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Crestone Needle

Ski the Crestone Needle – 5.9.09

Ski the Crestone Needle – 5.9.09

May 9, 2009

A great climb and ski of the Southeast Couloir on the Crestone Needle.

Crestone Needle Ski Descent – 3.14.07

Crestone Needle Ski Descent – 3.14.07

Mar 14, 2007

A March 2007 ski descent of the SE Couloir on the Crestone Needle.


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Sometimes timing is everything… as we topped out Sometimes timing is everything… as we topped out on Tarija Peak 🏔️ we knew instantly how special it was to be there at that fleeting moment in time— as the sun crested the horizon 🌄with the low clouds over the Amazon rainforest to the east, and our summit objective, Pequeno Alpamayo framing the background. Any earlier or later, and it could have been missed. It wasn’t our plan to be at that spot at that moment, it just worked out that way. Happy to see our friends at @stio thought it was worthy of a two-page spread in their recent “Deep Winter 2025” catalog! 🙏😁 #alwaysgo #bolivia #mountainclimbing #cordillerareal #andes #sunrise #lettheoutsidein @boliviadiscovery @delia_pari_ @aspenchristy
The Maroon Bells, stunning from every angle 🤩🏔️💪 #14ers #maroonbells
🤯 That was amazing - thank you @cmh_heli for an 🤯 That was amazing - thank you @cmh_heli for another memorable trip 🇨🇦🙏⛷️👍🚁😁❄️🎿 #cmhheli #valemount #heliskiing 🤘🏼
Photos and words barely capture the experience up Photos and words barely capture the experience up here at @cmh_heli ⛷️❄️🤩 🇨🇦it’s been such a great week with friends, snow, and unbelievable skiing! 🚁🤘🏼🎿😁 @cmh_valemount #canada #cariboos
It’s easier to sleep in, but where’s the fun i It’s easier to sleep in, but where’s the fun in that? 😃💪🐛⛷️ @aspenchristy @aspensnowmass #alwaysgo #uphill @kastle_usa #forskiers
Happy to get back into the winter season routines. Happy to get back into the winter season routines. #morningskin #earlybird 🐛💪
What a great Thanksgiving chasing this turkey arou What a great Thanksgiving chasing this turkey around! 🦃 ⛷️❄️ Thx #aspenpowdertours for another ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ day. @aspenchristy @kaestleski #forskiers @kastle_usa
Grateful to kickoff #aspenpowdertours season with Grateful to kickoff #aspenpowdertours season with a historic dump! ❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️ we farmed the turns off Little Annie’s all day long 😃👍 #powderskiing @aspensnowmass @kaestleski #forskiers
A little desert decompression 🌵😌 ⛺️🥾o A little desert decompression 🌵😌 ⛺️🥾out in the Needles District of @canyonlandsnps - highly recommended before the winter season arrives. #canyonlands #utah #desert #backpacking #alwaysgo
We’re grateful to have had a safe and successful We’re grateful to have had a safe and successful climb of Illimani, the tallest mountain in Bolivia’s Cordillera Real. 🇧🇴⛰️🙏 The mountain has four summits over 6000 meters, the highest of them, Pico Sur, measures in at 21,100 feet. 😳 We knew it would be a long, hard day (starting at 1am!)- the steep climbing route was as much ice as it was snow, which wasn’t easy. ⛏️ And the west-facing nature of the route meant we would be out of the warmth of the sun much later than normal sunrise. 🥶🥶🥶 Despite the conditions and shivering temps, we made the summit of Pico Sur in pretty good time, but we were so cold we only had a few minutes to take it all in before deciding it begin our descent, to warmer, lower elevations, ultimately making it all the way back to La Paz and our hotel 🏨 that night! Thank you Illimani and @boliviadiscovery for helping make it all happen. #1 On the 21,100 foot summit of Illimani’s South Summit ⛰️ #2 Basecamp in the valley below at 14k ⛺️ #3 @aspenchristy hiking up to high camp #4 High Camp - El Nido del Condor “The Condor’s Nest” @ 18,000 feet ⛺️ #5 A panorama view of Illimani #6 Illimani as seen from La Paz #bolivia #mountainclimbing #cordillerareal #andes @boliviadiscovery #6000meters @bolivianmountainguides @stio #lettheoutsidein
