Uncage the Soul Productions

Once upon a time Mount St. Helens blew her top, and 7 years later an intrepid mountaineer in red chiffon reached the freshly crop-topped summit and began a Mother's Day tradition like no other. "Miss Dish And The Volcano" is a beautiful story featuring one of our favorite mountains, produced by our good friend Ian McCluskey for Oregon Field Guide, with footage shot by another good friend, Jim Aikman.

This year Mount St. Helens will enjoy a respite from the fancy scrambles of decked out Mother's Day climbers. All moms need a break. But if you locals catch a glimpse of that well-known dome in the distance, maybe lift your mimosa up with us in a shared thank you to that beautiful mountain, and to the woman in red chiffon who mothered in a more inclusive era in mountaineering.

Miss Dish And The Volcano: How Kathy Phibbs Changed The Face Of Northwest Mountaineering When Mount St. Helens reopened to climbers after its historic eruption, a woman in a red chiffon dress and pillbox hat changed the face of Northwest mountaineering forever.

Midweek pause in action to share this because it is nothing short of WHOA and WONDERFUL. Check it out. 👏

Shovels & Rope "I'm Comin' Out" (Director's Cut) “I’m Comin’ Out” is a celebration of a segment of underrepresented athletes: women’s football players. PRESS: PROMO NEWS: "It…

What are secrets? Secrets are stories that are meant to be kept hidden, unknown by others. They are the stories that are held close, selectively shared with intimate trust that in the sharing the story won’t meet its own end. On the other side of a secret, of course, is discovery. How do we approach discovery responsibly? What do we do with the gained knowledge of something that was once a secret? How do we respect the intimate trust that was accidentally bestowed when the secret was revealed? 🤔 We’re looking back to the story of Valhalla, Oregon’s once-secret slot canyon. On this day in 2016 the world got to take a peek behind the Cascades' curtain when Oregon Field Guide unveiled the Valhalla episode at Portland’s iconic Hollywood Theater.

We look to the past not with longing, but with learning. It’s within our own stories that meaningful discoveries can be made.
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Thank you to Oregon Field Guide, Pro Photo Supply, Icebreaker, SealLine, and Five Ten.

Watch Now: Discovering Valhalla Oregon Field Guide assembles its largest, most complex expedition ever to take you on an unparalleled adventure of discovery.

Uncage The Soul contributed shots to a Netflix original documentary series, "Night On Earth". The series launches tonight, 1/29, so find your favorite couch, and chillllllll. 📺