Christy, Lisa Fichman, Larry Siu and me before the race. The oldest ultra run in the country, the JFK 50 miler, took place last Saturday. Its start dates back to 1963, eleven years before Gordy Ansleigh first ran alongside the horses at the 1974 Tevis Cup, which later evolved into the Western States 100, a race which many people incorrectly believe to be the country’s first ultra. For comparisons sake,...
Some of Joshua Tree’s park residents. The road trip continues, and after our jaunt at the Grand Canyon, we put the running stuff away and headed towards Joshua Tree. In keeping with our plan to prolong summer as long as possible, we made a trip to the desert climbing mecca in Southern California– something we had long had on our list. Its legendary status as a “bucket list” climbing destination...
Here’s a look at the first leg of the trip, the Rim to Rim from south to north. It might not look that far but remember, it’s not called the Grand Canyon because it’s small. Click to enlarge. Here’s a good one if you’re a fan of the long day– start at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, run nine-plus miles down to the Colorado River and ascend some...
There’s something about making your first turns of the season that’s always special.
On approach, the route climbs the crack in the middle of the face. Click to enlarge. Indian Summer has made an impressive run this year, and despite the calendar declaring it’s time to start snowing, it continues to feel like summer. Nearly everyday this past month has been marked by blue skies, cool temps and dry trails, welcome conditions for anyone looking to get outside. Of course it will all...
An interview with Christy on skiing the 14ers done by the local network, Plum TV, earlier this summer. Check it out. [iframe http://pdam.plumtv.com/public/marketing_player/17850 600 575]
My paragliding pilot pal, Gabor Ferenc, offered to take me for a tandem flight off the east side of Aspen Mountain the other day. Here’s a short video of the fall color tour from the sky. I want to thank Dave Frank, Alex Palmaz from Aspen Paragliding, and of course Gabor, for getting me down in one piece.
It’s been a few years since Christy and I ran a major city marathon. I think we forgot how much fun they are. Usually planned as a fall event because it’s just too hard to log miles during ski season, our last run on a paved city course was in New York in 2007. The combination of an overbooked calendar (our wedding last year and a Himalayan expedition the one...
Lance, Len Zanni and myself up by Ashcroft. I wanted to take the opportunity to thank everyone who donated in support of me in the Wapiyapi Classic. Donations easily eclipsed the $200 requested and by the day of the ride, $811 had been pledged through my fund raising page to help children with cancer and their families. Thank you. As for the bigger picture, the grand total of all the...
From the summit of Storm King Peak. It’s wild back here. Last weekend, Christy and I went down to the Weminuche, in the heart of the San Juans. It’s an incredible place, one of our favorite spots in the state. The Weminuche Wilderness handily takes the award as Colorado’s largest wilderness area. At nearly 500,000 acres in size (Maroon Bells/Snowmass is 181,000 acres by comparison) it is so vast, with...
We met in Aspen in 2000 and have been happily stuck in the rockies ever since, getting out in the mountains every day we can, in every season and by all means possible. Read More
