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Ouray Ice Park – rope soloing

February 15th, 2012

With such easy access, great anchors on top, and no avalanche danger the Ouray Ice Park is hands down the greatest training ground for ice and mixed climbing in the [...]

Heli-Skiing with Helitrax

February 15th, 2012

A day with Helitrax on Feb. 7, 2012.  An old college buddy, Hunter LeGear, came to town for some riding in the San Juans.  With a foot of new snow [...]

Jen and Keith all rimmed up!

Ecuador Volcanoes

January 11th, 2012

Ecuador has four major volcanoes, all glaciated and sit anywhere between 18,900 and 20,700 feet.  We picked three that looked the most interesting; Cotopaxi, Antisana, and Chimborzao and were fortunate [...]

Deep Water Soloing in Mallorca

July 20th, 2011

After a week of sport climbing and mountain biking in Arco, Italy, Krista and I were nose deep in guidebooks planning our week long trip to the Dolomites.  And out-of-nowhere, [...]

Matterhorn

May 31st, 2011

The Matterhorn (German), Monte Cervino (Italian) or Mont Cervin (French), is a mountain in the Pennine Alps on the border between Switzerland and Italy. Its summit is 4,478 metres (14,692 [...]

BCA Tracker 2 and Float 30 Pack

December 1st, 2010

If you’re on the market for avalanche safety equipment, look no further.  Backcountry Access has developed two new items that will greatly reduce the time it takes to find someone [...]

Newsletter: November 2010

November 24th, 2010

AMA’s newsletter for the winter/spring of 2011… Winter ice climbing in Ouray.  Backcountry skiing on Red Mountain Pass and Telluride, Colorado.  Ski tours in the Alps; Haute Route, Berner Oberland, [...]

South Mineral Creek Ice

November 10th, 2010

Clint Cook and I went to check out Bird Brain Boulevard this morning.  Up on Camp Bird Mine Road; it’s notorious for long run outs and dicey protection with crampons [...]

Silverton Ice

November 9th, 2010

Climbed the 2nd Gully in Silverton today with Andres Marin.  Since there isn’t much snow we could drive right to the base , put crampons on at the car and [...]

Red Rock

October 20th, 2010

Arriving in Las Vegas is always a sight for sore eyes. With the Cascades being so wet and miserable, I was relieved to be hitting the desert! For the next [...]