by Ethan Berman | Dec 24, 2018 | Blog
The weather this fall was quite amenable for climbing. I took advantage of a few different opportunities to explore the North Cascades and see how things were shaping up. The Cascades have a long history of winter ascents, highlighted in this cool chronology. The...
by Ethan Berman | Oct 8, 2018 | Blog
Keep Your Heid, 600m, IV M5 5.9 With thanksgiving weekend just around the corner Antony and I scraped together a plan to get out in the alpine. Our original objective in the Rockies looked too snowy, and we weren’t keen to give in to a low-key weekend rock...
by Ethan Berman | Sep 30, 2018 | Blog
Below is an article I wrote for the Mazamas, who helped make this trip possible through their Alpine Adventure Expedition Grant. A huge thanks as well to the American Alpine Club Live Your Dream Grant and Alpine Ascents International for their support. For a nice...
by Ethan Berman | Jun 21, 2018 | Blog
A slow morning at Beauty Creek Hostel… lots of coffee, eggs, juice, reading, and good chatter with Jimmy. Feeling a bit more energized today, after a full day for recovery yesterday. On Saturday, May 12, we climbed the Grand Central Couloir on Mount Kitchener. What a...
by Ethan Berman | Feb 12, 2018 | Blog
As Climbed: [WI4, M5, A1] I had a great weekend out in the Duffy on Feb 3-4, 2018 with Artem and Nic. Although temps were uncomfortably warm, we managed to climb Shreddie (WI5+) and Closet Secrets (WI4) on saturday, which are both awesome lines. We got absolutely...
by Ethan Berman | Aug 16, 2017 | Blog
Out of nowhere, summer in the PNW set in with an almost cathartic force. The weather has been incredibly clear, hot, and stable, which has proven good for climbing but terrible for the environment (BC is in the midst of one of the worst wildfire emergencies in...
