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Mount Rainier – Skiing the Fuhrer Finger (14 May 2018)

June 12, 2018January 10, 2019 Brittany Walker Konsella 0 Comments

I have a long history with Mount Rainier. I was just 14 years old when our plane flew alongside her and I was mesmerized – so much that I decided I wanted to go to college in Seattle, just so I could be close to Mount Rainier. But, after visiting the University of Washington campus and being disappointed, I set my sights elsewhere and ended up in Boulder. Still, Mount Rainier hung in my mind. My dad and I eventually climbed her in the mid-90’s, fully guided with RMI. The famed Dave Hahn was our lead guide.

But, then became a ski mountaineer and my eyes gazed back to Mount Rainier. I needed to ski her. Two previous volcano-skiing trips to the Pacific Northwest were fruitful, but did not give ample opportunity for skiing Rainier. After missing last ski season due to injury, and coming back to a rather mediocre season in Colorado, I needed something. I needed a big goal, something that would be the highlight of my season. I decided that would be Rainier.

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Bike-Packing TR: The Columbia Plateau Trail- The Road Not Traveled

April 9, 2015April 25, 2015 Grete Gansauer 1 Comment

As I unloaded my bike from the train in Spokane, Washington at three o’clock in the morning, the question “what

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TR: SW Chutes of Mount Adams, Washington (8 May 2014)

May 28, 2014May 29, 2014 Grete Gansauer 3 Comments Pacific Northwest, ski, skiing, skinning, Volcano, Washington

On May 8th and 9th Zach, Cam and I climbed and descended Mount Adams, Washington. In stark white, Mount Adams

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TR: Mt. St. Helens (21 June 2012)

July 12, 2012August 22, 2012 Brittany Walker Konsella 1 Comment

Mount Saint Helens is certainly not the tallest volcano in the US. But, it is probably the most famous volcano

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TR: Mt. Adams (20 June 2012)

July 11, 2012July 20, 2012 Brittany Walker Konsella 0 Comments

My phone started in with it’s chant at 4:15 in the morning. “Good morning, Good morning!” it sang. All I

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Roadtrip 2011: Stevens Pass 2-17-11

February 27, 2011July 3, 2012 Frank Konsella 0 Comments

As much as I love the skiing in Crested Butte, sometimes you just gotta get out of town and ski

Follow Brittany's account of her trauma on July 6th and her recovery since!

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Unlucky Lucky: Skiing Again!

February 4, 2020 Brittany Walker Konsella 3

At the end of the appointment, the doctor sat me down and said, “Let’s talk about skiing.” In my head I said, “I thought you’d never ask!” But, I refrained. He asked, “Do you even want to ski this year?” I nodded my head in silent response, but inside I was screaming, “Oh hell yeah!” Then he asked, “Do you have a seasons pass?” I nodded my head again and mumbled something about buying it before the accident and just keeping it because I thought I’d be skiing in spring for sure. Then he said, “I think you should get out and ski. I think it will help you mentally.” Yep, this doc knows me, or at least knows my type. Of course, there was the whole spiel about starting out slow, on groomers only, etc. But, I already knew this. It’s not like I haven’t been through 3 ACL surgeries before.

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