Archive January 2011

In Powder Magazine and Backcountry Magazine

Finnish photographer Tero Repo got these two photos of me published in Powder Magazine and Backcountry Magazine. To see more of his great photos and what he is up to check www.terorepo.com  Powder mag Backcountry mag

The life of a young photographer…

Swedish upcoming photographer Daniel Rönnbäck is in town shooting for a week. Check out his angle of Chamonix on his blog danielronnback.blogspot.com 

Aiguille de L’Encrenaz, North-east couloir – Really good skiing in a time of powder depression.

 In a time that people soon will call the great powder depression of the season its still possible to find really good snow. Eastern aspects has been good even in Aiguilles Rouges and on this side of the valley its warm and cosy even in cold times like these. I took a chance together with […]

Some people do not need climbing partners…

Its good having climbing partners that are not to dependent of you, is it not? The other day I talked to my friend Max Turgeon about going climbing something together, but I had been up in the mountains for several days straight and he was feeling sharp wanting to do something big. I ended up […]

Ice climbing in the sun

What can you do when you are tired of being cold and of trying to find the last good snow patches in the mountains? Well, one good idea is to go ice climbing in Trient on the Swiss side of the Mt Blanc massif.  I went there to day with my friend Carl Granlund to […]

Couloir Jager, Mt Blanc du Tacul – A fun but very cold adventure…

Couloir Jager, Mt Blanc du Tacul – A fun but very cold adventure…

With the high pressure and the cold holding Chamonix in a steady grip its not to easy to find things to do in the mountains. The cold and the wind are transforming the snow fast and even though ice conditions up high are great its not to fun sitting shaking on a belay waiting for […]

A few runs in Brevent

Difficult skiing is making us better skiers, right? Of course it’s true, and that’s why you should ski Brevent at the moment. I went up for a few top to bottom runs today just to get a bit of air when my climbing partner for the day couldn’t make it. Really good snow on a […]