This call came in today at 1:30pm.  I am having Kim call in to a Google Voice number and leave messages-  the messages are then transcribed to text.  Then from there I just listen to the message and correct the mistakes that Google Voice makes.  Its pretty slick.

“Hey Jonny, It’s Kim calling again. I hope [...]

11-23-09
via satellite phone
“It’s Kim calling from base camp on Aconcagua- quick update, we got in yesterday. It took us two days to get into basecamp at 14,000 feet, and today we went for an awesome ski above basecamp to about 16,000 feet or so, did this really cool coulior , about 1500 [...]

En route to the Andes mountains tomorrow via Denver, Houston, Santiago and Mendoza.
Our team of four fun people- Glen Paulson (Tahoe), Steve Romeo (Jackson), Dan Smith (Vermont), me (Telluride)- heads into the hills on Friday, November 20th.
Stay tuned for updates here at havelltravels.com via sat phone dispatches posted by Backcountry.com team manager- Jonny Atencio.
And, you can also enjoy other spins on [...]

Some folks have asked about the recovery process and how to train- So, thought I would share my little bit of insight into the rehabilitation of an ACL injury.
When I hurt my knee, I searched for some inspiration from others who had gone down the long road to recovery, and also craved some good stories [...]

What ski to ski…that is the always the question. Inspired by a recent post of my friend and Salomon Freeski teammate Jamey Parks, here’s my lowdown on this season’s skis:
 
The Shogun/Geisha (mens/womens) are exactly the same ski but with different graphics and lengths available.  They replace the Gun and the Scarlett, plus improvements. This is one [...]

Department of Goods confirms: ”Full Price is Dead”
New online closeout store brings wallet-relief to gear junkies
 
PARK CITY, UTAH (Nov. 11, 2009)—With the economy stuck on its crux move, savvy gear shoppers have been faced with the scary possibility that the only way to afford new gear this season is to scour the aisles of [...]

The preparation for a trip is a journey in itself. With 9 days left before departure, I am fine-tuning the arsenal for the Andes ski tour, and working on the body, mind and spirit balance for the journey.
Just wrote a blog for Adventure World Magazine regarding gear and Backcountry.com’s newest Gear List function- this is still [...]

Well, my latest time filler has been spent getting creative on the writing front as I’ve been invited to do some pieces for various magazines on line and elsewhere. I’m looking forward to a role as “guest blogger” and it gives me a chance to stretch the creative writing muscles that I put away after graduating [...]

Preparing for our trip, one of the big decisions is what to read when you get put on lock down..I had the lucky chance to see Nicholas Kristof speak at Telluride’s MountainFilm this past May, and he is an amazing human being. His fascinating work does so much for the world at large, and from [...]