Ski Mountaineering in Kyrgyzstan
Cathy O'Dowd2023-06-13T19:15:48+02:00From 16 March to 6 April 2022 I joined two friends in exploring the Terskey Ala-Too, a mountain range in the Tian Shan mountains in Kyrgyzstan. It stretches south [...]
Attempting SE ridge of Mount Steele 5073m
Cathy O'Dowd2021-08-04T20:18:38+02:00The goal: the SE ridge of Mount Steele 5073m, a peak in the Kluane National Park in the Yukon, Canada. 9 May – 2 June 2019 Six members set [...]
What You Heard is Not What I Meant
Cathy O'Dowd2020-05-19T16:11:47+02:00One Key Way Communication Breaks Down In Teams and What You Can Do About It A year ago I reached the summit of Mount Logan, the highest peak in Canada. [...]
Skiing Into Mordor – an ascent of Mount Logan
Cathy O'Dowd2020-05-19T16:35:21+02:00The plateau. Despite the innocuous name, by the time we’d settled in to camp 4 it had acquired all the menace of Mordor. The Prospector col, the point of [...]
Why to make it up as you go along
Cathy O'Dowd2020-05-19T16:12:09+02:00The difference between ‘fluid decision-making’ and ‘making it up as you go along’ can be hard to detect. I’ve just returned home after a nine-day ski-tour in the Ecrins, a [...]
Mission: Dufourspitze! (or not…)
Cathy O'Dowd2020-05-19T16:12:17+02:00A team of five, a week to prepare - the goal: to ascend and ski the second highest peak in the Alps! Now the only thing that lay between failure [...]
The art of serendipity and skiing
Cathy O'Dowd2020-05-19T16:12:26+02:00While I am very much a believer in planning and preparation, the fact remains that the adventures I enjoy most are often the ones that unfold spontaneously. I've just returned [...]