Vedau-who? Vedauwoo.

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Thanks to the CU alpine club for getting me out of the Boulder Bubble for a weekend!  The classy crew of misfits and millionaires that is the club sent it 3 hours north to the popular destination of Vedauwoo Wyoming … Continue reading

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Good Times with Better People

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Rock is steady and climbing it is constant. I can always rely on the power of moving upwards on rock to keep me grounded. Crimping pulls me into the moment, and jamming forces me into the present. Through pitch after … Continue reading

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Alpine Training 7/22-23

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This past weekend I was fortunate enough to be involved in a couple days of “Alpine Guide Training” with Colorado Mountain School’s senior guide Eric Whewell.  Eric put together a solid game plan of classic alpine terrain in Rocky Mountain National … Continue reading

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The Maroon Bell’s and Conundrum Hot Springs

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The stone sits on top of the mountain, proudly enjoying perfection. It’s state is ephemeral, its resting place impermanent. The inevitable kick from a goat, or the lightest slide of foot from a hiker sends it plummeting downward.  Whistling through … Continue reading

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Small Successes. Eldo 5.11. (-)

Colorado finally received some long over due moisture.  The weekend was mild, wet, and completely awesome. Yesterday I was even able to get through the day without sweating my face off and worrying that it may melt before I reattached it … Continue reading

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A moment of thought. The Diamond.

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My phone’s alarm clock went off precisely at 3:30, just as planned.  I pulled my bivy sack down from my eyes, and strained to open my mind.  My body was tired from the day before when Sean and I had … Continue reading

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Lay it all out, for the world to see.

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Writing is intimate. It is insight into the author, into the person. His thoughts pry their way out of neuro synapsis to lay with text. They culminate in pale and fragile writing held up loosely by grammar.  Readers have no … Continue reading

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