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July 7, 2009
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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
Published by nate at June 30, 2009
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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 […]
June 23, 2009
Published by nate at June 23, 2009
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The other trip I guided on Mt. Rainier, along with fellow SWAG guide Gary Falk, was a climb of the ultra classic Liberty Ridge. This is […]
June 22, 2009
Published by nate at June 22, 2009
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I just completed a short stint of guiding on Mt. Rainier for Rainier Mountaineering Inc. (RMI). The first trip I led, along with fellow SWAG guide […]
June 3, 2009
Published by nate at June 3, 2009
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We recently hosted a Leave No Trace (LNT) Trainer’s Course here in Durango. Kate and Tracy, the LNT traveling trainers stopped by for the 2 day […]
May 24, 2009
Published by nate at May 24, 2009
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Last week, Patrick from Texas came up for a few days of alpine training in the San Juans. A few days of rock climbing in the […]
May 14, 2009
Published by nate at May 14, 2009
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Loyal client Valari W. recently completed, and successfully, summited the Moose’s Tooth in the Ruth Gorge/Denali National Park, via the Ham ‘n Eggs Couloir. She was […]
April 30, 2009
Published by nate at April 30, 2009
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Out in the mountains for a few days with a crew from the Kirtland AFB in Albuquerque, NM. A group of 7 soldiers from the 21st […]
April 11, 2009
Published by nate at April 11, 2009
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Another day in the mountains on our Ski the Peaks program. Due to the weather, we were forced to make a change in our scheduled descent […]
April 5, 2009
Published by nate at April 5, 2009
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Our Ski the Peaks programs in the San Juans are in full swing. Last weekend we completed a ski descent of the West Face Couloir of […]
March 16, 2009
Published by nate at March 16, 2009
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Spent another day in the backcountry with Ben from Oklahoma. We’ve successfully converted him from resort skiing and claims he’ll never go back after a few […]
March 15, 2009
Published by nate at March 15, 2009
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Did some backcountry skiing today with Ben from Oklahoma. It was his first time bc skiing but he performed like a pro! We toured up and […]