Nice toss Christy! I’ve played disc golf at 17,200 feet (Everest Basecamp- see below) but horseshoes at 14K? It was a first for me. Click to enlarge. After a string of fall storms brought snow to much of the state, winter has been on everyones mind. Usually we’re excited to pull the stuff out of the closet and head up to Castle Peak’s Montezuma Basin for some early season skiing...
Ethics, Aesthetics, and Mount Bross Christy decided it was time for a challenge. Through the years she had honed her skills on peaks in the San Juans, Sangres and Elks and she was at her peak in terms of physical and mental toughness. The weather looked good, the snowpack was stable– everything was right. She was ready for Mount Bross. Mount Bross – 14,172 ft. The line: This required perfect...
A spring ski descent of the south couloirs on Quandary Peak with some adventure friends from out of town.
A mid winter ski descent of the 14er Mount Sherman.
A windy day skiing the 13er Mount Buckskin, in the Kite Lake group of peaks near Alma, CO.
The 13er Crystal Peak, in the valley above Francie’s Cabin outside of Breckenridge makes for an outstanding spring ski.
A mid-winter ski descent of Fletcher Mountain, in the Ten mile Range near Quandary Peak.
Route: Cameron Amphitheatre Team: Christy, Lyndsay Meyer The Kite Lake trailhead Ascending the thinly covered route. Not much avy risk here today. Lyndsay Christy The view back towards Bross. On the summit. Ready to ski. Maybe a little corn on the descent? Watch those willows!
Up top, not much to see here, either. Route: South Slopes Team: Ted, Chris Davenport Even though I had already skied Mount Sherman once in 2004, I still welcomed Chris’s invitation to do something different and get out of Aspen for the day. We could talk up some more exciting trips for spring and maybe somewhere down the road he would return the favor and come along with me when...
A January ski descent of Quandary peak with Chris Davenport and Horton the Quandary Dog.
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
