Spring Skiing Roundup

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Time in the mountains has been difficult to come by for me so far this year. Between selling and buying a pair of homes, preparing for Anna-Lisa and I’s move out of Denver, and training for a series of trail races in June/July, it’s been a thin year for ski descents. I haven’t been particularly broken up about it though, because it’s also been a thin year for the Colorado snowpack. Conditions have seemed rough up high for the better part of a month now, not helped by the fact that our base was disappointing to begin with. Keep Reading…

Trail Running Haleakala Crater on Maui

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Sometimes the mountain just needs to be put in its place. This is my story of a very rainy trail run on the Island of Maui and just how much fun misery can be… Our first week was spent relaxing at a familiar spot on Kauai. Well, Katie and Odie got to relax. I ended up having way too much work to do and spent more time indoors than I would have liked, but hey, it’s tough to complain when working in a place like Kauai. Keep Reading…

10th Mountain to Uncle Bud’s to Skinner

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A few months back Rick and I got an invite from our buddy Brandon to join he and his crew on their annual “Hardman” Hut Trip in March. I’m not sure how many years in a row they’ve kept up the tradition, but the general concept of the trip is a 10 to 15 person group, big traverses between multiple backcountry huts, and lively evenings with lots of cooking, drinking, and other shenanigans along the way. This year’s trip was no different and it wound up being a really good time. Keep Reading….

Longs Peak Winter Cables Route

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Longs Peak is a special mountain. That’s obvious to say, but every time I go up there, I’m reminded of why this one is the big poppa in Colorado. It’s only two hours from Denver. It’s the peak biggest in the Park, by far. It has over a hundred routes to the summit; many of those are Colorado classics. It has enough variations to keep climbers, skiers, hikers, and mountaineers busy for years. Its legacy is about as rich as any mountain in the US. And of course, The Diamond is a world class wall that is worth every penny (or at least, so I’m told). Keep Reading….