Archive for May 2021
Rock Climbing Mt.Whitney -2021
August 2021 Whitney-looks daunting but the reality is different Garret and I climbed it , accompanied by 2 very experienced mountaineers .Todd Offenbacher and Abe Greenspan. One to one ratio on the rock climbing part makes it faster and more efficient. Whitney is the highest mountain in the lower 48 , at 14,505 feet. We…
Read MoreNorth Patagonia Jan 2021
This was my 2 second summer trip to Bariloche , on top of 3 winter trips there,and on top of another summer trip in central Patagonia ( El Chlaten ) and a spring trip to Tierra del Fuego in southern Patagonia.So this implies something… We went 4 couples .Lori and I , Abby and Rob ,…
Read MoreWestern Alps – 2019
Sep’ 2019 What a trip! After every BAM trip we say â€How can we top it?†This time will be actually hard to top it, having climbed quite high… We started 7, than 6, than 4-but it was always a blast. We have been in 3 countries, and have under our belt now three 4,000 m peaks -and…
Read MoreAntarctica 2018
Nov’ 2-13 2018 Terra Australis Incognita no more! (yes, this is what Antartica https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctica (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctica) was called before being discovered-“Unknown Land of the South”) At least part of it. Crossing the Drake passage ? Crossing the Drake passage with winds of a level 3 Hurricane? Setting not only a foot, but actually Sking and touring in the white continent along with …Lori?!? …
Read MoreClimbing Dolomites 2018
by Albert0 De Giuli, (Italian mountain guide ) “Hi All I thank you again for the great time we all had. WARNING! if you don’t have time to go trough all my bullshits I just finished writing please go straight to the end of it. There’s an important link . When the weather is so…
Read MoreSkiing in Bariloche , Argentina -2018
August 2018 We were lucky . For multiple reasons, not just coming back in one piece .We had perfect weather 3 out of 4 days .This is third time that I have been there , yet is the first time that I could appreciate so well the incredible lakes and mountains views .Despite being the “worst 
Read MoreHaute Route 2018
April 23, 9:00 am . Altitude 9,500ft. I just climbed with skins on my skis 1,500 ft, from the Argentiere glacier. I asked myself â€what am I doing here?â€.I felt weak, tired-and I am not used to feel like this. It was hard to catch my breath.Francis, my guide-looks at me and says â€Alon,…
Read MoreSkiing the North Face of Mt Blanc from above the Vallot bivouac 2017
Well… I am safe and well and on the return back to Atlanta. Yesterday we awoke at 6 am. Breakfast at 6:30. Got on the helicopter at 7:30 and started our climb at 7:45. The Mont Blanc summit is close to 16000 feet We were dropped by the helicopter at 13,500 feet We began climbing…
Read More103 hours in Chile-skiing, 2015
What can you do in 103 hours? Apparently a lot… Fly from Atlanta to Santiago, Chile (1,706 ft) at 10 pm. Drive from Santiago(1,706 ft) to Portillo (9,450 ft) and ski up to 10,860 ft , than have a Pisco at the Hotel. Than drive to Los Andes(2,687 ft), and after a shower driving to have have dinner at La Ruca restaurant in the…
Read MoreSkiing in Avoriaz, French Alps, 2011
Well, after almost 2 weeks back,it seems like the trip never happened….This is life. Need to live the moment. But, it really did happen. So,here are some stats : We skied an average of 20,000 vertical feet per day: 6 days= 120,000 vertical feet. To put in into the right context ,Canadian Mountain Helliskiing offered…
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