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March 21, 2012
Published by nate at March 21, 2012
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Training for the Himalayas Part 2

Julie is training to climb Nun and Kun in Kashmir this summer.  Julie came up to Durango and climbed with me in January during an Intro […]
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March 11, 2012
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Intro to Mountaineering

Erin came down from Boulder to learn some skills and gain some experience in the world of winter mountaineering.  Since it was only her we tweeked […]
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March 11, 2012
Published by nate at March 11, 2012
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Ice Climbing in Cody, WY

I picked up Chris at the airport in Cody on Wednesday night.  On Thursday morning we were climbing ice in South Fork, which is a mecca […]
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January 28, 2012
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Ouray Ice!

Alex, Michael, and Scott all flew out for 4 days of ice climbing in Ouray, Colorado. On day 1 we went to the Ice Park.  We […]
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January 6, 2012
Published by nate at January 6, 2012
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Brothers

Chris has been talking about how great his younger brother would be at climbing for months.  This last weekend Chris flew out with his brother Eric […]
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January 2, 2012
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Fatty Ice in SW Colorado

The ice in the backcountry of Southwest Colorado is Fat!  Below are some photos from the last week. BK
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February 22, 2011
Published by nate at February 22, 2011
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Southwest Adventure Guides check out the conditions

Dave and I got together this week to go climbing on some new terrain. We spent Monday morning in the ‘Grad School’ area of the Ice […]
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February 22, 2011
Published by nate at February 22, 2011
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Old time friends get together for annual ice climbing

For the second year in a row Roger, Michael and Brian got together in Ouray to fine tune their ice climbing skills with Gary and myself. […]
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February 21, 2011
Published by nate at February 21, 2011
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Advanced Ice Climbing in Ouray

Srdja and I spent the last four days climbing everything in sight around Ouray, CO. Day 1:We started out in the New Frontier where Srdja quickly […]
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January 31, 2011
Published by nate at January 31, 2011
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January Mountaineering- Perfect Conditions

Family and friends came together from all over the country to participate in one of SWAG’s winter mountaineering courses over the last weekend of January. We […]
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January 17, 2011
Published by nate at January 17, 2011
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Winter Mountaineering in the San Juans

Jack from Atlanta and Kathy from New Jersey came out to the San Juans for four days of winter mountaineering. We were in Cascade Canyon for […]
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January 3, 2011
Published by nate at January 3, 2011
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Ice Climbing in Colorado

Chris came out for a three day weekend to do some ice climbing.  We spent the first day just North of Durango at Cascade Canyon getting […]
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December 31, 2010
Published by nate at December 31, 2010
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Updated Mountain Conditions in the San Juans

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 […]
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December 5, 2010
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Bird Brain Boulevard

Saturday we decided to take the tools for a walk on Bird Brain Boulevard up in Skylight just outside Ouray, CO. As the first rays of […]
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November 25, 2010
Published by nate at November 25, 2010
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Eureka Ice Conditions

On Thanksgiving Day we decided to go up to Eureka and get a quick session on Whorehouse Hose and checkout the conditions in the rest of […]
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November 21, 2010
Published by nate at November 21, 2010
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Current Ice Conditions in the San Juans

Ice conditions for the 2010/11 winter are shaping up pretty good so far. On Saturday 11/20/10 we went up to South Mineral Creek outside of Silverton […]
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February 28, 2010
Published by nate at February 28, 2010
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Intermediate Ice Climbing Course | Ouray, CO

February was a busy month in the San Juans, with numerous ice courses/trips, avalanche courses, and backcountry skiing days. Among those trips, was a 2 day […]
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January 16, 2010
Published by nate at January 16, 2010
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More Ice Climbing in Silverton and Ouray

Last week, Ari and Alex joined us for a 3 day blast of ice climbing in Silverton and Ouray.  On the first day of our trip, […]
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December 19, 2009
Published by nate at December 19, 2009
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Cascade Canyon – Ouray Ice Park – Stairway to Heaven

Last week Ari and I continued the ice climbing progression we began working on last season.  At the end of last year, I had given him […]
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December 7, 2009
Published by nate at December 7, 2009
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SWAG Guide Meeting – Eye of the Storm

We all gathered at the office today to discuss training dates and refine skills prior to the start of another busy winter season of guiding in […]
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