Name: Ian Bell
Hometown: Shoreline, Wash.
Major: Business management and photography
Occupation: Underwater firefighter
Hobbies: Wrenching on vehicles, ice climbing, skiing, jet skiing, ultimate frisbee, carve boarding, wake surfing, water skiing, wake boarding, biking, off-roading, and hang gliding.

Why did you move to Montana? For the school and the big mountains.

Do your future plans involve this area?  Yes sir. I plan on starting a few companies and enjoying our backyard.

What is a day you will never forget?  On a trip to South Africa, I was able to get within three feet of baby cheetah cubs and take photos of them as they played and wrestled with each other. it was such an amazing day!

If you could do anything for a day, what would it be? Speed flying down the Swiss Alps.

As snowfall continues to hit well below average, Ian Bell spends less time skiing and more time utilizing the Bozeman’s outdoors in different ways. He is preparing to conquer an intense ice climb in Cody, Wyo. called “The Main Vein.” This ice climb is at least 900 feet tall. Bell has been ice climbing at Hyalite as much as possible with out compromising his school work.

As a double-major, Bell has learned to utilize every weekend to its fullest. One of his majors is photography, so Bell can take his camera on all his adventures. Bell used his major to become a photo intern for Outside Bozeman for over a year.

Bell said, “I started ice climbing because of my internship.” Bell has been ice climbing more than skiing because of conditions, but he still gets out on his skis in a different way:     
   
After seeing a RedBull video of wake boarders tearing through a cranberry bog powered by a winch system, Bell designed a stationary self-contained ski winch to use here in Montana. Last week he used the 80-pound device on the Bozeman Ponds to drag him across on skis. With 600 feet of cable, the winch pulled him at very high speeds.