ice climbing Archives - Climber Kyle

Searching for the Elusive Beast To climb water ice in Washington is to chase after rainbows – they appear seemingly randomly without warning,…

Welcome to the Canadian Rockies A few weeks ago, a climber from Oregon, Deborah, invited me to go to Canmore for a weekend…

Threading the Needle Three years ago, during my junior year at Gonzaga University, I took a Wilderness First Responder Course over winter break….

The Whole Hotdog Fall rolls on in the Cascades, but the mountains are still barren and naked. The unusual accessibility of high trailheads…

Living the Dream “Hey dude, did you see Porter’s video? That looks awesome. Want to take Wednesday off and get it?” I blinked…

Getting Back into the Swing of Things After a snowy start to fall in late September and early October, the weather has dried…

Just Chillin’ Over the weekend, Logan and I took advantage of the sun and awkward shoulder season in the Cascades to do some…

Same Mountain, Different People Less than two years ago, Jacob and I climbed the Coleman Deming route on Baker. It was our first…

I’m going to start this post with an “icy” anecdote: A few months ago, I was in the darkest days of my life….

The Alpental Winter Classic The NE Buttress of Chair Peak is undoubtedly a classic winter route locally. A short approach, an aesthetic line,…

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