by Ethan Berman | Apr 24, 2024 | Blog
The topo above describes the routes detailed in this post. For information about the routes Cloudburst and The Unconditioned, click here Mid February and I was back at the Stanley Glacier parking lot. All signs of travel led straight up to the headwall, but once again...
by Ethan Berman | Jan 7, 2024 | Blog
Fall ’23 Roundup A friend recently told me that his wife asked him, upon returning from an expedition, “Why do you want to climb so much right now, didn’t you just get back from a climbing expedition?” His response was, “Yes, but we didn’t do any climbing!” That much...
by Ethan Berman | Dec 20, 2023 | Blog
Some rad organizations supporting adventures in Canada made this trip possible: Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival (VIMFF) in coordination with Arc’teryx, and the Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS) in coordination with Canadian Geographic....
by Ethan Berman | Nov 15, 2023 | Blog
“Any alpine route with one good pitch is destined to be a Rockies classic,” Maarten said, grinning. “And this one has at least six.” “The descent has to be quick and straight-forward to become a classic,” I replied. We had been on the move for some 16 hours, and were...
by Ethan Berman | Jun 20, 2023 | Blog
Although ice conditions were lean this winter in the rockies, calling it a bad season can mostly be chalked up to a lack of imagination. With many lifetimes of climbing potential across the range, we have a tendency to get focused on specific zones each season....
by Ethan Berman | Apr 4, 2022 | Blog
(Photo: Zac Colbran) NAGA (M8 WI5+) FA Grant Stewart, Ethan Berman. March 28,2022 Climb the first two pitches of Scar Tissue and traverse to a two-bolt belay beneath a black streak. Pitch 1: Climb ice blobs to reach bolted face climbing that continues up through roofs...
