Casco Peak & French Mountain
Casco and French, a cool combo of high 13ers with cool ski lines.
Lackawanna Peak – 13,823 ft.
After Mount Meeker, we were off to the Sawatch Range to ski Lackawanna Peak.
Grizzly Peak – 13,988 ft.
Ski descent of the Grizzly Couloir on Grizzly Peak, 13,988 ft., up the Lincoln Creek Valley near Independence Pass.
The Ellingwood Ridge
Ellingwood’s solo effort in late August day in 1921, the first reported ascent of the ridge that now bears his name, was way ahead of its time. Last weekend, Christy, Dirk and I followed in his footsteps, and despite the passing of ninety years, it seemed as though not much has changed.
Box Creek Cirque – Mount Elbert – 6.10.11
The Box Creek Cirque is a springtime classic on Mount Elbert.
Lake Ann and West Apostle
North Apostle, Ice Mountain and West Apostle, left to right, frame the valley on the hike in, under cloudy but dry skies. Lake Ann and the west peak were our destination. The wilderness rehabilitation continues and for the second week in a row, we managed to escape the summer crowds and find a little peace and quiet. Well, it was quiet at least with regards to the lack of people,...
Christy’s Homestretch
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...
Christy’s Done – all 14ers skied
A message after skiing all the Colorado 14ers back in 2010.
Holy Cross Ski Descent – 2.27.10
A close up of the Aspen area form the summit. Not only are Pyramid and the Bells looking large, but Aspen Highlands can be seen in a unique perspective. Route: North Ridge Team: Ted, Christy, Dirk Bockelmann Trying to keep the momentum going, we headed down to Holy Cross. The three of us headed up the road on snowmobile, all the way to the Halfmoon Pass summer trailhead. Earlier we...
Emerald Peak #96
Atop Emerald, Italian phrasebook in hand. The wedding has finally arrived. In the last free days before family and friends began descending on Aspen for our big weekend, Christy and I headed into the woods to recharge the batteries. A secondary goal of the last minute escape was to tag the summit of Emerald Peak, 13,904 feet, Christy’s 96th summit of the 100 tallest peaks in Colorado. Only four peaks...
About Christy & Ted
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
