If the set goal for the day was to ski good snow we would have been let down. Instead, Christy, Tim and I went to Hayden on Sunday and filed it under the category of “getting out for some adventure” rather than “epic backcountry day”– and that small label change made it appealing. After all, when I was up here last Tuesday the snow left much to be desired and rarely do snow conditions improve with five days of sun and wind.
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The look and feel of the mountains around Colorado vary greatly. Deep in the San Juan’s Weminuche Wilderness, or in parts of the Elk Range, the peaks can be jagged and steep. At times they seem to be stacked atop one another. Other locales in the state aren’t graced with the same impressive landscape– with lower angles, dull skylines and flatter horizons. Saturday we skied Mount Sherman, 14,036 ft., a shining example of the latter. read more>>> I think the photo annual is my favorite issue of a magazine. So it was pretty cool when Christy thumbed through the latest Rock & Ice – The Photo Issue, and stumbled across a familiar image in the ‘Everyman’s Exposed’ section. After a quick doubletake, she tossed the magazine over to me and there was the shot, of Camp 2.7 and the mushroom ridge on Ama Dablam. I had totally forgotten submitting the photo back in November. 
“High exposure on the Southwest Ridge of Ama Dablam (6,812 meters), Nepal” – reads the caption. While that may be all fine and good, some want to know more. Who is it? (click to enlarge)
Based upon the order that our summit party descended and what everyone was wearing, I assumed the climber in the photo to be Rob Niles, though I must confess that from afar I could have been mistaken. One person who feels that might be the case is fellow climber/ teammate read more>>> There’s snow on the peaks around town. The aspen trees are changing color. The ski magazines arrive at a steady rate. Winter’s on the way! I thought I’d go through some pictures from last year to get psyched. [for full size/thumbnails] The Flash Player and a browser with Javascript support are needed. var so12_1 = { params : { |
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