Scarpa North America Blog

Tag Archives: Andrew McLean

The Journeyman: Dylan Freed’s rise as a career ski mountaineer

Jan. 3rd 2012
By SCARPA

SCARPA-athlete Dylan Freed has quite the pedigree. Mentored for years by world-class mountaineers, the humble and precocious ski mountaineer who’s not even a quarter century old already has years of professional skiing under his belt, which happens to be black, if you catch our drift. He’s all in, and here’s what he has to say.

Posted in SCARPA in the field | Also tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Skiing Life in the Fall Line, a Q&A with Andrew McLean

Oct. 11th 2011
By SCARPA

Andrew McLean has made a career out of searching out steep skiing lines around the world. But instead of relying on guides and helicopters, he’d rather do the groundwork himself and hike for his turns. He has first descents on all seven continents, and returns to Antarctica this fall for the forth time. We had a chance to speak with him from his home in Park City, Utah to share a little about his affinity for ski mountaineering.

Posted in Community, SCARPA in the field | Also tagged , | Leave a comment

Andrew McLean reviews the new SCARPA Rush AT boot

Sep. 28th 2011
By SCARPA

With all the climbing required to ski in spots like Denali, Foraker, and Hunter, it’s no surprise Andrew McLean is a fan of light ski boots that offer a lot of range of motion in the cuff for touring. In this video he takes a look SCARPA’s Rush alpine-touring boot, new this season. The women’s version is the Blink.

Posted in SCARPA in the field | Also tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

SCARPA Athletes Star in Powderwhore’s Breaking Trail

Sep. 9th 2011
By Gina Pedrett

Utah-based Powderwhore Productions have outdone themselves again this year with the release of their latest flick, Breaking Trail. Previously filming tele-only skiers, this year they’ve included athletes that ride other modes of transportation including split-boards and AT equipment. This year, SCARPA athletes Andy Jacobsen, Andrew McLean, Noah Howell & Paul Kimbrough get to show their [...]

Posted in SCARPA in the news | Also tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Steep skin tracks: Hate ‘em? Andrew McLean says don’t

Dec. 16th 2010
By SCARPA

If there’s anyone qualified to riff on skin tracks, it’s Andrew McLean. The guy’s logged more time on climbing skins than most. And if there’s one topic that some folks love to bash on in the backcountry (other than dog poop on route), it’s steep skin tracks. Andrew’s take: Dealing with steep tracks is a [...]

Posted in Beta | Also tagged , , | 2 Comments

A Family Affair

Oct. 14th 2010
By Claire

SCARPA North America athlete Andrew McLean is all about family…The Alaska Family, that is, and tonight he’s going to be giving a presentation on just how committed he’s been. “The Alaska Family” refers to a set of three peaks, the Denali, Sultana and Mt. Hunter. According to Native American lore, these mountains are the Father [...]

Posted in Community, Events, Trips | Also tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment