SubscribeI went to see a new movie called “Rocky Mountain Highball” at the Boulder Theater tonight. The film is all about “highball” bouldering, basically climbing high enough that you think twice about falling. There was no lack of intensity, that’s for sure, and while I can’t see myself being a participant in that kind of [...]
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Maroon Bells – The Four Pass Loop – Day 4
Last day. An easy up day, but it was long. Since we slept at 11,700, we had only about 800 feet to climb to the top of West Maroon Pass. We started hiking early that morning, and were on top of the pass by 10am. The last day of the hike overlapped with a through [...]
Maroon Bells – The Four Pass Loop – Day 3
Day 3 brought a change to group. Chris and Ben parted ways for Schofield, and Rob, my mom, and I dropped further into the Fravert Basin, where we saw absolutely the most beautiful wildflowers ever. They were over my head, and the basin was powerfully green. We also had our first and most serious river [...]
Maroon Bells – The Four Pass Loop – Day 2
Adventure continued on Day 2. We hiked down to Snowmass Lake, around 11,000 feet. After looking around the lake, and the very formidable Snowmass Peak, we started up Trail Rider Pass at around 12,400. The switchbacks made the climb fairly gentle, but it did take us a while. We dropped down to 10,500 and slept [...]
Maroon Bells – The 4 Pass Loop – Day 1
Last week, I completed the 28 mile 4-Pass Loop in the Maroon Bells, near Aspen. The trail is incredible. We did the loop counter-clockwise: Buckskin Pass, Trail Rider Pass, Frigid Air Pass, and West Maroon Pass, all passes around 12,400. Most of the hike is at 11,000 feet, and it’s not for wimps. Doing the [...]
La Plata – My 2nd (Colorado) 14er
Following on the heels of my first 14er here in Colorado (which got me hooked), I spent the morning hours of last Saturday climbing another peak, this time in the Sawatch Range. La Plata is just past Twin Lakes on 82 to Aspen, and just South of Mt. Elbert. I climbed with new friends and [...]
Denali – Recap
This is a recap of my entries on Denali. I kept a journal while I was on the mountain. No small feat, I assure you. Some of my photos from Denali are on Flickr as well. Denali – Why I Climb, an Introduction Denali – Journey to Talkeetna Denali – Talkeetna Air Taxi A Day [...]
Denali – Why I Climb, an Introduction
I loved my Kilimanjaro trip. It was the quality of the trip that made me so suceptible to my cousin Rob’s suggestion that I join him on a trip to Denali nine months after my first big summit. I thought I was under-qualified. Rob assured I would be fine. I did a little training trip [...]
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