The Backland 85s aren’t the lightest or the burliest, but over a winter season their perfect level of functionality made them my most reached-for ski, even on the Coor’s Face of Wilson Peak.
Wilson Peak
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As I roll up to the park where Jess is waiting to shuttle me home, I simply say to her, “meet me by the river,” and keep pedaling by. I can ride to river access in less time than she’ll…
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Hi Lou, Great spring so far here in the San Juan mountains of Colorado. Our heavy March storms saved us entirely. We have the dirt layer too, which is completely exposed on most aspects except northerly pitches at elevation. A…
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Test Scarpa boots and Climb Uncompahgre Peak, Colorado Fourteener
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We’re headed back down to Colorado’s San Juan mountains this weekend. Planning on climbing a route on fourteener Wilson Peak to research private property issues. Turns out Wilson is another mountain with a bunch of private land crossed by some…