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Summer always seems unbearably long, but thankfully it always ends. After hearing reports that conditions were actually quite good in

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October 26, 2009 Frank Konsella

Mount Saint Elias- The Mountain And The Movie

Mount St Elias is the second highest peak in the United States, at 18,008′. The first ascent was made by

Backcountry Skiing Random Thoughts Travel

October 19, 2009 Frank Konsella

Finding Adventure in the Modern World

It’s getting harder. It’s something that I have been noticing more and more. Part of it stems from the length

Backcountry Skiing Fourteeners

October 18, 2009 Frank Konsella

Wilson Peak 5.7.06

This is another 14er that I never got around to doing a proper TR for back in ’06. Back then,

Backcountry Skiing Fourteeners Respect the Snow

October 15, 2009 Frank Konsella

Mount Yale 2.5.07

Sitting in a motel 6 in Lincoln, NE and decided to re-post this TR from TGR from a couple of

Backcountry Skiing Random Thoughts Travel

October 12, 2009 Frank Konsella

The Kyrgyzstan Plan

Ellis Smith of Blacksmith Adventures (and Thrillhead Creations before that) visited Kyrgyzstan last winter and it clearly made an impact.

Backcountry Skiing Crested Butte Reviews - Gear & Other

October 9, 2009 Frank Konsella

October Stoke From ’06

We’ve been getting a fair bit of snow so far in ’09 and reports of good skiing have been coming

Backcountry Skiing Crested Butte

October 7, 2009 Brittany Walker Konsella

TR: Another all-gals ride on 409 & 1/2

My friend Sonya, visiting from Denver (Lakewood), spurred me to organize another all-girls ride for the weekend. We were joined

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October 1, 2009 Brittany Walker Konsella

October 1st Lucidity

This photo of me was on February 13, 2009 by photographer Alex Fenlon on the most deliciously deep day of

Follow Brittany's account of her trauma on July 6th and her recovery since!

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Unlucky Lucky: Skiing Again!

February 4, 2020 Brittany Walker Konsella

At the end of the appointment, the doctor sat me down and said, “Let’s talk about skiing.” In my head I said, “I thought you’d never ask!” But, I refrained. He asked, “Do you even want to ski this year?” I nodded my head in silent response, but inside I was screaming, “Oh hell yeah!” Then he asked, “Do you have a seasons pass?” I nodded my head again and mumbled something about buying it before the accident and just keeping it because I thought I’d be skiing in spring for sure. Then he said, “I think you should get out and ski. I think it will help you mentally.” Yep, this doc knows me, or at least knows my type. Of course, there was the whole spiel about starting out slow, on groomers only, etc. But, I already knew this. It’s not like I haven’t been through 3 ACL surgeries before.

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