Haute Route DIY info

Since snow is melting fast I'm dreaming of our Alps trip last summer from Chamonix to Zermat. Below you'll find a link to the xcel document highlighting our particulars if anyone is interested in doing it. I'd highly recommend it.

We went as an independant group- as such we avoided the high costs associated with hiring a guide service. Our specific route information can be downloaded here with alternative weather routes here.

The xcell files clearly show locations, distances, duration, elevation gain/loss, hut details, contact info... everything you need to do the trip yourself (minus the map and gear).

A big thanks go out to Mary Floeder for being our trip leader. If anyone is interested in getting a detailed gear list shoot me an email and I'll let you know what we brought/used wished we had.

Thanks again go out to Patagonia, Gregory Packs, High Gear and Salomon for the gear.

my assistant

On a recent shoot Damien (a gracious assistant and fantastic pal) brought us to a San Diego burrito shop that was themed in the Lucha Libre fashion. I was so enthralled by the mystic of the masked wrestling phenomena, Damien bought me a pair of masks as a souvenir.

Hotel life and boredom can lead you to strange places. Here Damien prepares to save the world.



This is for sure a work in progress.

avalanche "oops"

I should be posting recent work but this is too classic. I love imagining what swear words the ruskies are saying.

Action starts about :30 in.

high wind chairlift ride

Jackson Hole is known for being one raw mountain. Here some lifties were trying to get to work on the Sublette lift in 110 mile per hour winds.

kitespain mag cover

Just saw the article on Slingshot kiter Ruben Lenten. All shots featured were captured last summer in the Gorge and Sherman Island CA with Ruben. I like the layout those guys worked in with the images.

ski albums of the 60-70's

I was recently looking for some old vinyl from a group called The Hustlers and came across these awesome LP covers. The Hustlers were a "sunshine folk" group of the early 60's. I think that was the appropriate term before "ski bum" came into fashion.

My parents saw the group in Aspen well before I was born and picked up a copy of their record. That record was played heavily in our basement party room each year as the winter season approached and my pops tuned the skis. Mom figured out the riffs on her guitar and the record continued to live on once the lp was well worn out.

Just love how timeless the feel is on the imagery. The tunes maybe alittle dated but the message is the same. Will post up some lyrics and maybe a tune once I score the recording.

freeskiing world championships

Just wrapped up 5 days in Snowbird shooting with MSI. A great time with some gnarly action.

Speed Riding - Antoine Montant - Can't Stop

Speechless.

Speed Riding - Antoine Montant - Can't Stop

Coconut French Toast

Just returned from 6 days in sunny San Diego. Not before I chowed down on this scrumptious breakfast at Isabel's Cantina in Pacific Beach.

A fantastic shoot with a great group of people. More on that in a bit. I'm going to be dreaming of this breakfast for a long time- yum.

More Emotion

A few more from the Keys. Emotion Kayaks really is a family of classy people- my hat goes off to everyone of them- Tommy, Diane, Shelby, Samantha, Slade, Ally, Jim, Josh, Ethan, Karen, and David. Thanks much for your hard work!

Can't wait to see ya in Bend for the whitewater shoot. A few more shots to come of Ethan and Karen with their wee one in action on the water later this week.