By - Bill Urbanski EDITOR’S NOTES: All teams on Denali are required to register their team names with the National Park Service. Stickers are provided to identify gear caches on the mountain. Our team name was TZT2 (“To Zee Top 2” – the first TZT team made an unsuccessful summit bid in 2007). TZT2 consisted
By - Bill Urbanski Summer is right around the corner here at CTS Base Camp in Pennsylvania. This means hiking in shorts, rock climbing outdoors, and even the occasional simple pleasure of a dip in the backyard pool. But my mind is elsewhere. My mind is on snow, glaciers, and mountaineering. For the
Hey guys, I'll be in Austin Texas starting Wednesday and would love to take some photos with you. I'll be Joining the official Austin Photowalk on Thursday with Lotus Carroll and Juan Gonzalez, so if you are in town, be sure to check that out. more details here: Austin Photowalk. Oh, and if you are
LONGMONT, Colorado – Sleeeeeeeep. After two marathon days on the road, and alpine starts from Ohio and Missouri, we finally got to sleep in a bit. Our phone alarms buzzed us awake at 7:00 AM. Today’s destination - Eldorado Canyon, a must-do for any truly discerning climber. A month ago, I received a
In May of 2010 Bill Urbanski, A native to Northeastern Pennsylvania, set out to climb Alaska's Denali. Troubled by storms, avalanches and the like the Team did not make the summit, but the adventure provided Bill with a memory that will last a lifetime, and a story to tell. Stuck at 17,200 for several days,
A mountaineer without an ice axe is like a bird with out wings, they are both kinda stuck without much mobility. that why its important to have a piece of equipment your comfortable with. i just recently picked up a Black Diamond Raven Axefrom my local shop. From the first time I held the Raven
By Patrick Gensel The alarm began to blare at 5:15 am and I sat up almost instantly with an anxious grin, not unlike a child on Christmas morning. This was my Christmas morning. after nearly a month of planning and studying routes and weather, the day was finally here, I was going to climb Mount