SierraDescents | 2011
November 22, 2011
Review: The Swiss Machine
I wasn't sure I'd enjoy 'The Swiss Machine', but it was definitely on my must-see list. Ueli Steck's fame skyrocketed when he successfully soloed the north face of the Eiger in (more)
November 20, 2011
English Asymmetries
I had no idea I'd be going to Austria until about two weeks beforehand. Given more time, I might have tried to learn some rudimentary German, but instead I focused on other (more)
November 17, 2011
Review: Cold
Anson Fogel's 19-minute Alpine documentary 'Cold' was one of the films I was most looking forward to seeing in Graz. The film documents the efforts of Simone Moro, Denis Urubko, (more)
November 14, 2011
Extra Sunset, Served With Ice
Back home in L.A. now, having flown in from Graz via Munich last 'night'. My plane took off from Munich in daylight and promptly headed north into darkness. Eventually, (more)
October 22, 2011
C2N Goes to Graz
I am very pleased to announce that my short film, The Couloir to Nowhere, is an official selection of the 2011 Internationales Berg & Abenteuer Filmfestival in Graz, Austria. (more)
October 20, 2011
West Baldy Timelapse
Wow, was this a trip down the rabbit hole! That Landscapes video inspired me to create my own timelapse. Naturally, I thought shooting from the top of West Baldy at sunset would (more)
October 14, 2011
The Tyranny of the List
I have a lot of lists. When I realize there's something I need to do, I write it down so I won't forget. My list making exploded soon after I became a father, because the added (more)
October 12, 2011
SMS Annual Potluck This Saturday
Yes it's time again for the storied Sierra Club Ski Mountaineer's Section Annual Potluck Dinner, this Saturday, October 15, at 5:30pm in La Canada. Trip planning for the (more)
October 10, 2011
Dustin Farrell’s ‘Landscapes’
Dustin Farrell's 'Landscapes' features truly some of the most amazing night sky time-lapse photography I've ever seen, much of it done in good old Arizona. Who knew they had such (more)
October 3, 2011
Fritschi Eagle
Fritschi's Eagle 10 and Eagle 12 (for maximum DIN setting) replace the Explore/Express bindings as the slightly-lighter alternative to Fritchi's hugely popular Freeride Pro Alpine (more)