Sunrise on Tarija Peak, a 17,000 foot mountain in Sunrise on Tarija Peak, a 17,000 foot mountain in Bolivia’s Cordillera Real. From here we moved on to Pequeño Alpamayo, 17,618 ft. out in the distance. It was an incredible day- the challenge of late-season snow conditions and a long day mixed with the awe and amazement of being in an area of impressive mountains for the first time. 🇧🇴⛰️🇧🇴⛰️🇧🇴⛰️ After four days and four new summits, including the 6000m Huayna Potosi (19,975 ft.), we’re taking a break for a few days to see Lake Titicaca before heading out again to some more new mountains, and maybe even go higher. #bolivia #mountainclimbing @boliviadiscovery @aspenchristy @bolivianmountainguides #cordillerareal @stio #lettheoutsidein
Scouting ski lines. It’s not far off! ❄️⛷️👍😃 #winteriscoming #backcountry #skiseason #lettheoutsidein @aspenchristy @stio @kaestleski
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Our mountain community feels immense gratitude for Our mountain community feels immense gratitude for the snow and cold temperatures this weekend, but our hearts are heavy and with our friends in LA who are facing devastating wildfires. 💔🔥 As we enjoy the beauty of winter, it is not lost on us that the effects of climate will also have devastating consequences on our mountain communities. Sending love, strength, and support to those affected and to the firefighters and first responders working so hard to protect communities. @stio @kastle_usa #CommunityStrong #WildfireRelief #LAWildfires #MountainLove #Letsadressclimate
It was an American Three-Toed Woodpecker kind of d It was an American Three-Toed Woodpecker kind of day! It’s hard to slow down during this time between the winter solstice and New Year, especially in a resort town, but trying to make space for moments like these. Winter forest bathing and seeing an uncommon yellow headed woodpecker (not our photo) #wintersolstice #happynewyear #reflections #lightness #darkness #backyardadventures #alwaysbebirding #letheoutsidein @stio @kastle_usa
Twas a warm, sunny Christmas morning skin to @bonn Twas a warm, sunny Christmas morning skin to @bonniesaspen for breakfast. When out came a white snowy squall and a powdery Christmas ski day was given to us all! ❄️🎿 Here’s to snowy adventures, fresh air, and the best gift of all—time together in nature. Wishing everyone a magical Christmas from the mountains! ✨🎄✨#happyholidays #lettheoutsidein #souloftheearth @stio @kastle_usa @aspensnowmass
A Winter Solstice to remember ✨🎄✨ Thank you A Winter Solstice to remember ✨🎄✨ Thank you to everyone joined @acesaspen for the opening of Toklat! This restored wilderness retreat space is a gift back to our community- a place for gathering and connecting to each other and our natural world 🌎 Everyone is welcome to join us for “10 Days of Toklat” from 12-5 pm through December 30! Stop in to feel the historical significance of this special place and enjoy traditional Toklat soup, homemade sourdough bread, and warm drinks 🎄#wintersolstice #10daysofToklat #community #openhouse #holidaycelebration 📷 @kim_levin1 @allysidley
Amazing how much joy powder brings ✨🙏🤍🦃 Amazing how much joy powder brings ✨🙏🤍🦃❄️✨ #grateful #nature #friends #snow #aspen #colorado #lettheoutsidein @stio @kastle_usa @aspensnowmass @tedmahon
