Feathered Friends Blog
Kristin Gates | Solo Traverse of Alaska’s Brooks Range
Where: Feathered Friends
What: Presentation by Kristin Gates on her solo traverse of the Brooks Range in Alaska
When: Tuesday, September 24th
Time: Starts at 8pm
Cost: Free!
Bonus: Schwag | Cold Refreshments
Kristin Gates traversed the Brooks Range in Alaska, from the Yukon/Alaska Border to Kotzebue, by foot and packraft in the Spring of 2013. She was the first woman to accomplish this feat. Her 1,000+ mile traverse brought her through some of the more remote areas of the Last Frontier – no trails or people for miles, just big-time wilderness, stunning terrain and wildlife.
See what her Alaskan Odyssey was all about at Feathered Friends on Tuesday, September 24th! Hope to see you there!
Pickets Enchainment – with Chad Kellogg & Jens Holsten
Where: Feathered Friends
What: Slideshow of the Picket Range enchainment, good times, fundraiser for Chad Kellogg’s Autumn Himalayan expedition
When: Wednesday, September 18th
Time: Starts at 8pm
Cost: $10 at the door
Bonus: Raffle for schwag from Feathered Friends, Outdoor Research, Black Diamond, Mountain Equipment | Cold Refreshments
Climbing Stoke!
Check out the newly released video of Mark & Janelle Smiley’s ascent of the Moose’s Tooth West Ridge in Alaska. Inspiring work! Get the full trip report at Moose’s Tooth – West Ridge See the Smiley’s project in progress at SmileysProject.com Stay tuned for more awesome videos this fall!
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Powderwhore presents ‘ELEVATION – A Backcountry Film’
Where: Feathered Friends
When: Tuesday, October 8th
Time: Starts at 8pm
Cost: $15 – Get Your Tickets
Bonus: Raffle benefiting the Northwest Avalanche Center – Liquid Refreshments from Big Sky Brewery – and more!
Time for some powder stoke!
Success on the Moose’s Tooth
By Mark Smiley
Janelle and I were very excited to get back into the classic climbing circuit for the fourth year in a row, after an amazing winter overseas. We had spent 90 days in Europe, where Janelle competed in several countries with the best ski mountaineering racers in the world, while I made videos of the experience. The videos can be scene here (episodes 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5). In May we flew back to the States, and had 13 non-traveling days to pack and prep for our expeditions to Alaska. This was definitely not enough time, but we made it work. Most of the time I feel like a professional packer, always lugging around at least two fifty pound duffel bags and a way-to-heavy carry on. Life is so rough =)
The first climb on our calendar for the year was the West Ridge of the Moose’s Tooth. This would be our second attempt. In 2010 we tried to climb it but got turned around largely due to Alaska sized intimidation, and horrible snow conditions.