manishh.t.p and I hiked up the NangpaLa Valley after a small storm. The pass has been closed for 16 years with a pack of wolves now settling in. The yak herders took us in. The 16th of April, 21st of May, 5th of October are days of remembrance. Friends lost before their time. Today we honor the legacy of @hansjoergauer @jessroskelley & @davidlama_official #respect
This past February we hiked to the LunagRi basecamp. It was a personal journey as my connection to @davidlama_official is via this peak and our shared ambition. In 2018 he finished the climb, which was one of his most significant ascents. @ghalchen @pemba_sharwa @manishh.t.p and I hiked up the NangpaLa Valley after a small storm. The pass has been closed for 16 years with a pack of wolves now settling in. The yak herders took us in. The 16th of April, 21st of May, 5th of October are days of remembrance. Friends lost before their time. Today we honor the legacy of @hansjoergauer @jessroskelley & @davidlama_official #respect
This past February we hiked to the LunagRi basecamp. It was a personal journey as my connection to @davidlama_official is via this peak and our shared ambition. In 2018 he finished the climb, which was one of his most significant ascents. @ghalchen @pemba_sharwa @manishh.t.p and I hiked up the NangpaLa Valley after a small storm. The pass has been closed for 16 years with a pack of wolves now settling in. The yak herders took us in. The 16th of April, 21st of May, 5th of October are days of remembrance. Friends lost before their time. Today we honor the legacy of @hansjoergauer @jessroskelley & @davidlama_official #respect
This past February we hiked to the LunagRi basecamp. It was a personal journey as my connection to @davidlama_official is via this peak and our shared ambition. In 2018 he finished the climb, which was one of his most significant ascents. @ghalchen @pemba_sharwa @manishh.t.p and I hiked up the NangpaLa Valley after a small storm. The pass has been closed for 16 years with a pack of wolves now settling in. The yak herders took us in. The 16th of April, 21st of May, 5th of October are days of remembrance. Friends lost before their time. Today we honor the legacy of @hansjoergauer @jessroskelley & @davidlama_official #respect
This past February we hiked to the LunagRi basecamp. It was a personal journey as my connection to @davidlama_official is via this peak and our shared ambition. In 2018 he finished the climb, which was one of his most significant ascents. @ghalchen @pemba_sharwa @manishh.t.p and I hiked up the NangpaLa Valley after a small storm. The pass has been closed for 16 years with a pack of wolves now settling in. The yak herders took us in. The 16th of April, 21st of May, 5th of October are days of remembrance. Friends lost before their time. Today we honor the legacy of @hansjoergauer @jessroskelley & @davidlama_official #respect
This past February we hiked to the LunagRi basecamp. It was a personal journey as my connection to @davidlama_official is via this peak and our shared ambition. In 2018 he finished the climb, which was one of his most significant ascents. @ghalchen @pemba_sharwa @manishh.t.p and I hiked up the NangpaLa Valley after a small storm. The pass has been closed for 16 years with a pack of wolves now settling in. The yak herders took us in. The 16th of April, 21st of May, 5th of October are days of remembrance. Friends lost before their time. Today we honor the legacy of @hansjoergauer @jessroskelley & @davidlama_official #respect
This past February we hiked to the LunagRi basecamp. It was a personal journey as my connection to @davidlama_official is via this peak and our shared ambition. In 2018 he finished the climb, which was one of his most significant ascents. @ghalchen @pemba_sharwa @manishh.t.p and I hiked up the NangpaLa Valley after a small storm. The pass has been closed for 16 years with a pack of wolves now settling in. The yak herders took us in. The 16th of April, 21st of May, 5th of October are days of remembrance. Friends lost before their time. Today we honor the legacy of @hansjoergauer @jessroskelley & @davidlama_official #respect
Piton: The Pat Callis Story… is live! Find it on Amazon Prime! Nearly 4 years after our first coffee meeting, this film is ready to hit the streets. Thanks to everyone who came to the premiere, we are so excited to share it with the rest of the universe 🙂 @clairekleese @montanafilmoffice406 @conrad_anker @bozemanicefest @thenorthface_climb @amazonstudios @canonusa #climbing #climb #adventure #outdoors #outside #outdoor #films #documentary #travel
Changu – Wolf in Sherpa. On the lower north face of Tawoche (6495 m) is a three pitch ice climb. Rumor is the late Jeff Lowe soloed it on one of his early expeditions. It’s a short walk from Periche and gets two hours of morning sun to takes the brittle out of cold & shady ice. While we were on approach a wolf checked out our team. The video by @pemba_sharwa shows our buddy running along. This winter there are more wolves in the Khumbu, per local observation. In the Gokyo drainage we have heard their howls above Phortse and in the Thame valley we saw fresh tracks in the snow of three wolves watching a herd of yaks & zopkios. This year we have not seen any snow leopard tracks or scat. The wolves trot over the Nangpala Pass from Tibet and have interacted with the Sherpa community for generations. As this climb didn’t really have a name (climb above Periche is descriptive yet has no meaning) in Nepali, our team of @manishh.t.p @sherpa_p_t_s and @pemba_sharwa gave it the honor of Changu – the Wolf. The Changu we observed used the cave at the base of the as a sleeping spot. The wolf clawed across a bulge that we would not have done without crampons. #iceclimbing #khumbu #nepal #wolf #everest #khumbimbingcenter2024 @iceclimbing Timelpase and photos by Pemba.
