Pyper Dixon's blog

12/5 - 12/8 My mother is a badass. For the last 4 days she followed me around the Cordon del Plata (the Silver Mountain Range) in the Argentinean Andes as I climbed peaks to acclimatize for my expedition on Aconcagua. At 6,900 meters, Aconcagua is...

I have been working as a professional glacier guide for the past three summers. Through my work I have learned the importance of preparation for outings. Clothing, technical gear, route information and timing are crucial elements that must come...

Media Folder: Blog Kipp (right), Me and a friendly mechanic and his sons. After having so much fun during our guiding season I was not looking forward to returning to college. So I took a semester off. For me the highlight of three months of...