Jeff Campbell

The last two weeks have been busy. The Wasatch has recieved over 160" of snow but an impending 510(k) FDA submission at work, and a trip to interview at my top 2 choices for Mechanical Engineering Graduate Programs, Unviersity of Washington in Seattle, and University of British Columbia in Vancouver, have limited my skiing to pre-dawn turns and weekend gaunts. After the 15th, I'll once again be free to keep chipping away at my Tick List for this last season in the Wasatch before Kristin and I head off to the Pacific Northwest to start grad school, new adventures, and climb and ski an entire new mountain range come this August.

On Saturday,Kristin and I headed to Wolverine with Steve Lloyd. I haven't been back there since participating in an unfortunate and unsuccessful rescue last January (2008). It was good to reflect on what I've learned from that experience, how grateful I am for every day I have to spend in the mountains, and how it's influenced my decision making so I can always ski another day with my friends.

Me and Kristin in Wolvy - Photo: Steve Lloyd

Kristin on top of Wolverine (left). Kristin and Steve turn the last corner exiting Wolverine Cirque as a thunder clap keeps us wondering if a slide is on its way down in the low vis(right).

I've spent more time skinning in the dark than skiing in the sun over the last 2 weeks. But at least I'm getting turns in.

University of Washington: (Top Right Corner, Red Square Towers begging to be poached, see Alpinist 24).

Pikes Market:

University of British Columbia and Squamish (The Chief, Bottom Left)