David Breashears stands out as a mountain polymath. From the 1975 onsight first ascent of “Perilous Journey” 5.11b X in Eldorado Canyon to the 1985 ascent of Everest with Dick Bass, his climbs were at the forefront of climbing. From the head games of Eldo to the opening of the 7 summits fever, David was adept at all disciplines. In film David, brought mountains to people around the world. The 1998 IMAX “Everest” film is a testament to his ability to film in difficult conditions. In 1999 with the Mallory discovery David and I became closer. He was fascinated by the disappearance of the English climbers in 1924. David’s climate work with GlacierWorks, using historical repeat photography, highlighted the change the Himalayan crysosphere is undergoing. We would talk about the change we had seen in the mountains that were dear to us. Seen in this image, David shared GlacierWorks images and his own archive with the people at Everest Base Camp. I’ll remember David for the willingness to introduce me to people. He realized people are what make the world wonderful and are the basis of a well functioning team. May we all embody this. This past week as I hiked out of the Khumbu I was reminded of his penchant for people. The seasoned climbers that worked with him the 80s reminisced about his humor and energy. The children of these climbers, now adults, recalled how he would teach photography. He was there for people. With respect for David and empathy for his family and loved ones.
@whitmoreandrew works with rocks. If you’ve driven around Western United States there is a good chance Andrew has worked on section of highway you’ve driven. As a high scaler (professional trundler) he makes sure the choss doesn’t end up in the grill of you car. Climb around southwest Montana and Andrew’s handiwork as a route developer is ever present. Andrew is one of the “silent crushers” around here. Over the years Andrew and Zana @zuzanadrobnik have contributed to our community. While it would be sweet to share beta for crags we have worked on together, today’s post is about life and the challenges we continually face. This past winter Andrew was diagnosed with stage 3 colorectal cancer. For a man with boundless energy and a love of nature this is a tough set back. Zana and Silas are with Andrew in Oregon. As we all know – “cancer sucks”. Treatment is along the lines of poisoning (chemotherapy), burning (radiation therapy) or cutting (surgery). Andrew is taking all this like he does climbing – one move at a time. Climbing is about teamwork. We share a similar goal and work towards the summit as a team. We come together and help each other out. For Andrew and his family, as he stares down the “route” of cancer, it’s more than building a tent platform or getting snow for the stove. Collectively we have the opportunity to help out. While we send thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery, our medical system doesn’t accept thoughts and prayers. There is a real cost to this. This is where we come together as a community. It’s our responsibility and our insurance net that we accept when we find community. It could be us next. If you have a moment and would like to pay it forward into our community net, please consider a donation to Andrew, Zana and Silas. We are all in this together. #cancer #climbing #gofundme #linkinbio #thankyou #gratitude Search go fund me ➡️ “Unite with Andrew, Zana and Silas to Beat Cancer” ✅🙏🏼
@whitmoreandrew works with rocks. If you’ve driven around Western United States there is a good chance Andrew has worked on section of highway you’ve driven. As a high scaler (professional trundler) he makes sure the choss doesn’t end up in the grill of you car. Climb around southwest Montana and Andrew’s handiwork as a route developer is ever present. Andrew is one of the “silent crushers” around here. Over the years Andrew and Zana @zuzanadrobnik have contributed to our community. While it would be sweet to share beta for crags we have worked on together, today’s post is about life and the challenges we continually face. This past winter Andrew was diagnosed with stage 3 colorectal cancer. For a man with boundless energy and a love of nature this is a tough set back. Zana and Silas are with Andrew in Oregon. As we all know – “cancer sucks”. Treatment is along the lines of poisoning (chemotherapy), burning (radiation therapy) or cutting (surgery). Andrew is taking all this like he does climbing – one move at a time. Climbing is about teamwork. We share a similar goal and work towards the summit as a team. We come together and help each other out. For Andrew and his family, as he stares down the “route” of cancer, it’s more than building a tent platform or getting snow for the stove. Collectively we have the opportunity to help out. While we send thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery, our medical system doesn’t accept thoughts and prayers. There is a real cost to this. This is where we come together as a community. It’s our responsibility and our insurance net that we accept when we find community. It could be us next. If you have a moment and would like to pay it forward into our community net, please consider a donation to Andrew, Zana and Silas. We are all in this together. #cancer #climbing #gofundme #linkinbio #thankyou #gratitude Search go fund me ➡️ “Unite with Andrew, Zana and Silas to Beat Cancer” ✅🙏🏼
