Jorg's Blog
March 26:
It's feeling like spring here in the Canadian Rockies already after what has become part of his history as the warmest and driest winter in Canada since record keeping (62 years)! It's been a very tricky season for the backcountry skiing with a constant level of heightened avalanche risk since Christmas already. I will be heading to Europe for 4 weeks of ski traverses in Austria and Italy - can't wait to see a more confiedence instilling snow pack!
November 27:
We are having the best early season skiing conditions in a decade. Check out some of the recent images from the Selkirks and the Monashees ranges on the CMH website. Currently, we have about 250 cm (8 ft) of settled snow at 1900 meters elevation around Revelstoke, BC. I'm heading there this Wednesday to start our heli-ski season! Ice climbing is also looking good. I did a trip into the Ghost River Valley last week with my friend Rinaldo from Grindelwald / CH. The House of Skies (WI 4) is in great shape already and we climbed all the way to the ridge line.
November 5: A bit of a shock to dive right into winter here after 7 weeks of running via ferrata and climbing trips in Europe, largely under the warm sun of Italy's Mediterranean Coast and Corsica.
We took our first clients ice climbing already this season - the earliest that I can remember ever! Interest in our trips is up substantially from last year. Seems like most of our clients have decided that they are tired of holding back with their mountaineering and skiing habit for the "crisis" sake.


MEDIA COVERAGE:
Business Traveller Asia-Pacific (May 2009): Featured is our Cortina Via Ferrata Trek as one of a series of outstanding adventures.

Vanity Fair Travel (April 2009): On of our all time favorites, the Haute Route Glacier Trek is being featured on page 123 as one of two hand-full of "Great Journeys". That is why we have been running this itinerary for the last 15 years!

Explore Magazine (October 2008):
Jorg is featured in "Explore", probably the most popular Canadian outdoor magazine, representing mountain guiding in a piece about outdoor professions.

Following frequent requests, we finally posted an article that Jorg wrote for Rock and Ice Magazine in 2001 about the mountain guiding profession in the USA - pretty entertaining reading but unfortunately not much has changed in 10 years since!

FEATURED TRIPS
New:
Bernese Alps / Switzerland Trek with optional Via Ferrata:
The famous Bernese Alps traverse! Challenging hiking with awesome views of the glaciated peaks of the Bernese Alps: Eye to eye with the Eiger and the Jungfrau. All with comfortable lodging and the optional use of via ferratas to spice up some of the days. Also, optionally at the end there is the option to extend the trip with a two day climb of Eiger or Jungfrau. This trip will be guided by Jorg himself and most participants have been with us for as long as 15 years.