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August 20, 2009

Backpacking and Peak Climbing in the Weminuche

This was an incredible journey! We spent eight days playing in the great outdoors in Southwest Colorado! This included climbing at a local crag, climbing one […]
August 9, 2009

Storm King Peak and East Trinity

Just completed a busy week, the headline of which was a backcountry trip into Stormy Gulch for a climb of the E. Ridge of Storm King […]
August 4, 2009

New Jersey to Snowdon

Jim and Jill from New Jersey climbed Snowdon today, which was their first mountain ever.  Jill, who has done marathons all over the world and is […]
July 30, 2009

Vestal Peak in 2 Days

Climbed Vestal Peak via the Wham Ridge with Pat from El Paso, TX this week.  We did the trip as a 2 day climb, riding the […]
July 28, 2009

Training for Rainier

Ed from Omaha came out to Durango for a few days in Chicago Basin with training for Rainier in mind.  Ed will start climbing Rainier on […]
July 21, 2009

Perfect Weather

After what seemed like some unusually wet weather in June, we have been having perfect blue skies.  Making the temperature in Durango hot and the weather […]
July 20, 2009

El Nino Forming for 2009 – 2010

It was recently reported by NOAA that an El Nino weather pattern is forming in the Pacific Ocean, and is expected to strengthen and continue through […]
July 18, 2009

From New York With Speed

After a quick flight 2/3 of the way across of the US, Dave from New York and I, hopped the Durango – Silverton Railroad with our heart set […]
July 18, 2009

Wham in a day

Last Friday, Aaron, Bill and I ran in for a 1 day ascent of Vestal Peak’s Wham Ridge.  Without the aid of the train, this is […]
July 14, 2009

Durango Rock Climbing

As the Animas starts to recede, our rock climbing adventures in Durango always pick up.  It’s an absolutely great time of year to climb in Durango, […]
July 7, 2009

Snowdon Peak

Climbed Snowdon Peak via the West Buttress with Max today.  No matter how many times I do this climb, I always enjoy the combination of aesthetics […]
June 30, 2009

The Florida Mountaineer

Last week, Garry from Florida came to Durango on his vacation out west to climb his first peak.  Garry had some multi-pitch climbing experience so the […]
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