Despite its incredible quality, the Eagle Buttress Traverse remains a little-known route… and there’s no record of it being completed in winter. So here we go, First Internet Winter Ascent (FIWA). While Bennett, Ben, and I skied Deadwood Peak, Galina and Pat had attempted to make a winter ascent of the north ridge traverse on […]
By Bennett Chabot, SummitforDays team November in the Desert Call me uncreative, but I’m hard pressed to find a 4 day rock climbing trip in November that can beat Red Rock Canyon, NV. Although it became a marketing campaign this year to #OptOutside on the Thanksgiving weekend, it’s one I can support. And for a […]
Far from the smooth slopes of the ski resorts, winter in Tahoe also offers up interesting snow and ice climbs in Tahoe- if you know where to look. South of the lake, near Carson Pass, the craggy cliffs of Roundtop Peak jut towards the sky- dark volcanic rock painted with brilliant white couloirs and gullies, perfect […]
