As if we aren’t lucky enough here in Durango! Already having access to some of the best backcountry skiing, ice climbing, rock climbing, alpine climbing, and […]
Last weekend, Eric, Adam, and Morgan joined me for a two day introduction to ice climbing in beautiful Ouray, Colorado. Upon meeting in the morning on […]
It’s been awhile since we last updated the Blog, but that’s only because we’ve been incredibly busy in the last few weeks with mountaineering courses, ice […]
Today we climbed Rumiñahui’s Central peak (15,203) to acclimatize further. Starting at the beautiful Limiopungo lake, the climb took us roughly 4 hours to the summit […]
Join Colorado Wild, Pine Needle Mountaineering and Southwest Adventure Guides for the 2nd Annual Banff Mountain Film Festival In Durango, Colorado. When: Sunday, March 21 – […]
Check out these videos of backcountry skiing and avalanche coursework in the San Juans with our guides and instructors. The footage is provided by our friends […]
Though snow conditions were tough, Dana and I still had a great Introduction to winter mountaineering course this last weekend. Day one consisted of Dana slaying […]
This last weekend’s Level 1 AIARE avalanche course was a huge success. The recent storm that rocked Southwest Colorado and the San Juan Mountains left us […]
Last weekend’s Level 1 Avalanche course was a huge success. We had numerous folks from around the four corners come for three days of avalanche education. […]
The Southwest Adventure Guides ski posse had a great time exploring the skiing conditions in the alpine. This was organized as an intentional opportunity to share […]
Last week’s AIARE Level 1 Avalanche course was a huge success. Four motivated individuals came out mid-week to improve their avalanche knowledge and skills. There was […]
The end of the year brought snow, cold, and another successful winter mountaineering course in the beautiful San Juan Mountains of Colorado. Six aspiring mountaineers from […]
