A strong will, a strong constitution, a strong back and a keen intellect make 

        most projects, this one included, a reality.  Pat McCormick prepares his baby for a mission.

Avalanche pipe in action...

Summit of Mt. Hood-11,250'

Nearly full moon from Gearhart on  the Oregon Coast...

In the depths...

me and my shadow...Mt. Hood

getting the goods...

More from the white room...

Watson Gettin' Down

Murph Dog nipple deep...

 Dave Watson @ Mt. Hood Meadows...

Micah exercising demons...

 Michael Altman in a fog on the Mt. Shasta, Ca. Summit Plateau

Morning Glory...Mt. Hood, Or.

Last light on Gunsight Ridge, Steens Mountain, Or.

 Eyes wide open, right here in the neighborhood...

I am ready for this next round of snow.  Although it makes for beautiful sunrises, I am ready to not have bubble ice for a few days.

Liberty Townsite, Washington

Ground Blizzard on the Vista Line

Decision making on the Knife-Edge Ridge, Mt. Hood

Sunrise and Moonset shake hands on the North side of Mt. Hood, Or...

Dave Watson (see links @ right)skiing the Bed Surface, White River Canyon, Mt. Hood, Or...

Tighe Stoyanoff inspects the face of an~25' crown, White River Canyon, Mt. Hood, Or...

Gnarled tree stump on the Knife-edge Ridge, Mt. Hood, Or

Consulting the wisdom of the Talking Tree...

Q schralping the windpack in Silver Bowl...

Sliver Moon over Surveyor's Ridge...

Brian Murphy doing his best Kareem Abdul Jabbar...

Mt. Jefferson from Mt. Hood

Blowhole-Mt. Hood, Oregon-Mt. Jefferson pokes out of the clouds in the distance

 South Fork Trading Post, Bly, Oregon

Sunrise rainbow over Lake Oswego, Or.

Surface Hoar in the Iron Creek Drainage

Examining a Crown Face in Accordion Bowl on Mt. Hood-  ~6.5' Crown

Mt. Hood Meadows @ dusk from Bennett Pass

 Multnomah Falls was going off today...snow,ice, and accidents in the Columbia Gorge...hello, Mother Nature...nice to see you!

Denali National Park, Alaska

 These two prints, Haystack Rock on the Oregon Coast above, and Crater Lake Below

are the ones available in my Fred Noble "auction"-WE ARE TRYING TO RAISE $400.00 each

anything over that amount would be awesome, and all proceeds got to ALS Society.  PLEASE

help us kick ALS's ass.

WHO IS FRED NOBLE?

Fred is a heli-skiing OG, and someone who has lived life fully, and for the most part, 

unselfishly.

In typical Fred Fashion, after being diagnosed with ALS Fred is now the FREDINATOR.  

His efforts to raise money to stop this debilitating disease are exemplary.

VISIT HIS BLOG

If you were diagnosed with this disease tomorrow, how would you react?

WWW.FREDNOBLEADVENTURE.COM/BLOG

I will cover shipping to wherever these need to go...start the New Year right.

Thanks, all-Chris

Mt. Hood from the Knife-Edge Ridge...13 photo stitch

stitch of a small seasonal lake outside Bly, Or.

Measuring snowpack at Diamond Lake as cold front blows in...Mt. Bailey in background

Sunset on Summer Rim outside of Bly, Or.