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Archives for March, 2009

Deeper: High Sierra Chute Out

Jeremy Jones

I drove four hours to a different country.  At least that was what my eyes were telling me as I looked at a towering wall of granite with long endless couloirs piercing threw them.
The night before doubt was was running thick threw my mind as I searched for a place to camp around 11 at [...]

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AK: Tour of the Tordrillos

Jeremy Jones

Two years ago was the first time I got a look at the Tordrillos.  There was a lot of anxiety before the trip because I would be leaving my stomping grounds in Haines in peak season to go explore the unknown.  Much of the anxiety came from the fact that Tordrillos were part of the [...]

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AK:Riding Big Mountains with Big Wave Pioneer Laird Hamilton

Jeremy Jones

Spending the week with Laird has been a learning experience.  Laird has always been someone I have looked up to so over the coarse of the week I asked a lot of questions, listened and watched how he goes about his program.   It is no different then my time hanging around Doug Coombs, Crag Kelley, [...]

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Alaska: Lost Below the Ice

Jeremy Jones

Day 2.  The wind came up after one run today and forced us out of the mountains.  On the way back to camp I got the the group to stop by the edge of the glacier to go crawl around some ice.  The health of the planet seems to revolve around the health of the [...]

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Alaska with Laird Hamilton and Dave Kalama

Jeremy Jones

Day 1. “Laird wants to know if you want to come spend the week in the Tordrillo’s Heli Boarding with us,”  was the message left on my phone by his lifetime tow-surf partner Dave Kalama.  Saying yes was one of the easier decisions I have had all winter.  First off, Laird has always been a [...]

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