Thursday, May 27, 2010
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Yoga
7-8:15pm
Sundays
Far Eat Fitness!
3440 East Bengal Blvd.
Salt Lake City, UT 84121
801.733.9424
Next to the Smith’s at Brighton Point
Learn Headstands, Handstands, Arm Balances and More!
Increase your Strength, Balance and Focus!
Monday, December 21, 2009
Monday, November 16, 2009
Yoga Ski Retreat
Alta, Utah
Come enjoy the "greatest snow on earth" skiing and yoga adventure in the beautiful Wasatch mountains. This program combines yoga instruction with both resort and backcountry ski outings. We use the principles of alignment and self awareness taught in yoga and integrate them into our skiing. We will strive to increase our self awareness and our connection to our surroundings thus maximizing our fun and enjoyment.
We will spend one day playing in the resort and two days of exploring in the backcountry. We will indulge in 5 yoga sessions throughout the three days, enjoy wonderful meals at the Alta lodge, and soak in the hot tub in the evenings. The guides will teach you about backcountry travel and safety while taking you on an amazing adventure in the Wasatch.
Lodging and Meals:
We will stay at the rustic Alta Lodge where we will eat a delicious sit down meals for breakfast and dinner. We will take prepared sack lunches for our ski tours, and eat on the mountain while skiing at Alta.
Why do this trip?
“I have found yoga and skiing to be two of may favorite activities. Yoga has helped me to heal and avoid injuries in my life. Not only does it feel great to be stronger, more flexible, and more balanced, it has also been a powerful learning tool in increasing my performance, concentration, and enjoyment in all of the activities in which I participate. I am looking forward to skiing and practicing yoga with you all!” Winslow
Dates and Prices:
March 3rd Welcome dinner 7pm
March 4th-6th Ski Yoga days
March 7th Breakfast and departure
*price based on double occupancy in standard room with full
! bath (single room available for additional price)
*$1899
Requirements:
-- No yoga or backcountry experience is required
-- Intermediate to advanced skier
-- Comfortable skiing off piste terrain at the ski resort
-- Cardio fitness to hike 2500-3500 feet in elevation gain
Guide Bio:
Winslow Passey is an AMGA certified Ski Mountaineering Guide. She has been guiding for 9 years, and is a lead guide for Utah Mountain Adventure. Winslow has guided all over the world in Antarctica, Nepal, Mongolia, South America, Alaska, and in the Northwest.
Winslow successfully completed an intensive one month long Satpa Yoga Teacher Training Course (200 hours theory and practice) under the direct supervision of the renown yogi Dr. Sushil Bhattacharya, founder/directior of Sapta Yoga International, Kathmandu, Nepal.
To register: contact Utah Mountain Adventures at:
(801) 550-3986 www.utahmountainadventures.com
Friday, August 1, 2008
A quick update
Hey all,
It has been quite awhile since our last update. Winslow is trying to organize the pictures so I won't post any here, but you can click on our web albums and check out the photos we have posted there.
Winslow returned from Nepal the end of April. Three days later she had knee surgery. Nothing too bad, just a little meniscus clean up and bone scraping. Less than a week later we were off for AK. We were excited to have time to visit our friends Jimmie and Laura's place (they are the homesteaders/sailors some of you have heard us tell stories). They have an amazing organic garden and a few quaint little cabins in the woods north of Denali National Park.
Winslow's recovery was fast, just 2.5 weeks after the surgury we were off to climb the southwest ridge of Peak 11,300. We flew to the Mountain House in the Ruth Gorge and skied 3 miles to the base of the climb. The next day we got an alpine start and summitted in less than 8 hours, beating our own estimated time by nearly four hours. So decided to head part way down. We had brought bivy gear, but only two sleeping bags and a very small tent and there were three of us. Our friend Leighann was with us as well and we were going light.
The snow was super soft after a long sunny Alaskan day, making the snow ball up on the bottoms of our crampons. This made the down climbing very slow and quite dangerous, so after two hours of this we decided it would be best to bivy and continue in the early morning when the snow would be frozen. We were tightly packed in like sardines, and sleep did not come easily, but we were warm. The next morning we finished the descent in a couple of hours uneventfully.
The following day we woke up late and had a leisurely breakfast, where we hatched plans to climb and ski a coulior nearby. It was great and maybe even more fun than the climb.
That afternoon we skied down to the mountain house and flew back to Talkeetna. A quick trip, but I had to start packing for my Denali trip.
Winslow took a few rest days and then flew back into the Ruth with a friend Meagan and attempted Mt. Dan Beard. They made it to within a couple hours of the summit where heavy snow fall made them turn around. They did not want to get avalanched off, good decision don't you think?
Winslow then climbed London tower in the lower Ruth Gorge and flew back to Talkeetna. She packed and headed out just as my group was making it's summit bid. It was great to run into Winslow and her crew as they were headed up and we were headed down. It was our ten year wedding anniversary and this was a close as we thought we might get to celebrating, a hug and a kiss as we passed on the glacier.
