Trip Reports

With COVID-19 shutting down Alan's summer travel plans, he turned his objectives closer to home and set his sites on completing the Grand Traverse and WURL.

Grivel and Beal athlete Natalie Afonina recounts her trip to the remote wilderness of Alaska to chase preseason ice. The ice climbing there is big, blue, and beautiful... if you can handle the frigid cold, wild terrain, and short daylight hours.

Cypher Climbing ambassador Fallon Rowe talks about her trip to El Potrero Chico over the winter. It featured tons of climbing on amazing single and multi-pitch routes, fun with good people, giant margaritas, hot springs, and the headgames of diving back into the sport after surgeries.

A fourth grade teacher at Rose Park Elementary School decided that she wanted to give her students the experience of skiing or snowboarding. In order to make this happen she turned to Ski Utah, Liberty Mountain, and a generous community of outdoorsy folk.

Edelweiss ambassador Josie McKee talks about her trip to Nepal with Savannah Cummins and Dawa Yangzum. They went to the Rolwaling Valley with the intent of bolting multiple sport climbing routes for the locals, but found that the act of adding bolts to the landscape was a perhaps a tougher mental challenge than physical.

We are always psyched to hear the stories of the winners, like Talley, that were able to go out and do something amazing because of the award that Kyle’s loved ones created as a tribute. Check out her account of the adventure.