We neared the Red Banks at around 12,000 feet on Mount Shasta. We were blowing out calories faster than we could pack them in, but we pressed on. The weather was bluebird, at the temperature just about perfect. We couldn't have asked for a better day to summit one of California's most magnificent volcanoes. Truly
I know i've shared this photo before, but after a little tweaking and more thinking about it, I had to share it again. It was late August, but you wouldn't know that by looking at menagerie of snow and ice that surrounded me. The temperature was in the high twenties, and the winds, light and
I had never been to Lake Tahoe, and was mesmerized by the beauty of this lake, second only to the magnificent Crater Lake, several hundred miles to the north in Oregon. After a nice stop off at a lake side bar for some beers and a break from the open road, we moved on. On
I am back at it again, out on the road, and this time I head to Oregon and northern California to climb some of America's most well known volcanoes: Hood and Shasta. I'll making my way across the country in the next few days and will be sharing my story as I go, so keep
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
Daily Photo - She Found Her Way Through The Trees The temperature was soaring into the 90's and we had just completed a 2 mile hike to the top of this ridge. Despite the fierce heat, we were rewarded with a view of the Susquehanna River and Shickshinny was visible a few miles down valley.
Daily Photo - Sunrise At Columbia Crest After hours and hours of marching up the glaciated slopes of Mount Rainier, we had arrived at the crater rim. In total darkness we now sat within the caldera of an active stratovolcano. Still glowing with the excitement of a kid on Christmas, I through my down jacket
Daily Photo - Desert Solitare It was early August and the heat was blazing. We had just finished an emergency pit stop for new front tires on my Grand Vitara. We were east bound, headed for Moab and a few days of climbing and camping fun. This was my first time in the beautiful area
I stepped off the paved trail, my boot plunged into the sun ripened snow of the Muir Snowfield. Standing majestically, miles above me the glaciated slopes of Mount Rainier called to me. After months of training, fundraising, and traveling to smaller mountains to test my mettle, I had arrived, It all came down to this