Vanessa is a mountain athlete and environmental sociologist who focuses on the intersection of people and nature. As an immigrant and woman of color herself, Vanessa recognizes the systemic barriers that purposefully keep BIPOC out of outdoor spaces. Taking up space...
Andrew Drummond grew up in the White Mountains of New Hampshire but it wasn’t until he moved back to the Mount Washington Valley in 2014 that he discovered how good backcountry skiing was in this region. What began as a pursuit to re-discover his backyard lead...
Blake grew up skiing small community-oriented mountains like Butternut and Mowhawk in his native New England. After moving to Seattle, WA, he quickly found friends and mentors who introduced him to the beautiful and seemingly endless skiing opportunities offered up by...
David Wise is a three-time freestyle skiing Olympic medalist from Reno, Nevada. Wise recently launched his passion project, called ‘Wise Off The Grid.’ Through social media, it gives followers the chance to learn more about my family’s work to reduce our carbon...
In October 2018, Jim Morrison and The North Face teammate Hilaree Nelson became the first people to ski from the 27,940-foot summit of Lhotse, the fourth-highest mountain in the world. Their 7,000-vertical-foot ski line down the Lhoste Couloir is considered one of the...
