The Diamond, Longs Peak, from Mt. Lady Washington A pair of shoes, a beat up bike, and one fancy pack gets you to a few places high up in the mountains
Check out the Spring 2015 issue of the Colorado Mountain Club’s Trail and Timberline, for an interview with me about the Tour 14er trip I took last summer. If you’re a member of the CMC, the issue should be delivered to your mailboxes soon. The embedded digital version is a little awkward to use, but Continue reading…
Winter decided to make an appearance this season. Finally. Whoa – OK, missed an update one week. I’m pretty proud of the streak I had going. Let’s try to summarize:
Succumbed to a stomach bug this week, rendering my super powers useless.
Full Moon, Midnight, First Flatiron
Soloists on the First Flatiron.
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Ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch. This is what you get, when you lose your temper!
Looking a little chilled during a whiteout on Peak One Alright.Vacation’s over.
Off we go! This week is slightly condensed, as we’re about to board a plan en route to Monterrey, Mexico, to meet Magic Ed for a shuttle to El Potrero. Since finishing the Tour 14er project (and properly resting, and getting my life in somewhat order), I’ve dove pretty intensely into climbing, learning as much Continue reading…
She may look benign, but this lady can kick your ass on a climb.
Thanks to Bikepackers Magazine for mentioning my Tour 14er super ride in their 2014 Year in Review! My thoughts usually span quite the spectrum. I remembering it wasn’t really all that long ago that I bought my first thrift store beater bike for < $15, and it didn’t take too long after that for me to wonder Continue reading…
Climbing, climbing and more climbing! For a bike rider, I sure am clawing away up steep cliffs with my hands a bit. Other than getting an incredible base knowledge of how to deal with any type of cliff imaginable, it’s a nice change from constantly moving slowly on my feet. I’m craving just that, but Continue reading…
Oh man, this thing. Feeling a bit better this week, just putting in the time training for Potrero!
A somewhat lackluster week, what with a cold descending upon me.
I’ve fallen off of logging my “training”. One reason for this is that I have nothing to train for! Which can be dangerous: nothing to train for (no goals) so no real idea on what to do. I’m not one for structured training anyways – I like to think of what I do outside as, Continue reading…
Total Hike Mileage: 387.9 miles (624.265 km) Total Hike Elevation: 154,727 feet (47,160.8 km) Total Bike Mileage: 1,609.1 miles (2,589.6 km) Total Bike Elevation: 151,335 feet (46,126.9 meters) Total Time: 34:12:26:57
Check out Neil Beltchenko’s summary of the Tour 14er! at Bikepacker.com
OK, time to begin! Start time is scheduled for Friday @ 4:00am at the American Mountaineering Center in Golden, CO – There’s a small chance I’ll start a little earlier depending on how my schedule works out. Trackleaders has been kind enough to take the time to put up a Tracker for this, so you may Continue reading…
An entirely epic week: Monday, 6/9/14: Sub hour, Green Mountain; up Amphitheater/Saddle, down Gregory (Strava)‘Saturday I was only a few minutes shy of going sub hour up and down Green Mountain. Perhaps par for the course for some, but the psychological barrier of going up and down Green Mountain in less than an hour was Continue reading…
Riding into Salida – beautiful views of the Northern Sangres, mixed in with the Southern Sawatch Wednesday, May 14, 2014 – Boulder – Breckenridge, 105.6 miles, 14,372ft (Strava)This was a huge ride, in terms of elevation gain. Much of it coming before even hitting I-70. I was also loaded down for touring for the Continue reading…
Tuesday, May 6, 2014 – Longs Peak (Approach, Hike, Retreat) For running/cycling, this was the only thing I did this week, but it comes after sumitting Longs on Friday, and taking 3 hours off the time to do that, so I’m pretty happy. The rest of the week was comprised of climbing, including a trip Continue reading…
Gettin’ weird on Longs Peak One of my mini projects this year has been to ride to the Longs Peak Trail head, and summit it, via they Keyhole route. I’ve now done that three times (once, in Winter), having tried about six times to summit. My method to do this, as they say, is now Continue reading…