Justin Simoni as: THE LONG RANGER

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Justin Simoni as: THE LONG RANGER

Almost falling off mountains by bike and by foot, one misadventure at a time.

  • Justin Simoni as: THE LONG RANGER

  • WHO IS: The Long Ranger
  • Media
  • [Tour of the Highest Hundred]

Outside: The Gear You Need to Move Fast And Light In the Mountains

Posted on May 21, 2017 at 10:16 am.

Written by justin

Check out this article/product breakdown covered on the Outside Magazine site!

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  • The Third Flatiron is finally open to humans! Even with some of the worst air quality I've been in locally, getting refamiliar with this awesome formation is always a good day. #thirdday #scrunbling @lasportivana #tx2 @ultimatedirectionusa
  • Yesterday, I thought a righteous challenge would be to see how many laps on the Second Flatiron's "Freeway" route I could do, before my arms fell off. After 16 hours, I had accumulated 40 laps! 20 up, and 20 down, done in succession with little rest in between. A fantastic day of moving meditation after weeks of preparation on the route searching for the most efficient route to climb. 16 hours of staying in the same 900 foot rib of rock, netting 11 miles, gaining/losing 10,600 feet of elevation. Such an intense concentration of expressing various mountain disciplines in a familiar setting just a few miles from the house. #microadventure #scrunbling #scrambling #boulder @ultimatedirectionusa @lasportivana @honeystinger
  • Watch out: the new generation is right behind you. 📷 George's Mom
  • #tbt Last year at this time I was on my Tour of the Highest Hundred, and would be for two months in total! Eschewing using anything but my trusty bike and my own two feet to move, I wandered about the hinterlands of Colorado, searching for the one hundred highest peaks in the state, slowly breaking through mental and physical limits I thought I had. These were my temples and I was just a traveling thief, hoping to get a glimpse of something otherworldly during my moving meditation, through possibly the hardest route I could piece together. Could I leave myself to find myself? Rolling back into town after two months gone, I was in as much disbelief that I had accomplished my goal as I am now. Was that summer even real? I am now stronger from the experience but can't say any more enlightened. After all, it *is* all illusion "Goodbye to the holy mountain. Real life awaits us." - Alejandro Jodorowsky (as The Alchemist) The Holy Mountain
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  • Riding the single speed to Arvada. Scenic Route. I guess. . #scenicroute #osmp #boulder #bouldermountainparks #seenonmyride #seaofrock
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  • Head on to the @ultimatedirectionusa blog to read my 6,000 word long-form trip report on my Mosquito Tenmile Range Traverse Adventure, titled Knowing When to Just Go For It. HERE: One more from, A Walk in the Park. Peter being Peter: finding a route through a sea of rock. Thanks Peter for being an inspiration, guide, and reluctant mentor to this uncoordinated "kid" - and thanks to Ultimate Direction for producing the gear we use. #selfpropelled
  • Keyhole Ridge on Longs Peak. For scale, find Peter Bakwin center frame. First time I did this route, we roped up for all the pitches, and it took us hours - the entire climb to/from the trailhead started and ended at night. Yesterday, going solo with @lasportivana TX 2's, Peter and I dashed this off in what seemed like minutes, then kept going for five more peaks. What a difference a few years of blundering up mountains and a paradigm shift in climbing style makes. Good exposure to be found here! . #colorado #mountains #longspeak #mountainrunning #scrunbling #mountaineering #14ers #rmnp #findyourpark @ultimatedirectionusa @honeystinger
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