Sponsors

Without the proper outdoor equipment and provisions our The Traverse of the Wind River Range would not have been possible.

The following outdoor companies supplied us with state of the art climbing, trekking, camping, clothing, navigation and food provisions.

Ultimate Direction
Sportiva
CAMP USA
Hyperlite Mountain Gear
Enlightened Equipment
Paleo Meals To Go
Suunto
NOLS

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4 months ago by davide_anderson Observations in Ladakh. . #india #leh #ladakh #garden #money #streetlife #prayerflags #neverstopexploring #butorausa #hanchor #norrona #arcteryx #mountains #landscape
4 months ago by davide_anderson After almost 50 hours of straight airplane/airport time, I finally arrived in Leh, India. Delayed flights and running through terminals compounded my jet lack. . But when I arrived, I was greeted by the most amazing views from my hotel. . The last photo captures one of the positive impacts of social media. I met Ishey nearly 20 years ago during my first visit to Ladakh. We stayed in touch through the internet and maintaining that connection allowed us to share mutton momos today. . #neverstopexploring #india #ladakh #leh #mountains #landscapes #jetlag #oldfriends #butorausa #narrona #arcteryx #campusa #hanchor #travel #gritandrock
2 months ago by davide_anderson On July 31 @szuting928 and I left Kashmir after spending three weeks in the nearby mountains. . Four days later, India’s ruling party would revoke Article 370 of the Indian Constitution eliminating Kashmir’s special independent status. The streets filled with soldiers, phone communication and the internet were cut and many local politicians were placed under arrest. . One month later the media blockade remains in place and answers about what is going on are hard to find. . It’s a complicated issue. Many of our friends living in Leh and Zanskar were happy about the news. They felt Ladakh was
4 months ago by davide_anderson Yesterday we drove along the Indus River and visited the Hemis Gompa and Thiksay Monastery. . . #ladakh #india #landscape #travel #adventure #arcteryx #indus #neverstopexploring #breathe #green #respect #openyoureyes #buddhism #gritandrock
2 months ago by davide_anderson Light is right unless it's wrong. . "Light is right" is a common saying in alpine climbing and @szuting928 and I took it to heart when planning an attempt on Starikatchan, an unclimbed 19,370ft peak deep within the remote Zanskar mountains of northern India. All the information and photos we had seen about the area had us prepared for alpine rock climbing. Unfortunately for us, last winter the Zanskar region had a record snowfall and we struggled just to access the peak. . In this first photo @szuting928 looks up at our second objective, Starikatchan’s west face, rising 4,500 feet