What a wild race! The Moab Trial Marathon had it a What a wild race! The Moab Trial Marathon had it all - slickrock, sand, steep climbs, mini slot canyon, boulder hopping, and a ladder at the finish! 26.2 miles of pure adventure 🏃‍♀️ An Eating marathon and book shopping spree took place next and was just as fun. Next up, winter! ❄️ @tedmahon @moabtrailmarathon #thai @lovemuffincafe @fidelspalisade #tacos 🌮 📚 @backofbeyondbooks @stio #lettheoutsidein
Been waiting 20 years for this one! What a dream c Been waiting 20 years for this one! What a dream come true 🫶🏼 @louisianamuseum you were everything I had imagined and more 🖼️🇩🇰🙏🌊 Located on the water, 30 mins north of Copenhagen, The Louisiana Museum combines art and nature like no other. So grateful for these annual art trips with my dad ❤️ #annualarttrip #bestmuseumsoftheworld #artadventures #copenhagen #alexandercalder #louisebourgeois #spider #Giacometti #richardserra #dadtrips
And a love affair with the Andes is born… Thank And a love affair with the Andes is born… Thank you Illimani (6442m/21,122 ft) for letting us grace your enormous massif and make it to the summit. The entire journey was so wild and such a hard push but feeling so grateful to have experienced this place. Every year Illimani’s glacier shrinks due to climate change making the ascent more challenging. We were lucky to be able to cross the crevasses this late in the season. Like all the mountains here, the peak and its energy felt so special. Seen from everywhere in the city, Illimani is considered to be the guardian spirit of La Paz and a deep part of the Aymara culture. Made even more memorable with a pair of Andean Condors soaring around us 🙏💛✨🇧🇴🏔️#cordillerareal #theshiningone #PachaMama #mothernature #mountainexperience #lettheoutsidein @stio @tedmahon @boliviadiscovery @bolivianmountainguides
Welcome to the Isla del Sol ✨The perfect place t Welcome to the Isla del Sol ✨The perfect place to rest, recover, and soak up all the strong ☀️ energy for our next mountain climb. Located in Lake Titicaca near La Paz, the island is a sacred site believed to be where Inca civilization began and the birth place of the Sun God, Inti. Koa tea for tummies, a beautiful sunset, and island hiking proved to be just what we needed for the next adventure. Even saw an endangered Lake Titicaca Grebe 👀 #laketiticaca #copacabana #isladelsolbolivia #alwaysbirding #highaltituderecovery #incaruins #incagardens #tiwanaku #kantuta
Wow, the beauty of these Bolivian peaks in the Con Wow, the beauty of these Bolivian peaks in the Condoriri area combined with a deep connection to ancient Andean cultures is incredible! A few shots of the summit of Huayna Potosí (6,088 m) after meeting local friends and climbing to the summit of Pequeño Alpamayo (5370 m) at sunrise ✨🏔️ ☀️ Like so many mountain ranges around the world, the Condoriri’s glaciers are receding, and the lack of snow is making these peaks much more technical. Now more mixed ice and rock, not as much snow. We didn’t get to climb the Cabeza de Condor but we were able to see an Andean Condor and some Chilean Flamingos 🦩 who were our spirit animals for the climbs! The adventure continues…#bolivia🇧🇴 #andesmountains #cordillerareal #alwaysbebirding #lettheoutsidein @boliviadiscovery @bolivianmountainguides @tedmahon @stio
Pure joy to celebrate our Papa, spread his ashes, Pure joy to celebrate our Papa, spread his ashes, connect with our island family history, spend time with Great Aunt Fran, do some birthday birding, and soak up the sea 🌊 🦞 💙 @jenabear54 @lynns2000 @tedmahon #nantucket #family #northshore #history #alwaysbebirding
Fun day chasing @tedmahon up his 34th summit of on Fun day chasing @tedmahon up his 34th summit of one of our favorite local peaks! Pretty sure he’s part mountain goat 🐐 Thank you @colorado14ersinitiative for such awesome trail work! 🙏 #uphigh #elkmountains #summits #lettheoutsidein @stio @tedmahon
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