Alpine Girls

Johanna Tiensuu Stålnacke and Sara Widell enjoying a not so alpine start to another day of looking for ice...

1/40, 4.0, 24 mm, ISO1250 © 2010 Shawn Boye

Where'd all the good people go?

To climb requires a bond greater than the strength of any rope. To trust ones companions leads to possibilities. These are essential for success, however it might be defined...

1/2000, F3.5, 50 mm, ISO100 © 2010 Shawn Boye

Värmdö Marknad

Veera Kainiemi trying ice climbing for the first time... Värmdö offers some excellent, if rather short, ice climbs with a reasonable approach, perfect for a boulderer.

1/160, F2.8, 35 mm, ISO100 © 2010 Shawn Boye

Next?

Let me at it!

1/500, F5.6, 50 mm, ISO100 © 2010 Shawn Boye

Summer '10

We're out there year round. Where are you?

1/500, F7.1, 50 mm, ISO100 © 2010 Shawn Boye

Our Fearless Leader...

Today we had the privilege of climbing with a representative of SKF. And what happened from 30 meters?

1/500, F3.2, 50 mm, ISO100 © 2010 Shawn Boye

I want the truth...

After -20°C and a retreat from Rjukan and with a glass of wine in hand and the UN Climate Summit in focus Mikael Nilsson sets it straight:

"I have ethics... And if you don't like them, I can change..."

1/10, F1.4, 50 mm, ISO100 © 2010 Shawn Boye

-20°C

"It'd be annoying to die here..."

-Christofer Urby, Sykehusfossen, 2010.01.06

1/640, F2.5, 50 mm, ISO100 © 2010 Shawn Boye

-16°C

David Dahlin on Övre Isväggen, Ågelsjön at -16°C. What did you do this weekend?

1/800, F4.5, 50 mm, ISO100 © 2010 Shawn Boye