Trip Reports

Norway – Lofoten Islands Hiking

Norway – Lofoten Islands Hiking

July 2024 we headed to the Lofoten Island in Norway for our first hiking trip.  The Lofoten Islands are located off the NW coast of Norway near the Arctic Circle.  Tromsø, which is the main hub of the Arctic in Norway, has become quite popular for its Northern Lights and skiing touring in the winter […]

Norway: Ski Touring and Northern Lights

Norway: Ski Touring and Northern Lights

Ski touring in Norway is an incredible experience since this is really where it all began (hello…Telemark, Norway!) We were blown away by the fact that literally everyone in the country is willing to walk for their turns.  In the north, there is one ski area with one surface lift operating.  The magic of the […]

Iceland! Exploring the entire island

Iceland! Exploring the entire island

Wow, Iceland!  I am not sure why it took us so long to get there. So much awesomeness packed into a tiny country!  For this adventure, we road tripped around the entire “Ring Road” hiking and exploring literally everything we had time to do each day. We went in September and had sunshine on 10 […]

Ketchum families in the Dolomites!

Ketchum families in the Dolomites!

What an amazing week we had in the Dolomites with 3 families from Ketchum!  Great friends, great food, great adventuring.  We spent a week in the Brenta Dolomites with Italian Alpine Guide, Matteo Guardini, leading the way and tackled some of the hardest via ferratas the Dolomites have to offer.  What a great way for […]

Prayer Flags Nepal

Mountain Spirits Fund 2021 Recap

THE MOUNTAIN SPIRITS FUND IS ABOUT FAMILIES  Seasons greetings from Mountain Spirits Fund!  2021 has been another challenging year and ...

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Incredible Panel in Bears Ears

Discovering Bears Ears!

Welcome to Bears Ears! This spring we had the opportunity to show various members of the Mountain Spirits family Bears ...

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Polar Bear & 2 Cubs

GREENLAND 2021: Tales from East Greenland

After months of what we called “As Greenland Turns,” Pete was finally granted entry into Greenland to run his postponed ...

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2020 Holiday Greetings

Happy Holidays to all! Fortunately this crazy year is coming to a close. While it was a huge bummer to ...

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