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Northern Selkirks Half Traverse

Northern Selkirks Half Traverse

After many spring seasons engrossed in guide training programs, work trips and prescribed itineraries, I’d grown increasingly enthusiastic about re-connecting with the type of mountain experience that can only be found in a wilderness context. Don’t get me wrong; I certainly appreciate and indulge in carafes of vin rouge and...
Ski Mountaineering Skis and KÄSTLE FX 104

Ski Mountaineering Skis and KÄSTLE FX 104

About touring/ski mountaineering skis: Backcountry/ski mountaineering skis should do two things: help you climb uphill without too much extra effort, and get you downhill as comfortably as possible for the given snow conditions. Sounds simple enough, but my own web statistics (and internet trolling) seem to indicate that your average...
Announcing Summer Alpine Ice and Rock Climbing Courses

Announcing Summer Alpine Ice and Rock Climbing Courses

Summer is rapidly approaching and we are excited to launch two new Alpine skills courses for 2012. This summer we are offering extremely specialized low ratio programs focusing on Alpine Ice Climbing and Alpine Rock Climbing (Level I and Level II) based out in Chamonix, France. While the most famous...
We are the Crested Butte Avalanche Center

We are the Crested Butte Avalanche Center

The snowpack in the Crested Butte Backcountry right now isn’t exactly the stuff dreams are made of, so over the past few weeks I’ve immersed myself into making a short documentary type film for the Crested Butte Avalanche Center. The community of Crested Butte is comprised of some of the...
First Turns 11/12

First Turns 11/12

The first tour of the season is always and interesting one. There is just enough snow out in the Crested Butte backcountry to get out there and iron out the kinks. It really is more than a little on the thin side. For current conditions in our zone be sure...
North Sick Shooter

North Sick Shooter

Climbing the Lightening Bolt Cracks on North Six Shooter Tower of Indian Creek, Utah. Excellent and varied crack climbing for 3-4 pitches. Captured with Panasonic GF2 and iPhone 4s Music: At the Drive In Also check out our climb on South Six Shooter tower
Rocktober

Rocktober

Just back in Colorado from Red Rocks, Nevada for a quick recharge before heading down to Indian Creek! Fantastic to feel back at home in the desert after a long alpine summer season. I put together a quick edit of my time climbing and guiding in Red Rocks last week....
PLUM Guide Binding Review

PLUM Guide Binding Review

“those things look like surgical instruments!” A quote one would expect to hear from a skier staring at a wall of thousand-dollar custom skis; but what the above quote was referring to was my fresh pair of PLUM Guide bindings peeking out from behind the impressive fleet. PLUM (pronounced “plume”- ...
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June and July

Crappy photos of great moments. This summer in the Alps, I experimented with carrying only an iphone as a camera. Worked well in “capturing” some moments without being a slave to the camera. Created with flickr slideshow.

Many ways to skin a cat: multi-pitch rappelling

While going through the process of becoming a Mountain Guide through the American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA), I was thrice instructed and evaluated by a colleague who was very fond of using the phrase “there’s more than one way to skin a cat” during course debriefs and performance evaluations.  While this idiom generally conjured up...

Crested Butte’s Maroon Bells Wilderness

Our meager Colorado snowpack is dwindling, and unfortunately I chose this April to stay here in Crested Butte and make the most our spring ski opportunities. I guess I can chalk it up to bad luck after an excellent winter chasing powder… Anyhow, last week Josh Hirshberg and I ventured deep into the Maroon Bells-Snowmass...

February in Chamonix, France

Mike Bromberg and Ben Mitchell skiing in Chamonix, France

Selkirk Video Trip Report

Just pure unadulterated powder skiing in the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. choking on deep powder in the Selkirks. January 2012. During this trip, I alternated between the Kästle Skis BMX 128 (for big open terrain) and the FX 104 (for when I wanted just a little more snow in the face) both skis...

Skinning Technique Video Lesson

Much of the western US is just now beginning their ski seasons, which means sore hip flexors are a common ailment all around the mountain west. Skinning technique is just as important as cardiovascular fitness for long days touring in the backcountry. Remember to keep those skis on the snow in order to maximize efficiency....
South Sick Shooter

South Sick Shooter

South Sick Shooter from mikebromberg on Vimeo. Biking and Climbing to the South Six Shooter Tower at Indian Creek, Utah. The approach out Davis Canyon Canyon road is much more pleasant done on a bike from the Creek Pasture campground. A great human powered climbing adventure. Captured with Panasonic GF2, GoPro Hero HD, and iPhone...

A summer in huts: France

As the summer winds down, and I begin to transition into the fall rock climbing season and further on to winter, it’s nice to reflect back upon all the summer’s challenges. Three countries, a handful of different ranges and sub-ranges, and dozens of objectives would nauseate even the most enthusiastic reader, so I though it...
Glacier Biking

Glacier Biking

Perhaps because of the wet weather, or maybe because I’m trying to fill the skiing void. (When have you seen an Alpine climber descending on foot with a shit eating grin on his face?) But this season I’ve been lusting hard after new mountain bikes. After my first foray into bikepacking earlier this month, I’ve...