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February 1, 2014
Published by nate at February 1, 2014
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Digging a Test Pit We received over a foot of new snow over the range with some higher winds the last few days. Winds and new […]
January 25, 2014
Published by nate at January 25, 2014
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Successful Summit of Cotopaxi! I am happy to report that on Thursday night/Friday morning, 7 out of our 9 team members reached the summit of Cotopaxi. […]
January 22, 2014
January 20, 2014
Published by nate at January 20, 2014
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First Acclimatization Peak Complete Earlier today our team successfully completed a climb of Pasochoa – an extinct Volcano on the outskirts of Quito with an altitude […]
January 19, 2014
Published by nate at January 19, 2014
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Team Assembled in Quito Our 9 day Cotopaxi Express Expedition has begun with great success! First, all of our climbers arrived on time to Quito with […]
January 15, 2014
Published by nate at January 15, 2014
Best Practices for Placing an Ice Screw by Dale Remsberg – IFMGA Mountain Guide Placing an ice screw while on lead has changed a lot over […]
December 19, 2013
Published by nate at December 19, 2013
Rappel Ice Routes with Confidence by IFMGA Guide Pat Ormond V-Threads are a great way to rappel ice routes without having to leave gear if good […]
December 19, 2013
Published by nate at December 19, 2013
Senior SJMG Guide Mark Miller AMGA Certified Rock Guide Mark is one of the original SJMG guides working in Ouray. He has been teaching ice climbing […]
December 18, 2013
Published by nate at December 18, 2013
Classic San Juan Backcountry Ice Recently one of our guys and guests climbed some cool stuff up in the Skylight/Camp Bird area just minutes outside of […]
December 13, 2013
Published by nate at December 13, 2013
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Essential Technique for the Ouray Ice Park In the video below, SJMG Guide and AMGA Certified Rock & Alpine Guide Dawn Glanc covers the steps involved in […]
December 11, 2013
Published by nate at December 11, 2013
Belay with Confidence in the Ouray Ice Park With the Ouray Ice Park set to open this weekend (Saturday December 14th, 2013), we thought it would […]
December 6, 2013
Published by nate at December 6, 2013
Techniques to Manage Lowers and Top Belays With ice climbing season already in full swing here in the San Juans, and the opening of the Ouray […]