tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53994058136441266802024-03-21T11:13:50.715-07:00the rogers teamjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09069430058423073281noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399405813644126680.post-5905854953164080242013-07-21T13:07:00.001-07:002013-07-21T13:15:28.912-07:0014ersi got excited about getting high this spring. i started off with mt sherman with sam, bob, and simple. it's hard to think about driving so long for a short romp. i'm hoping once erica's done with the bar, we can get cracking - and alf will tolerate camping.<br><br>
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some people were hiking up this with skis. not quite sure what they were planning to come down on, but the extra weight sure made them look miserable.<br>
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simple thought it was pretty awesome though.<br>
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next came decalibron, which links several 14ers that are in extreme proximity to each other. this is democrat:<br>
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felt like a nerd, but i was encouraged to use the summit sign by a guy i bumped into...<br>
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over to lincoln via cameron.<br>
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from which i spied my later objective - quandary.<br>
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from the road.<br>
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tons of people - click to enlarge those little ants!<br>
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mountain goats were pretty relaxed, but i saw no babies.<br>
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funny summit selfie. tons of people around, so no need for a photobombed summit shot i thought. probably better off skipping! the run down was a pain - difficult to run around people without spooking them.<br>
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oh, just remembered i did the kelso ridge on torreys a couple weeks ago - that run was great! i took off from the highway for some extra miles and though i was a bit late, i only encountered people ascending as i ran back, which made more much happier passing. sigh. likewise with longs, which i did last weekend before helping a coworker move. that mandated a rather early start to be back in town by 10.<br><br>
sunrise in the loft couloir.<br>
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i got a little lost on the loft but eventually found my way to the appropriate descent gully to get on the backside of the mountain. i also noticed a decent crack a bit below the homestretch, which saved some time and annoyance, but it was super wet and the hail that started while i was halfway up didn't inspire much confidence. i was happy to top out and see the ridges of my usual turf in the distance.<br>
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yesterday, i ran pikes via the barr trail. this is the usual course for the pikes peak marathon and is a pretty great trail! i had it all to myself on the way up, maybe saw a half dozen parties if that.<br><br>
first view of the top - and the summit house.<br>
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sunrise over the inversion.<br>
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nice spot for the a-frame shelter.<br>
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some rather mangy goats greeted me at the top.<br>
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i was pretty excited about the massive plaque advising of the benefits of a summit photo.<br>
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after securing a lasting memento, i checked out the summit house, hoping for a water refill and some of the "world famous" doughnuts. it was pretty early - the summit house employees were just arriving, along with a few runners who came from crags and some motorcyclists. i piddled around for a while in the gift shop (45/60 minutes) waiting for the fryers to heat up. this was a mistake! the doughnuts were severely disappointing: oddly spiced and super greasy, so much so that i thought i'd lose 'em on the descent!<br><br>
so, the summit house was a bummer. i was surprised at just how clearly you can see the summit house from a distance - even from the highway.<br>
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anyway, if i had lost those doughnuts, it might have added to my repertoire of means to signal my passage to the many other trail users. seems a lot of folks got started while i was piddling around and there were people headed both ways in substantial numbers when i finally started my run down, but the worst was the last few miles: tons of disgruntled tourists waiting for a chance to take the railway. best to do this run on a weekday methinks. or just skip the doughnuts!jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09069430058423073281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399405813644126680.post-29065126448977437212013-07-21T12:09:00.000-07:002013-07-21T13:09:38.158-07:00spring to summer...been some time since i posted, so i thought i'd do a quick spring recap.
