Front Range

Longs Peak – Kieners Route

Oct 2, 2008

A writeup from a 2008 climb of the Kiener’s Route on Longs Peak.

Pikes Peak Marathon

Aug 20, 2008

Thoughts and photos from a snowy Pikes Peak Marathon in 2008.

Mount Edwards – 13,850 ft.

Mar 8, 2008

The south facing Edwardian Couloir on the 13er Mount Edwards make for a sweet backcountry ski in the Front Range mountains of Colorado.

Mount Evans Ski Descent – 5.26.06

May 26, 2006

Skiing Mount Evans with Chris Davenport.

Pikes Peak Y Couloir – 5.15.06

May 15, 2006

The “Reverse Trailhead” meant we climbed back up after skiing. Route: Y Couloir Team: ted, Chris Davenport It would be a month after Pyramid before I skied another 14er. An eight day trip to Valdez, AK followed by a ski expedition to the tallest peak in Greenland, all sandwiched around buying and remodeling our condo kept me busy when Chris was stepping up his efforts on the 14ers. I was...

Mount Evans Ski Descent – 5.28.05

May 28, 2005

A redo on Mount Evans after an earlier botched attempt on a different route.

Longs Peak North Face Ski Descent – 5.14.05

May 14, 2005

An amazing powder ski of the North Face of Longs Peak.

Pikes Peak Ski Descent – 4.20.05

Apr 20, 2005

Route: West Face Team: Ted (solo) I drove south from Mount Yale towards Humboldt Peak, and camped at the South Colony Lakes trailhead. The five mile jeep road was completely snow covered, which took me by surprise. I had expected to drive a good stretch of the road so as I crawled into my sleeping bag I was none too psyched about the bonus distance added to the morning. All...

Mount Bierstadt Ski Descent – 5.6.04

May 6, 2004

Mount Bierstadt is one of the easiest peaks on the list of 14ers to ski. Route: West Flank Team: Christy, Ted We decided on Bierstadt. The morning before we were in Chamonix. After skiing the Haute Route (Chamonix to Zermatt) with friends May Eynon, Jon Gibans, Katie Monahan, and Dick and Paulina Jackson, we decided to end the trip early when bad weather ruled out a ski attempt of Mont...