We tried to stay optimistic, but in the end the weather ruled the day. It’s that time of summer, when the “monsoonal flow” brings regular wet weather to the state. The forecast for last weekend looked less than ideal for any sort of outdoor adventure, but we had made plans to go on a backpacking mission, so we headed out anyway. It’s hard knowing not going, right? The goal was...
We skied Columbia Point, part of the Centennial 13er in the Kit Carson group on Sunday, and wrapped up an incredibly successful Centennial Skiers road trip.
California Peak is a massive high 13er in the southern part of the Sangres near the 14ers Blanca and Lindsey.
Devil’s Armchair on Mount Ouray– a worthy ski goal in the southern Sawatch Range.
On the South Ridge of Lakes Peak. As exciting as it can be to see the weather change and a new season arrive, it’s not always easy to let the old one go. Rather than accept it might be time to move on to different sports and activities more appropriate for the conditions, we stubbornly insist on trying to get in one more ski, run, or climb. (more…)
A backpack and trail run around North Crestone Lake, Comanche Pass, the Phantom Terrace, and 13ers.
A peakbagging and trailrunning day trip to some 13ers above Cotton Lake in the Sangres
A trailrun up to Rito Alto Lake followed by a hike up the ridge to Rito Alto Peak.
A trip to Lower Sand Lake and Tierjas Peak.
Clicked in atop Capitol but not out of the woods yet. Click any pic to enlarge. So Christy pulled it off, she’s the first woman to ski the 54 Colorado 14ers. And what a finish it was, not simply due to the fact that her final peak was Capitol, considered by my many to be the most committing ski descent of all the 14ers, but in the various challenges that...
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
