Global Extremes

ted — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:42:38 +0000

In 2003, I was offered the chance to be a part of the first, live televised summit of Mount Everest. The catch– it was as a contestant on a reality television show.

The series was called “Global Extremes – 4 Runners of Adventure” and in short, it took a whole bunch of contestants to [...]

The Ellingwood Ridge

ted — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 03:28:54 +0000

Christy follows the route pioneered by Albert Ellingwood, ninety years ago. Often there was only one way to go along the ridge, which meant we were likely following in his exact footsteps.

“…perhaps two miles of interminable pinnacles, sheer on both sides. It was worse than it had looked. Many could be circled [...]

A few more from Rainier

ted — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:00:22 +0000

The group trudges up to Camp Muir, at about 10,000 feet,with the Nisqually Glacier, Cleaver and Ice Cliff in the background.

Because it was such a great climb and since we came home with so many pics, I thought I’d share some more.

Camp Muir. We'll camp in tents, thanks.

Mount Rainier

ted — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:08:07 +0000

Lindsay, Angie, Craig and Nick descend the Emmons Glacier.

Last April, when warm weather and dusty snow seemed to call an end to the Colorado spring ski season, we booked tickets to the Pacific Northwest and set our sights on some peaks in the Cascades. But when winter made a surprise comeback here [...]

Spearhead

ted — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:14:29 +0000

Spearhead. The North Ridge follows near the sun/shadow line in the photo. Click all pics to enlarge.

Feeling as though we had done a good job taking advantage of what the Aspen area has to offer lately, and with plans forming for a climbing trip to Joshua Tree and Red Rocks this [...]

The Gore Grand Traverse

ted — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:08:23 +0000

Christy and Lissa on the ridge, seen here form the summit of North Traverse Peak. The route heads to the highpoint out to the left, Grand Traverse Peak.

Christy, Lissa and I did the Gore Grand Traverse the other day. Not to be confused with the popular ski race, the Elk Mountain Grand [...]

In defense of the non-golfers

ted — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 23:56:24 +0000

An interesting sequence of news came together a couple of weeks ago which has since generated quite a lively debate. Here’s what it’s all about.

Last May, a 16 year old golfer from Texas named Jordan Spieth finished 16th in the PGA’s Byron Nelson Championship. Around the same time, a 16 year old sailor [...]

A Quickie

ted — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 04:01:32 +0000

Christy schusses the middle gully of Mace Peak's North Face with late April powder.

With plans to be away in the Utah desert for most of next week I thought I’d share some pics from a quick little tour Christy and did up in Ashcroft Sunday. A huge storm blew threw Colorado just [...]

Dolomiti – Part III – VF Tomaselli

ted — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:32:22 +0000

The haze might be from pollution but it at least it makes for some cool lighting effects in the mountains and valleys. Cinque Torre in the foreground on the left.

We’re on the beach in Mexico on a second honeymoon and figured we should share the remaining photos from our first wedding getaway.

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Dolomiti – Part II – Tofana di Rozes

ted — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:53:04 +0000

On the summit of Tofana di Rozes, in Eurpoean terms- 3244m, 2 deg. C and 15 cm of new snow. You do the conversion.

And the honeymoon continues. A day after the warmup on Punta Fiames we decided to hit something bigger. Highly recommended by friends and guidebooks alike, the Via Ferrata Giovanni [...]

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