Back country skiing through a snowstorm in the wilderness northwest of Lake Tahoe.

Mexico's Yucatan has beautiful beaches and stunning Mayan ruins.

I spent a weekend skiing at Northstar.

An early-season ski trip to Kirkwood.

A one-day bomb to Northstar early in the winter of 2006.

A dash through the Germany, Italian, and French parts of Switzerland, as well as Italy's northern lake region.

We spent three days in Cortina climbing the via ferrata through the Dolomites.

A snow camping trip during a heavy blizzard.

My second summit of the Grand Teton, this time via the Owen-Spalding Route.

My first ascent of the Grand Teton, via Exum Ridge.

As part of a wilderness training course, I went on a nine-day backpacking trip in the Bitterroot mountains on the border of Idaho and Montana.

My family took a trip to Alaska, and the coastal town of Skagway was the highlight.