As I began writing this report on Friday, July 10, my friend Sean Ranney had just taken off at about 5AM that morning for his own attempt at what was still my Unsupported FKT on the Tahoe Rim Trail at that time. I am finally back at the computer to finish my report 4 days later and […]
Trip Reports
Lake Tahoe Ski Cirumnavigation
Author’s note: The following piece was taken from two posts on The Backcountry’s Forum that I wrote back in 2006 and 2007, detailing my and Sam Skrocke’s second and third attempts of the first bivy-less ski circumnavigation of Lake Tahoe via a high route. We finally succeeded on our third attempt in a little under 61 […]
Backpacking the High Sierra
The lackluster start to our ski season and the amazing Indian Summer that we have been experiencing, leaves me reminiscing of the many great days I’ve had on the trails this past year. While I enjoy my solo excursions and really love getting out there with all the DPMR members, it is long backpacking trips […]
