July 2005

Family rafting on the Colorado River – don’t miss it.

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Caving as training for backcountry skiing and randonnee skills.

Started the summer vacation yesterday with spectating the NORBA mountain bike nationals up at Snowmass Ski Resort. The downhill was worth watching and fun to photograph, though the chances of being hit by a flying bicycle or rider were pretty…

D System Rating and Grading Backcountry Skiing Descents

Visited the 10th Mountain Division Margy’s Hut yesterday, doing some photography and whatnot for Jaywalker Lodge website (they’re using the 10th Huts for their outdoor program). Located just below timberline in Colorado’s stupendous Sawatch mountains, Margy’s is best known as…

History of ski touring industry includes the productive partnership of Black Diamond and Scarpa, but nothing lasts forever.

Summer Backcountry Skiing in Colorado is a touring dream if the snowpack holds from a good winter leadup.

Test Scarpa boots and Climb Uncompahgre Peak, Colorado Fourteener

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…