I keep telling people on Mount Hood that uphilll/downhill races are way more fun than you might think, but relatively few people seem to believe me. Well, this year’s Ram’s Head...
March 22-23, 2014 turned out to be one of these weekends we don’t get too often on Mount Hood: Two days with perfect weather for climbing and skiing....
When I did the 24-hour Hope on the Slopes vertical challenge last weekend at Skibowl, I thought a reasonable goal for me would be 50,000 feet. (That was before the 19-hour downpour.) Then I...
Long ago as a medical resident, I taught a backcountry winter survival course with Portland Mountain Rescue. We played a game I now call: “What’s in your pack?”...
