Andrew McLean is back for a second season of Basecamp TV, and this time he takes a dive into the softer skills of backcountry travel. Over five episodes, the Straight Chuter covers the nuances of nutrition, communication, safety, group dynamics and trip planning, all with his signature, expert blend of insight and humor.
Ski Mountaineering Skills with Andrew McLean: Couloirs
In this episode, Andrew McLean lives up to his moniker of “Straight Chuter” and explains the best methods for going up and coming back down couloirs.
Ski Mountaineering Skills with Andrew McLean: Route Finding
In this episode, Andrew McLean navigates his way to safe pow turns with helpful route-finding methods. Each week, Basecamp TV, in collaboration with Andrew McLean, brings you new skills to help grow your ski mountaineering gray matter and improve your understanding of how to move in technical terrain.
Ski Mountaineering Skills with Andrew McLean: Cook Tent
In this episode, Andrew McLean keeps the fire of stoke burning with cook tent setup techniques. Each week, Basecamp TV, in collaboration with Andrew McLean, brings you new skills to help grow your ski mountaineering gray matter and improve your understanding of how to move in technical terrain.
Ski Mountaineering Skills with Andrew McLean: Layering
Each week, Basecamp TV, in collaboration with Andrew McLean, brings you new skills to help grow your ski mountaineering gray matter and improve your understanding of how to move in technical terrain.
Ski Mountaineering Skills with Andrew McLean: Anchors
In this episode, Andrew McLean stands his ground with anchor building skills for that instance when skiing is just not an option.
Ski Mountaineering Skills with Andrew McLean: Ropes
In the latest episode of Basecamp TV, Andrew McLean gets tied up in the details about useful ski-mountaineering rope skills.
Skintrack Sketches: Artist Nikki Frumkin blurs the lines of art and adventure
Seattle-based artist Nikki Frumkin likes to do her work on the go. Her penchant for adventure takes her on multi-day forays into the backcountry in both winter and summer, with a piece of paper and a small watercolor set as her only tools of the trade.
Remembering John Galvin: Three Mountain Rescue-Aspen members look back on their time with fellow MRA rescuer
Galvin, 57, was no stranger to avalanche safety and backcountry travel, and while the incident that occurred on that April afternoon ended in tragedy, his fellow Mountain Rescue-Aspen members remember the legacy of successful rescues, compassion, dogged determination and a passion for the backcountry that Galvin left behind.
Mountain Skills: Looking beyond instability
Understanding the current level of risk related to avalanches should be paramount before, during and after your backcountry trip, but knowing what else to look for besides what’s in the bottom of a snow pit can be complicated.
