MOUNT BAKER EXPERIENCE PUBLISHERS Patrick Grubb and Louise Mugar EDITOR Ian Ferguson PUBLICATION DESIGN Doug De Visser COPY EDITOR Kara Furr OFFICE MANAGER Amy Weaver
STAFF WRITERS Steven Guntli • Kara Furr
ADVERTISING DESIGN Ruth Lauman • Doug De Visser ADVERTISING SALES Catherine Darkenwald • Janet McCall Molly Ernst • Judy Fjellman
CONTRIBUTORS IN THIS ISSUE: Brad Andrew, Andy Basabe, Brian Chapel, Wayne Diaz, Jason Griffith, Grant Gunderson, Jason Hummel, Patrick Kennedy, Jason Martin, Tyler Mitchell, Amanda Nayfield, Spencer Paxson, David Riffle, Rory Savatgy, Teresa Schmidt EMAIL: info@mountbakerexperience.com WEB: www.mountbakerexperience.com
CONTRIBUTORS CONTRIBUTORS MBE WINTER 2016
bradANDREW
Brad Andrew is a Bellingham based freelance action sports photographer. He spends his winters chasing the snow looking for the perfect spot to make the perfect image. He is a husband, father and a student of life.
iNSTAGRAM: instagram.com/mtbakerexp If you can see Mt. Baker, you’re part of the experience. Mount Baker Experience is an outdoor recreation guide for and about the Mt. Baker region, distributed from Seattle to Vancouver, B.C. and published by Point Roberts Press, Inc. Locally owned, the company also publishes The Northern Light, All Point Bulletin, Pacific Coast Weddings, Waterside and area maps. Vol. XXIX, No. 4. Printed in Canada. ©2015 POINT ROBERTS PRESS 225 Marine Drive, Blaine, WA 98230 TEL: 360/332-1777 NEXT ISSUE Spring 2016 • Out late February Backcountry • Bike • Hike • Paddle Ad reservation deadine: January 15
ON THE COVER Adam Ü cruises down a blank slope, making fresh tracks at Mt. Baker. Photo by Grant Gunderson. grantgunderson.com
Andy is an educator in Whatcom County. Some of his days are best for words, others for walking. Everyday for eating.
FAT-TIRE BIKING
Not just for the fringe
ADVENTURE MACHINES Campers, trucks & van life
amandaNAYFIELD Amanda is a physical therapist at CorePhysio in Bellingham. When she’s not at work you can find her climbing, hiking, skiing and running in the mountains.
jasonGRIFFITH Based in Mount Vernon, Jason is a Fisheries Biologist, member of Skagit Mountain Rescue, husband and father of two young boys. In other words, accidents aren’t allowed when he heads to the hills with the Choss Dawgs.
spencerPAXSON Spencer is a Bellingham local and Pacific Northwest native who rides professionally for The Kona Bicycle Company.
grantGUNDERSON One of the ski industry’s pre-eminent photographers, Grant has shot for every major snow sports and outdoor publication worldwide. Grantgunderson.com
jasonHUMMEL Jason is an outdoor photographer from Washington who has documented numerous first descents in the North Cascades. Alpinestateofmind.com
davidRIFFLE David is an avid photographer of all venues, but especially wildlife in our local area. He is retired from the U.S. Coast Guard, Lockheed Martin and ARINC Inc, having also owned a travel agency and a consultancy company.
rorySAVATGY patrickKENNEDY The only passion that rivals Patrick’s board sport obsession is the need to explore. Sometimes a lucky camera goes along for the ride.
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If he’s not busy shooting a wedding, Tyler is either coaching T&F at Mount Baker HS, fly fishing or running up a mountain. He’s currently sponsored by Icebug Shoes & Fairhaven Runners. Check out his portfolio- TMitchellPhoto.com.
andyBASABE
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tylerMITCHELL
jasonMARTIN Jason is a mountain guide, general manager at American Alpine Institute and a widely published outdoor writer. He lives in Bellingham with his wife and two young children.
Longtime Bellingham local. Real estate, athletics, and adventure photographer. Always down for a photo shoot.
teresaSCHMIDT Teresa is a freelance writer who moved to Bellingham 13 years ago to hike, camp, paddle, ski, run in the woods and write. She’s never leaving.
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