Up Advice: Andrew McLean

Hit up Andrew Mclean's website, straightchuter.com to learn some sweet tips on getting your "up" on.

Andreas Fransson: Marécottes

Andreas Fransson is followed by videographer Bjarne Sahlen into the Marécottes. Nice to see good decision making here.

Quicksilver X Candide: FEW WORDS

Yep.

Black Diamond: Instagram Photo Contest

Who doesn't love a good Instagram pic?!? Black Diamond loves Instragram. They love it so much that if you post a pic on your Instagram from NOW through May 14th, and hastag it with #blackdiamondspring and @blackdiamondequipment, you will recieve a $300 BD Gift Certificate.

Sounds like it's easy enough. Get outside, do rad shit with your friends and post up on Instagram, win money for dope stuff. Learn more about it all right HERE. 

The North Face®: Denali Experiment

Late last spring The North Face team gathered at Denali to do some high alpine climbing and ski mountaineering. Sage Catabriga Alosa, Ingrid Backstrom and Lukas Debari step out of their big mountain ski elements to team up with high alpine mountianeers like Conrad Anker and Jimi Chin along with a handfull of other TNF winter athletes put in some time up to 20,320 feet.

A Camp 4 Collective production.

Mountaineers: Crevasse Rescue - Z–Pulley

Going into the spring season, probably not a bad idea to do some practice, or watch a refresher video. This instructional video from the Seattle Mountaineers is really well conducted, even if it is on dry land.

La Grave: Ski Patrol

Pretty cool to see things from the ski patrollers perspective in La Grave (this includes the local guides that act as volunteer patrollers from time to time as well). La Grave is a stripped down, simplified version of the way a ski area should be. All off-piste, natural terain and with no explosive avalanche work and a huge north facing area (la Meije) that is nearly impossible for snow control. La Grave looks to allow for some incredible skiing and ski mountaineering.

*Credits show good glacier travel necessities... or see some other options HERE from Sawtooth Forecaster, Chris Lundy.

Cheez Doodles: Will Save the World!

This makes me smile!