Stuck in the Rockies

Be Careful Out There

ted — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:48:15 +0000

I thought I should share a couple of recently posted videos from the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, where a special avalanche advisory has been issued.

Here, a video showing the hair-trigger sensitivity of the snowpack leading to a remote triggered slide-

And the analysis of Keith Ames’s unfortunate death last week outside of [...]

Busy Beavers

ted — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:39:52 +0000

It was a fun couple of days out there, and even though we didn’t win Wintersculpt 2012 last weekend, Christy declared “Barry, the ACES Mountaineering Beaver” to be, in her opinion, the unofficial People’s Choice Award.

One thing’s clear from the questions we fielded over the 48 hours, many people don’t know the [...]

Seize the Summit

ted — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:06:40 +0000

This year's logo, fitting that it's in Bronco colors.

No doubt about it, Christy and I have had a lot of cool opportunities in the outdoors. Ever since arriving to Aspen, in 1994 for me and 2000 for Christy, we were always impressed by what we saw and heard people doing in the [...]

Chair Weekend

ted — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:09:38 +0000

Christy, finding the old facets skied like a big pile of granulated sugar.

When Kir’s email came through asking if Christy and I would like to join her and Anda at her Chair Mountain cabin for the weekend, you could hardly describe the thought process as a decision– I knew instantly we were [...]

Express Creek to Richmond Ridge

ted — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 02:12:04 +0000

A photo from the start.

[Christy here, again] It’s not a good sign when things look like this in January.

Sure, we need more snow, but it could always be worse. Even with a not-so-great start to the season, we’re still pretty lucky that we can get out on a nice, long tour [...]

A Green (Wilson) Christmas

ted — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 16:44:32 +0000

It was far from a "White Christmas" around Aspen this year, but we did manage to find a little bit of powder up in the Pearl Pass area.

(Christy here) For the second year in a row, we escaped the hustle-and-bustle of the holidays in Aspen to meet friends at the Green-Wilson hut [...]

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 Luck of the Draw

ted — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:09:19 +0000

Is the "tough" part of the slogan meant to describe the lottery?

The lottery for the 2012 Hardrock 100 was on Sunday, and I’m thrilled to report that I got in again.

Some say the lottery process is the hardest part of the race. While that’s definitely an exaggeration, if you’re not given [...]

Fast Women in Aspen

ted — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 05:04:23 +0000

Viktoria Rebensburg took the win here for Germany. Interesting to me was the fact that she was on Nordica skis, a brand rarely seen, on the World Cup podium. Click any photo to enlarge.

The fastest women skiers in the world descended on Aspen this past weekend for the 2011 Women’s World Cup [...]

Another Rim to Rim to Rim

ted — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:45:42 +0000

“Remember: Hiking to the river and back in one day is dangerous and never recommended due to limited shade, extreme heat and a near 5,000 foot elevation change!” – from The Guide- Maps and Information for Grand Canyon National Park, issued to visitors upon arrival.

Christy on the snowy descent from the North [...]