Thanks to Bentgate Mountaineering/Golden Bike Shop for hosting this virtual meetup! Please join us on July 22nd, 6-7:30pm on Zoom. Here’s the register link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMrdOmprjkuGNc6_HhMI8xtQxtcc2dpHX7U We’ll be talking bikepacking! More info on the Facebook event page. Join us for Bentgate’s live webseries: G(n)AT Chats, focusing on Gear, Adventures, and Training.Have you ever wondered what it Continue reading…

I had the immense privilege of personally wishing the best of luck to @maximiliantm and @userbeau in the predawn morning at the Boulder City Limits as they start off on their own Tour of the Colorado 14ers. They’re optimizing the trip for adventure and fun. Wish them luck yourselves!

I unearthed a cache of 2011 Tour Divide photos I had taken with a Micro 4/3rds camera I had brought along. 2011 was a strange year, as the snowpack was so great, the route was detoured around most all the mountain passes from near the beginning in Banff, Alberta, CA to after Steamboat Springs. Me Continue reading…

For months only a whimsical idea, the Loveland Pass to Guanella Pass Over Mountain Route has been fully realized. Starting in Georgetown, one pedals to Loveland Pass, breaks down their bike and portages over a string of high mountains on the Continental Divide, dropping down to Guanella Pass where the bike is reassembled to ride Continue reading…

Extremely excited to announce that I’ve joined the La Sportiva Mountain Running Passion Team for 2020! My first LaSpor kicks were a pair of rock boots I bought in high school (closing in on “before you were born” territory for some of you…) at Prime Climb in Connecticut – “Tom” (and others) who worked at Continue reading…

Would you help me out? I’m gathering information information about a guidebook for bikepacking to the Colorado 14ers. Check it out, answer some questions, (and optionally:) join my mailing list and/or become a member of our Facebook Group. I’ll be forever grateful – Justin