Coming in good in Ouray

ted — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 21:01:09 +0000

Looks in to us. A climber ascends the ice near the Upper Bridge.

“The park is 100% open!” reads the sign at the Upper Bridge of the Ouray Ice Park. It was an interesting announcement because by January I figured it’s always completely open, but just a couple of weeks earlier things weren’t [...]

J Tree & Red Rocks

ted — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 15:12:43 +0000

Some of Joshua Tree's park residents.

The road trip continues, and after our jaunt at the Grand Canyon, we put the running stuff away and headed towards Joshua Tree.

In keeping with our plan to prolong summer as long as possible, we made a trip to the desert climbing mecca in Southern California– [...]

The Davis Face

ted — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 01:49:39 +0000

On approach, the route climbs the crack in the middle of the face. Click to enlarge.

Indian Summer has made an impressive run this year, and despite the calendar declaring it’s time to start snowing, it continues to feel like summer. Nearly everyday this past month has been marked by blue skies, cool [...]

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 [...]

It’s all downhill from here…

ted — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 22:33:04 +0000

It's all downhill from here, or at least from a little farther up. Neal climbs up from Talyor Pass.

“Thirty-seven.” That was his answer to my question as to when he thought he had reached his top form, and after which he first noticed his speed, stamina and general physical condition begin to [...]

Going with the flow

ted — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:47:34 +0000

A couple of climbers deep in the park.

To get right to the point– it hasn’t snowed in a while so we went ice climbing.

Christy raps down.

We learned long ago not to fight fickle mountain weather that doesn’t lend itself to certain activities, and to instead find things to do [...]

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 [...]

Dolomiti – Part I – Punta Fiames

ted — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 03:25:45 +0000

Say 'cheese'-- no, better yet, say 'honeymoon.' Christy smiles big nearing the top of the 5th class VF Tomaselli. Some Euros are following down below. If they didn't smoke so many cigarettes they may have caught us. Click all photos to enlarge.

The wedding was awesome. Afterwards, in need of some serious rest [...]

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