ice skating… 100-mile Ice Skate in Katmai National Park 15 Jan 202621 Jan 2026 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXqoUVId6lk Alaska experienced a sustained cold spell throughout December, which froze many lakes without snow cover. I tracked satellite imagery and weather forecasts, hoping to find a novel skating destination…
blog… Western Brooks Range to Point Lay, Alaska 7 Aug 20258 Aug 2025 Another passenger on the flight to Kotzebue stopped at my row and introduced himself as Colin Arisman. Colin is an award-winning filmmaker. We had exchanged emails but had not met…
writing Bad Date Ideas in Boston 13 Jan 202517 Jan 2025 I met Amy on the subway from Boston’s Logan Airport. I struck up a conversation with her son (6 years old?) and asked him to guess what was in my…
packraft… American Whitewater Safety Code 27 Dec 202427 Dec 2024 It was an honor to be part of the team that revised American Whitewater's Safety Code—and a very welcome opportunity to get paid to write! Sarah Glaser won the contract…
packraft Alaska Legislature Citation of Honor 30 Oct 2024 I was very surprised to receive a citation of honor from the Alaska Legislature for The Packraft Handbook and my efforts in promoting a packrafting culture of safety. The backstory…
writing Rocked and Iced: A Chitina River Cookie Heist 30 Oct 202430 Oct 2024 I joined six other storytellers on the Bear Tooth stage last week as part of a fundraiser for Healthy Futures. I told this story from our 2012 trip from Yakutat…
writing An Empty Freezer: McGrath, 2024 4 Oct 202412 Mar 2025 Here's how it goes. The sky clears as you fly north, but not in time to reveal more than the tops of Foraker and Denali—sharp white teeth above a blanket…
packraft… Basecamp-ish in the Wulik Peaks, Western Brooks Range 29 Aug 202418 Sep 2024 https://youtu.be/60iM-D0quQA I got a glimpse of the Wulik Peaks five years ago when Sarah and Josh Mumm and I hiked and packrafted from the Ambler River to the coast. We…
risk management… Evacuation Insurance 26 Aug 20247 Dec 2024 Hello Luc: Thought you might have an answer to a quick question about who pays for a helicopter evacuation. This is a common point of concern and confusion for backcountry…