@whitmoreandrew works with rocks. If you’ve driven around Western United States there is a good chance Andrew has worked on section of highway you’ve driven. As a high scaler (professional trundler) he makes sure the choss doesn’t end up in the grill of you car. Climb around southwest Montana and Andrew’s handiwork as a route developer is ever present. Andrew is one of the “silent crushers” around here. Over the years Andrew and Zana @zuzanadrobnik have contributed to our community. While it would be sweet to share beta for crags we have worked on together, today’s post is about life and the challenges we continually face. This past winter Andrew was diagnosed with stage 3 colorectal cancer. For a man with boundless energy and a love of nature this is a tough set back. Zana and Silas are with Andrew in Oregon. As we all know – “cancer sucks”. Treatment is along the lines of poisoning (chemotherapy), burning (radiation therapy) or cutting (surgery). Andrew is taking all this like he does climbing – one move at a time. Climbing is about teamwork. We share a similar goal and work towards the summit as a team. We come together and help each other out. For Andrew and his family, as he stares down the “route” of cancer, it’s more than building a tent platform or getting snow for the stove. Collectively we have the opportunity to help out. While we send thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery, our medical system doesn’t accept thoughts and prayers. There is a real cost to this. This is where we come together as a community. It’s our responsibility and our insurance net that we accept when we find community. It could be us next. If you have a moment and would like to pay it forward into our community net, please consider a donation to Andrew, Zana and Silas. We are all in this together. #cancer #climbing #gofundme #linkinbio #thankyou #gratitude Search go fund me ➡️ “Unite with Andrew, Zana and Silas to Beat Cancer” ✅🙏🏼
@whitmoreandrew works with rocks. If you’ve driven around Western United States there is a good chance Andrew has worked on section of highway you’ve driven. As a high scaler (professional trundler) he makes sure the choss doesn’t end up in the grill of you car. Climb around southwest Montana and Andrew’s handiwork as a route developer is ever present. Andrew is one of the “silent crushers” around here. Over the years Andrew and Zana @zuzanadrobnik have contributed to our community. While it would be sweet to share beta for crags we have worked on together, today’s post is about life and the challenges we continually face. This past winter Andrew was diagnosed with stage 3 colorectal cancer. For a man with boundless energy and a love of nature this is a tough set back. Zana and Silas are with Andrew in Oregon. As we all know – “cancer sucks”. Treatment is along the lines of poisoning (chemotherapy), burning (radiation therapy) or cutting (surgery). Andrew is taking all this like he does climbing – one move at a time. Climbing is about teamwork. We share a similar goal and work towards the summit as a team. We come together and help each other out. For Andrew and his family, as he stares down the “route” of cancer, it’s more than building a tent platform or getting snow for the stove. Collectively we have the opportunity to help out. While we send thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery, our medical system doesn’t accept thoughts and prayers. There is a real cost to this. This is where we come together as a community. It’s our responsibility and our insurance net that we accept when we find community. It could be us next. If you have a moment and would like to pay it forward into our community net, please consider a donation to Andrew, Zana and Silas. We are all in this together. #cancer #climbing #gofundme #linkinbio #thankyou #gratitude Search go fund me ➡️ “Unite with Andrew, Zana and Silas to Beat Cancer” ✅🙏🏼
