This is a line I have driven by countless times on my way to Breckenridge and beyond, so it was nice to finally check it off the list. [Read More...]
Category: Mountaineering
Spring Review: Peak 1 – Ascent
Before long, we found ourselves on the ridge from the top of the lift line to the summit. It had to be one of the most beautiful climbs I have ever done. [Read More...]
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Photos from the Crestones
I actually hate blogging about failed mountaineering missions, but the photos Tyler and I captured are too good not to share [Read More...]
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Slaying the Dragon Tail
Four years ago, I arrived at Rocky Mountain National Park for an educational adventure in the art of snow wizardry, and I was forsaken a vision I would not soon forget. That sight was of the Dragon Tail Couloir, a mythical strip of snow that falls continuously for nearly 2,000 vertical feet above the mystical Emerald Lake.[Read More...]
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Shit for Brains, Revisited
It became apparent very soon, however, that the snow was being kept frozen by a continuous wind up the couloir, which was also making the snow firmer by the minute [Read More...]
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A Quick Quandary Report
I awoke on my buddy's couch in Breck to my phone ringing. It was 7:05, and I was supposed to meet them at 7:00 at Clint's coffee shop on Main. Without thinking twice, I grabbed my bag and boots, and walked out the door. [Read More...]
