On May 25, 2025, Tonya and I did the Dragon’s Tail Couloir in Rocky Mountain National Park. The weather appeared marginal. There was rain in Boulder and chances for significant rain in Rocky Mountain National Park (1 hour North-West of Boulder.) No thunderstorms were forecast, so we decided on a 4:30am start at Bear Lake […]
After Torres del Paine, some of the team went to Punta Arenas and spend a couple days. One day, we took an excursion to see penguins.
After climbing in the French Valley, Tonya, Rani, and I headed back to Puerto Natales for a couple of days where we met up with the trekking team (12 people) and our guides (2 people) for the O-Circuit. This was the “Gucci” part of the trip since we were staying in Refugio tents, sleeping pads,
In February and March of 2025 I went to Torres del Paine to climb and trek. For the climbing, I went with my friends, Rani and Tonya. Tonya was going to attempt the Sharks Fin, a 5.8-5.9 climb, Rani and I were going to attempt climbing a peak called Trono Blanco. The following pictures and
Introduction With spring springing, I wanted to make a short backpacking trip to places I have not been. I have been frustrated by not getting permits and issues caused by the high snowpack in the West. The high snowpack has closed trailheads, caused access inability, and caused damage. Always trying to look at the glass
I did it! I safely summited the highest point on the African continent. This adventure had many firsts for me. I had never been to the African continent, been above 14,200 ft, slept above 11,500 ft, and had a guide or porters. I have never done mountaineering, so I learned and experienced the process on
I did Twin Sisters in RMNP yesterday morning, February 12, 2023. It was a 7.1 mile out and back with 2,416 feet of ascent, maxing out at 11,356 feet. Strong winds scoured the summit of snow and brought the wind chill to close to zero. Near the top, there were two very short glissading spots,
The Loch is a short hike to a breathtaking alpine lake which I did on the morning of February 2, 2023. The park had about 12” of new snow a few days previously. I started with microspikes. Watch the video to see me struggling up the last section before the lake. I post-holed several times
I started from the Glacier Gorge TH on Bear Lake Road on a frigid, windy, blue-sky day on the 26th of January. With a 10-degree temperature and the wind at 20 mph with gusts to 45 mph, the windchill was -20 degrees. The video shows, in some segments, the wind coming off the mountains, across