When I got off the plane a friend Dave Morton was waiting for me, We had plans to fly back in and climb the Cassin Ridge (It is a technical and committing route on Denali). I had hoped for a few days rest, but the weather looked good so after just one day of rest we flew back onto the Kahiltna glacier and began our climb. We climbed from our camp in the northeast fork to the summit and down to 14,000' camp in 3 days and 2 nights.
Winslow had made it to 14,000' with her group by now. We contacted her by radio and she said she had hamburgers and hot drinks waiting for us. So Dave and I kicked in the overdrive and high tailed it to her camp.
The climb was awesome, challenging and eye opening. But when I got to the 14,000' camp and had a hamburger in one hand and Winslow beside me, as they say on the commercial "priceless".
Winslow finished her Denali trip and I headed back to Seattle. The season Washington is beginning to wrap up and we are beginning our own little vacation. We are planning to do a bunch of climbing. We'll update after our vacation.
It has been quite awhile since our last update. Winslow is trying to organize the pictures so I won't post any here, but you can click on our web albums and check out the photos we have posted there.
Winslow returned from Nepal the end of April. Three days later she had knee surgery. Nothing too bad, just a little meniscus clean up and bone scraping. Less than a week later we were off for AK. We were excited to have time to visit our friends Jimmie and Laura's place (they are the homesteaders/sailors some of you have heard us tell stories). They have an amazing organic garden and a few quaint little cabins in the woods north of Denali National Park.
Winslow's recovery was fast, just 2.5 weeks after the surgury we were off to climb the southwest ridge of Peak 11,300. We flew to the Mountain House in the Ruth Gorge and skied 3 miles to the base of the climb. The next day we got an alpine start and summitted in less than 8 hours, beating our own estimated time by nearly four hours. So decided to head part way down. We had brought bivy gear, but only two sleeping bags and a very small tent and there were three of us. Our friend Leighann was with us as well and we were going light.
The snow was super soft after a long sunny Alaskan day, making the snow ball up on the bottoms of our crampons. This made the down climbing very slow and quite dangerous, so after two hours of this we decided it would be best to bivy and continue in the early morning when the snow would be frozen. We were tightly packed in like sardines, and sleep did not come easily, but we were warm. The next morning we finished the descent in a couple of hours uneventfully.
The following day we woke up late and had a leisurely breakfast, where we hatched plans to climb and ski a coulior nearby. It was great and maybe even more fun than the climb.
That afternoon we skied down to the mountain house and flew back to Talkeetna. A quick trip, but I had to start packing for my Denali trip.
Winslow took a few rest days and then flew back into the Ruth with a friend Meagan and attempted Mt. Dan Beard. They made it to within a couple hours of the summit where heavy snow fall made them turn around. They did not want to get avalanched off, good decision don't you think?
Winslow then climbed London tower in the lower Ruth Gorge and flew back to Talkeetna. She packed and headed out just as my group was making it's summit bid. It was great to run into Winslow and her crew as they were headed up and we were headed down. It was our ten year wedding anniversary and this was a close as we thought we might get to celebrating, a hug and a kiss as we passed on the glacier.
When I got off the plane a friend Dave Morton was waiting for me, We had plans to fly back in and climb the Cassin Ridge (It is a technical and committing route on Denali). I had hoped for a few days rest, but the weather looked good so after just one day of rest we flew back onto the Kahiltna glacier and began our climb. We climbed from our camp in the northeast fork to the summit and down to 14,000' camp in 3 days and 2 nights.
Winslow had made it to 14,000' with her group by now. We contacted her by radio and she said she had hamburgers and hot drinks waiting for us. So Dave and I kicked in the overdrive and high tailed it to her camp.
The climb was awesome, challenging and eye opening. But when I got to the 14,000' camp and had a hamburger in one hand and Winslow beside me, as they say on the commercial "priceless".
Winslow finished her Denali trip and I headed back to Seattle. The season Washington is beginning to wrap up and we are beginning our own little vacation. We are planning to do a bunch of climbing. We'll update after our vacation.
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Spring fun in Alaska!
After returning home from my Nepal trip, I promptly had orthoscopic surgury on my knee, and then off to Alaska. We visited our good friends Jimmie and Laura Hendricks who live north of the park. They have an amazing certified organic garden up there and a beautiful homestead out in the wilderness.
Two and a half weeks after the surgury, my knee was feeling pretty good, so we fly into the Ruth Gorge for some climbing with our friend Leighann. We had great weather and conditions, and we climbed a peak called 11,300. It was a super fun alpine climb with mixed snow, ice, and rock climbing. We summited and headed a few hours down the ridge where we camped. In our small 2 person tent the three of us cuddled into 2 sleeping bags. We placed the ropes underneath our thin foam pads for extra insulation.
The next day we descended the rest of the way down embarking on about 10 rappeles to reach the glacier. Before heading back to the mountain house the next day, we skied a beautiful 2000ft coulior that cought our eye near camp. The snow was amazing leaving us with a serious adrenaline rush.
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