we enjoyed a lot of snow this spring. it would dump and then melt out very quickly.<br>
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erica had a bday!<br>
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and graduated!<br>
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we went to the east coast. last hurrah for pagoda. there was some surprisingly awesome food back home.<br>
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the mays took us out to a baseball game. it was really hot. i think that marked the end of spring.<br>
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we stopped at the high point and checked out the backside of the flatirons. rising to the left of the left pine tree is sugarloaf, to the right is green, the sacred cliffs descending into bear canyon, with nebel horn popping up on the rise to bear. south boulder is obscured and still closed to traffic. <br>
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erik has a flashy new jacket (go nean!). i have a flashy big beard.<br>
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erica and i came back this past weekend and skied the south side of the trail. this was a bit less tame but, given the awesome weather, much busier. <br>
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stopped at the same spot for some good cookies. erica's getup was awesome. <br>
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what wasn't awesome was my poles' baskets both disintegrating right at the trailhead. quite a shock! i hadn't used these in a few years, but never imagined they'd just become daggers. this was fine for the shallow snow at the start, but was pretty terrible in the four foot drifts. there were some strange folks hiking out in those drifts despite the fact that they all had snowshoes. the trashed trail didn't help matters. grr. i got grumpy.<br>
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saving the best for last... it was hard to stay a grump with this kind of entertainment.<br>
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xRxkfhpALdw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09069430058423073281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399405813644126680.post-21817951281669600682013-03-04T19:47:00.000-08:002013-03-04T20:08:22.737-08:00jenny comes to boulderjenny came to visit cu last month. yay! we got out a bit and saw some folks around boulder: a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Penn">film star</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Zupan_(athlete)">documentary film subject</a>, and an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Krupicka">ultra/mountain runner</a>.<br><br>
on touch down, we sampled some grilled meats, primal baked goods (ick), and beer in denver. the next day, we did a little climbing on the second. i'd wanted to try this with a 60m rope the weekend before jenny's arrival, but didn't get a chance. we ended up doing a tiny amount of simuling. i hear jenny and amanda got a stern warning on this from their gym rat, but i was glad jenny threw caution to the wind. and didn't fall.<br><br>
jenny approaching the top of the first pitch:<br>
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hanging at the top of the first pitch. nice big ledge here - i'm sure it was worth the simuling to get there...<br>
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because jenny was not at all happy at the top of the next pitch! i had to wrestle that hand off the rock so she could tend to the rope.<br>
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she said no, no, no!<br>
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ay. on the third pitch, just before the jump.<br>
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doesn't she look ready to tackle anything? well, somehow, jenny didn't know about the jump. i don't know how this happened... but for more details, <a href="http://therogersteam.blogspot.com/2011/11/lunch-break-in-flatirons.html">take a gander</a>. anyway, we made it to the top, took a peak at the mountains from the back of the first, and called it a day. on to <a href="http://larkburger.com/">larkburger!</a> good prep for a full day of interviews.<br>
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after jenny's intense day of interviews, we scrambled up <a href="http://www.mountainproject.com/v/fumbledeedum/105756763">fumbledeedum</a>. <br>
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erica got a little mad at the first rock stretch - getting me good here.<br>
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jenny appears to be in good spirits here, which was good for leading the cave. later, she was not so happy with the exposure and declined to swing a leg over a boulder to join me on a cliff. i think there was some hyperventilating going on, but she got it under control for erica's sake.<br>
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and both put on a smile for my sake. yay.<br>
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the snow started coming down shortly after this - mud city! on returning to town, it was time for <a href="http://thefullpint.com/events/stout-month-at-mountain-sun-pubs-and-breweries/">stout</a>, stocking up on <a href="https://www.chocolove.com/">chocolove</a> and <a href="http://pieceloveandchocolate.com/">peace love</a>. yum. sadly, that was about it for our visit before jenny flew on to other schools. good luck deciding!jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09069430058423073281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399405813644126680.post-15249704384348373752013-01-27T09:27:00.001-08:002013-01-28T17:28:12.543-08:00mr. sartin on the 3rdthe sartins came to visit yesterday after a last minute invite for erik to climb the third flatiron. yay! it's closing for nesting raptors in a week, so this is the last time to climb that area for a bit.<br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMYrbsKJ9860rCal4s6JUKPykYgQgLrLQC8spklHmXLlAzmgo7oL-f0L1svu86t_SyTiQ11-fcKCsJ7ldvAphutKNBk3lKLzwonpnA1ZF8eVacBSh4Adtcac0d5nNC6R-TUmUmvl-6qWE/s1600/P1080529.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMYrbsKJ9860rCal4s6JUKPykYgQgLrLQC8spklHmXLlAzmgo7oL-f0L1svu86t_SyTiQ11-fcKCsJ7ldvAphutKNBk3lKLzwonpnA1ZF8eVacBSh4Adtcac0d5nNC6R-TUmUmvl-6qWE/s400/P1080529.JPG" /></a>
