#strapinventureout

[zebblais]

What goes ⬆ must come ⬇. This is our @alpineskills team descending below Iceberg Lake on #MountWhitney a few days ago. #climbing #alpineskills #mtwhitney #sierranevada #DarnTough #strapinventureout @julbousa (at Mount Whitney)

[hagephoto]

Throwback to rappelling into the frozen depths of Malign Canyon (and then climbing out). . @arcadebelts . . . . #tbt #strapinventureout #jaspernationalpark #ohcanada🇨🇦 #iceclimbing #sponsoredpost (at Malign Canyon)

[zebblais]

Sailing seas of granite on #MountWhitney with @alpineskills and @mz.laine. Perfect weather and great crew of climbers on the highest peak in the lower 48 this weekend! If you've never climbed Whitney, it's an eclectic climb with stream crossings, rock climbing, cramponing, altitude and insane views of the #Sierra - come climb with me! ;) 🗻 #California #sierranevada #highpoint @darntoughvermont #strapinventureout @julbousa

[zebblais]

Racing the sun to the top of #MountWhitney. We lost the race, but since sun light travels at 371 million miles per hour we didn't get down on ourselves. This shot is from close to 14,000' on the Mountaineers Couloir above aptly named Iceberg Lake. It's also a great ⛷🏂🎿 route in the spring time. @alpineskills #sierranevada #mountaineering #DarnTough #strapinventureout @julbousa (at Mount Whitney)

[zebblais]

This could be anywhere- but it's actually the summit of #MtElbrus! We topped out yesterday morning in warm conditions with stunning views of the inside of this cloud. Couldn't see far, but can't complain 😆 🗻 Hard fought summit for our team, but we made the highest point in Europe. We're back in Azau, after an incredible celebration dinner at the @freeride_hotel we're rested up and ready for #Moscow! @alpenglowexpeditions #7summits #Russia #Elbrus #MaxRusski #DarnTough #strapinventureout (at Mount Elbrus)

[zebblais]

#sunrise on the #Emmons. This is always the best part of a climb. Ascending in the dark has an exciting quality to it, but the first rays of light bring some much needed hope and warmth. @rmiexpeditions #Rainier #mountRainier #climbmemories #DarnTough #strapinventureout @julbousa #terramartribe (at Mount Rainier National Park)

[zebblais]

#NorthsideSummitPush : return to the life zone. The struggle isn't just to get out of the "death zone", it's to get back to the life zone. After reaching the top, we want to get to thick air, warm temps and as far from the jet stream as we can. We rested at Camp 3 for an hour, rehydrating and refueling before packing our bags and returning to descent. Once again, a huge thanks to our #Phortse #Sherpa team, who dropped camp and carried our infrastructure down. #superhuman The weather didn't cooperate. As we packed, winds and clouds whipped up and light snow began. We made a speedy exit, knowing we had 6,000' of descent left before we would hit #everestabc. We arm-wrapped the fixed lines, belaying ourselves below camp, past the body of an Australian climber who had died the week before. Condolences to his friends and family. Camp 2, pictured, looked like a post-apocalyptic warzone with thick cloud rolling over tents shredded days earlier by gale force winds. Clearing the lines of rime as we went, the snow ramp between C2 and the #NorthCol seemed never ending. We paused to melt snow and drink before making the final push down the fixed lines. 18 hours after we started, we were home. Safe at ABC. Thick air. Real food. Coca cola. Beer. @alpenglowexpeditions #AdventureDoneRight #MountEverest #Everest #Everest2017 #EverestNoFilter #Northside #DarnTough #JulboUSA #terramartribe #strapinventureout (at Mount Everest)

[zebblais]

Back on the R horn! Still awed by the beauty of this place. There is more snow than I've ever seen up here! Me and my @rmiexpeditions comrades are teaching an expedition skills seminar and are camped on the Inter Glacier. Today we're headed to camp Schurman before our summit bid. #MountRainier #climbmemories #Rainier #sunset #Cascades #DarnTough #strapinventureout (at Inter Glacier)