“After lots of packing and planning I am ready to leave this morning for Pakistan with a solid crew of skiers to attempt to ski Gasherbrum 2, the worlds 13th highest mountain. We land in Islamabad on the 6th and make our way North to Askole where we will begin trekking up the Indus valley and onto the Baltoro Glacier, Here, at base camp, we will have about 25 days to rest, acclimatize and try for the summit. we have set up a Blog for people to follow our progress, http://gasherbrum.wordpress.com”
-Kip Garre

After our recent storm and all the ones that hit in January, the snow levels in the mountains are high (a friends’ 7-year-old skied Squaw’s Main chute yesterday) and I’m off to the tropics! I leave for Hawaii tomorrow for some diving, snorkeling, surfing and general beach loungery. Sadly, I won’t be skiing or writing during the week I’m there. But you can ski on Hawaii. Mauna Kea on the Big Island is almost 14,000 feet and covered with snow. You can drive to the top and the 360-degree view from the summit is spectacular. I’ll try to grab some photos of it while I’m there. Aloha!