@whitmoreandrew works with rocks. If you’ve driven around Western United States there is a good chance Andrew has worked on section of highway you’ve driven. As a high scaler (professional trundler) he makes sure the choss doesn’t end up in the grill of you car. Climb around southwest Montana and Andrew’s handiwork as a route developer is ever present. Andrew is one of the “silent crushers” around here. Over the years Andrew and Zana @zuzanadrobnik have contributed to our community. While it would be sweet to share beta for crags we have worked on together, today’s post is about life and the challenges we continually face. This past winter Andrew was diagnosed with stage 3 colorectal cancer. For a man with boundless energy and a love of nature this is a tough set back. Zana and Silas are with Andrew in Oregon. As we all know – “cancer sucks”. Treatment is along the lines of poisoning (chemotherapy), burning (radiation therapy) or cutting (surgery). Andrew is taking all this like he does climbing – one move at a time. Climbing is about teamwork. We share a similar goal and work towards the summit as a team. We come together and help each other out. For Andrew and his family, as he stares down the “route” of cancer, it’s more than building a tent platform or getting snow for the stove. Collectively we have the opportunity to help out. While we send thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery, our medical system doesn’t accept thoughts and prayers. There is a real cost to this. This is where we come together as a community. It’s our responsibility and our insurance net that we accept when we find community. It could be us next. If you have a moment and would like to pay it forward into our community net, please consider a donation to Andrew, Zana and Silas. We are all in this together. #cancer #climbing #gofundme #linkinbio #thankyou #gratitude Search go fund me ➡️ “Unite with Andrew, Zana and Silas to Beat Cancer” ✅🙏🏼
@whitmoreandrew works with rocks. If you’ve driven around Western United States there is a good chance Andrew has worked on section of highway you’ve driven. As a high scaler (professional trundler) he makes sure the choss doesn’t end up in the grill of you car. Climb around southwest Montana and Andrew’s handiwork as a route developer is ever present. Andrew is one of the “silent crushers” around here. Over the years Andrew and Zana @zuzanadrobnik have contributed to our community. While it would be sweet to share beta for crags we have worked on together, today’s post is about life and the challenges we continually face. This past winter Andrew was diagnosed with stage 3 colorectal cancer. For a man with boundless energy and a love of nature this is a tough set back. Zana and Silas are with Andrew in Oregon. As we all know – “cancer sucks”. Treatment is along the lines of poisoning (chemotherapy), burning (radiation therapy) or cutting (surgery). Andrew is taking all this like he does climbing – one move at a time. Climbing is about teamwork. We share a similar goal and work towards the summit as a team. We come together and help each other out. For Andrew and his family, as he stares down the “route” of cancer, it’s more than building a tent platform or getting snow for the stove. Collectively we have the opportunity to help out. While we send thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery, our medical system doesn’t accept thoughts and prayers. There is a real cost to this. This is where we come together as a community. It’s our responsibility and our insurance net that we accept when we find community. It could be us next. If you have a moment and would like to pay it forward into our community net, please consider a donation to Andrew, Zana and Silas. We are all in this together. #cancer #climbing #gofundme #linkinbio #thankyou #gratitude Search go fund me ➡️ “Unite with Andrew, Zana and Silas to Beat Cancer” ✅🙏🏼
With respect for George Leigh Mallory. Photos courtesy of the @rgs_ibg collection. Water color art by Thom Ross.
With respect for George Leigh Mallory. Photos courtesy of the @rgs_ibg collection. Water color art by Thom Ross.
With respect for George Leigh Mallory. Photos courtesy of the @rgs_ibg collection. Water color art by Thom Ross.
With respect for George Leigh Mallory. Photos courtesy of the @rgs_ibg collection. Water color art by Thom Ross.
A fine 2023-2024 ice season in Hyalite Canyon. From the third week in October till the last day in March we have the opportunity to find adventure as we ply the sea of gravity. The transitory nature of ice makes each day unique and interesting. Thank you to the friends with whom we share this magical place. 📍Siksikaitsitapi, Shoshone-Bannock, Apsaalooké, Salish Kootenai & Cheyenne Traditional Lands #iceclimbing #montana #feedingtherat #patcallis
