What it actually takes to get a Mount Shasta summit permit and prep for a two night alpine push before summit day.

What helping coordinate a helicopter rescue on Mount Shasta summit day taught me about risk, training, and priorities.

What scouting a ski route alone on Mount Lassen and Mount Shasta taught me about preparation, mistakes, and working without a team.

What releasing a small slough near the top of Mount Lassen taught me about decision making, fear, and turning around.

How I set up, skied, and filmed my own descent on Mount Lassen with no crew and no one else behind the camera.

What Heartbreak Hill on Mount Shasta actually feels like near the end of a long summit day, and why it earns its name.