A Podcast About The Lives of Mountain Climbers
On today’s episode of The Firn Line, we’ll dive into the final segment of a two-part series with Canadian Rockies legend, Barry Blanchard. In the first episode, we heard Barry tell stories of his early years in the Canadian Rockies, …
On today’s episode of The Firn Line, we’ll delve into the first of a two-part series with Canadian Rockies legend, Barry Blanchard. Barry’s name is synonymous with some of the most iconic lines in the Canadian Rockies – and his …
On today’s episode of The Firn Line, we’ll get to know songwriter, and mountain traveller, Jason Tyler Burton. Growing up in a working class family on the outskirts of Lexington, KY – Burton was raised hearing the stories of his …
On today’s episode of The Firn line, we’ll get to know Pacific Northwest-based alpinist Mallorie Estenson. Growing up in the shadows of the North Cascades, Mallorie participated in athletics as a kid, with an inclination toward the more adventurous side …
I first heard about Steve House in 1995 – when I was living at my family’s cabin on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula. I was 20 years old, working as a park rangers assistant and besides work – there wasn’t much to …
Training for the mountains has come a long way – even from when I started out in the early 90’s. Back then, the mantra was that actual climbing was the best training for climbing. While this is still true in …