Club or Association Memberships: 10th Mountain Division Hut Association
Awards or Recognitions: Awards from Society of Professional Journalists for articles from 2019, 2020, and 2022; Nominated for AAN best column award in 2022; winner of Camp Cold’s “Happy Camper” award in 2020
I’m a writer, journalist, and professional misfit based out of the Roaring Fork Valley of Colorado. I grew up on the Western Slope of the Rocky Mountains, reenacting “Survivorman” episodes and studying books like “Hatchet,” “The Monkey Wrench Gang,” and “Into the Wild”. I’ve written on topics ranging from cannabis to local news, the environment and, of course, outdoor gear and adventure. If I’m not banging stories out on my computer, you’ll probably find me skiing or mountain biking (depending on the season) — or drinking beer at some remote craft brewery.
When Josh Wharton and Vince Anderson were planning their route up Jirishanca they didn’t account for climate change and how it affected the mountain. Watch…
Colorado’s ski resorts are quickly opening as ski season gets underway — and early snowstorms have made it possible for Aspen and Snowmass to open early.
Performance enhanced athletes have always been stigmatized — but The Enhanced Games will offer a level playing field for them to finally compete without prohibitions on…
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is engaging with communities and elected officials in the areas where they are considering the release of 10 more grey wolves.
No ski manufacturer wanted anything to do with Fritz Barthel’s minimalistic toe-pin binding system when he first invented it. And, 40 years later, it’s become…
After the body of Dustin Kjersem was discovered in his tent, police launched a homicide investigation. On November 1, they announced that a suspect had…
The former Olympic athlete has been named in a sprawling indictment along with 14 others, accusing them of running a murderous, multibillion-dollar drug-running operation.