Blase Reardon

Blase's first climbing road trip involved a hot-rodded GTO and top-roping on a gold line in Ohio. He's since upgraded his ropes but misses the car. His exploring and skiing have since led him to the whitewater of the Appalachia, the mountains of Kyrgyzstan, and graduate studies in creative writing and glaciology. He has published technical and scientific articles on snow science and glaciology, edited The Avalanche Review and The Snowy Torrents, and made first ascents of ice climbs in Glacier National Park. He currently works as Director of the Flathead Avalanche Center. As a guide, Blase relishes helping people find their way deeper into the mountains. He is an AMGA Apprentice Alpine and Rock Guide and has guided peaks and climbs in Colorado, Tanzania, and Bolivia.