It’s been a wonderful snowy January here in the San Juan mountains! We’ve broken long standing snowfall records, and the powder skiing has been spectacular. We are finally moving into a sunny high pressure for a bit, and the back country skiing is in perfect condition. Join Mountain Trip for a few days of backcountry…
The question “When is the best time to climb Denali” is not an easy one to answer, and one that we get nearly every day here at the Mountain Trip HQ, what we call the “million dollar question”. Todd Rutledge, co-owner of Mountain Trip and Denali guide for over 20 years put together the following…
We are sharing this post from the National Park Service about Leave No Trace in the Alpine and Arctic Environments. We love the mountain environments that we get to play and work in and take our stewardship of those place seriously. Our guides are trained in Leave No Trace practices, but it takes everyone to…
Another inspirational article from our friends at Uphill Athlete. Take the chance to dream big and make it happen! By Uphill Athlete on Mental Preparation, Training Theory By Steve House Sometime in the late-90’s I was approaching a grade-6 Canadian ice climb, Virtual Reality, with my climbing partner Joe Josephson. As we walked and talked,…