The hike back to our first accent could easily be a destination in and of itself. The sandstone monoliths reaching for the sky all around us were glowing brilliant reds, browns, and blacks in the rich morning sunlight. I slowly hiked uphill behind my best friend and climbing partner, Eli Powell, trying to take it [continue reading]
*Editors Note: This is a guest contribution from Chelsea Phillipe about her and Jason’s recent adventure to Costa Rica and Nicaragua. Having procrastinated packing for our 2 month trip until the last minute, we scrambled to throw a few things in some small bags, then barely caught our connecting flights. But finally we arrived in [continue reading]
I love being reminded that I have great friends. Although the weekend was far too short, our trip to Moab for the Other Half marathon was reminiscent of a whirlwind Shelf trip from Nebraska when I was a college student. After arriving at our camp site in the Sand Flats at 1 am, we settled [continue reading]
Spur of the moment trips and destinations can yield some of the best and most memorable climbing. That was the case this week. After twice getting rained out of the Flatirons I stopped by the gym for a quick workout. There Ted Lanzano, noted Front Range first ascensionist and all-around good dude, asked if I [continue reading]
The Rocky Mountain bouldering season is in full swing and with Boulder still baking we’d be crazy not to join in the fun. Following up our trip last weekend to Upper Chaos, this time we decided to visit the Lower Chaos boulders. The photos above (D-Rock) show a crux move on Skipper G (V8) at [continue reading]
Boulder has been mired in a heat wave for a solid month. Climbing in 95 degree heat drains you. So when a couple friends invited me to go bouldering in Rocky Mountain National Park above 10,000 feet I jumped at the opportunity. D-Rock, Ian and I wandered up to the Upper Chaos boulders where we [continue reading]
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