Tyler catching his breath in our race against the sun. Warming rocks and snow can make for unpredictable hazards.
Tai searching for the correct couloir entrance. Traversing avalanche terrain is best done one at a time, in case of a slide. Your friends are no help if they're also buried.
Looking for instability with an Isolated Column Test. Mother Nature has her signs and signals.
Transitioning in a "safe" zone, halfway up this particular couloir. It's important to be able to turn around when conditions become dangerous.
"Dad Turn Immortalized." Tai getting stupid in Shit for Brains Couloir.
Foxey. Lady.
A little scenery can really take your mind off the horrific blisters forming in your ski boots.
Mount Tukuhnikivatz: "where the sun sets last". Oh, and you can ski it too.
Wild places bring together like-minded people. Norwegian engineer and soon-to-be uncle, Jonas Brattensborg, was the only other person to be crazy enough to be out there. So we named a couloir after him.
Norway Joe Couloir- 3-27-2018