Hiking

California Climbing

San Jacinto Peak: Snow Creek
Connecting San Jacinto Peak's snowy summit all the way to the Palm Springs Desert 9600' below.
Iron Mountain: The Couloir to Nowhere
A multi-year effort realized—and a high water mark in Southern California ski mountaineering.
Mount Tyndall: North Rib
The author attempts to climb and ski Mount Tyndall via Shepherd Pass Trail in a single, merciless push.
San Jacinto Peak: East Face
A winter ski descent of Southern California's San Jacinto Peak, with untracked powder galore.
Birch Mountain: Southeast Face
A daytrip up an Eastside Giant turns into a marathon of snow fingers, sun cups, and shark fins in the dark.
Lone Pine Peak: East Couloir
A challenging search for continuity and self on Lone Pine Peak's massive Northeast Face.
North Peak: North Couloir
Winter snow turns this classic Sierra ice climb into one of the range's more challenging ski descents.
MT. SHASTA: AVALANCHE GULCH
7000 vertical feet of superb July skiing down Avalanche Gulch, 14,162' Mount Shasta's popular climbing route.
MT. WILLIAMSON: BAIRS CREEK CIRQUE
18,000 vertical feet in 24 hours — a big-mountain climb and summit ski descent of 14,375' Mt. Williamson.
MT. LANGLEY: NORTHEAST COULOIR
Summit ski descent of 14,027-foot Mt. Langley's Northeast Couloir, plus the east face's 55° 'Needle Variation.'