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getting started after a brief review. erik was super mellow about everything. nerves of steel!<br>
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though i guess he did note some uncertainty about cranking on some hollow-sounding sections. <br>
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we paused for some mutual photo-taking before topping out. and then erik suffered silently, slipping into his bouldering shoes one last time. belays were a great reprieve to pop 'em off.<br><br>
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a rather rushed fellow met us up top and introduced the idea of skipping the second rap, which worked quiet well! it seems something along these lines didn't work as well for some other climbers that day/evening. their rope got stuck on the pull and they were <a href="http://www.dailycamera.com/news/ci_22456745/boulder-county-crews-responding-stranded-climbers-third-flatiron">stranded in the rain, requiring rescue.</a> but of course, erik handled these rappels like a champ as well.<br>
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then we ate pizza and drank beer. yum. thanks for the visit, sartins!jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09069430058423073281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399405813644126680.post-44306063087275280262013-01-24T15:13:00.001-08:002013-01-24T15:21:04.135-08:00winterthis winter has been a little tough. i fell while running at dusk last month (had headlamp around wrist, just thought i didn't need it yet) and bashed my knee really hard. and scraped myself up all over - even my back! then i stubbed my toe extremely hard while walking the dog, so i couldn't really run at all. or walk even for a bit. i think it's ok after some stretching, strengthening, and contrast bathing (hot then cold), but i think i'll have difficulty with it going forward. we'll see.<br><br>
anyway, now that everything seems relatively healed, i finally got out and did some running, hiking, and flatiron scrambling this weekend only to find myself pretty sick now. bleh. but this gives me time to write about what we've been up to, so here's a rundown...we had christmas in montrose, which was intense with all the kids! but fun to be around family folk. and their cookies, which alfie really wanted to snack on. he chewed gra's cookie tin up when i left him alone for a couple minutes and wouldn't give up even when i returned. naughty!<br>
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we snuck out from the homestead a few times to ski, snowshoe, run (which i did in rigid hiking boots), and hike. only made it to ouray for a jaunt around the perimeter trail. my toe held up ok.<br>
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shooting didn't trouble it too much, thankfully.<br>
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late night skiing at the black canyon rim also didn't trouble it. maybe it was the cold?<br>
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when we got back to boulder, we went on a hike that turned into a run up bear peak. we hadn't yet been up it since it closed after the fires this past summer.<br>
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pretty black.<br>
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ben guthrie came to visit from argentina. it was really cold, so couldn't torture him like i did when we huffed, puffed, and shivered while backpacking unprepared for snowfall in oregon's cascades. this time we stayed inside a lot and had some cold jaunts around town. here we are on green mountain.<br>
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here ben's standing next to a little monument with a plaque that allows you to pinpoint a bunch of peaks around boulder.<br>
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i really like it. so does erica. <br>
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we met on top of green this weekend after she ran up the south and i scrambled up the east. it was a little stressful starting on the second without being sure of how icy conditions might be above, and without having climbed in months, but it was a fun outing overall.<br>
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you know, initially i thought i might have my cold from exposure, but now i'm thinking it might be these sweet little dolls...<br>
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we saw the nieces and nephew for noelle's bday. she got a horse! which everyone wanted to ride. all at once.<br>
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but there was only one true cowgirl in the end.<br>
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jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09069430058423073281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399405813644126680.post-1145856683084716362012-09-03T12:00:00.000-07:002012-09-03T12:00:47.419-07:00chasm lakenikki, erica, and i went up to chasm lake on saturday. that's nikki and erica passing the mega cairn. (click to enlarge)<br>
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erica and nean kept an impressive pace the whole way up. i thought we would definitely tag mt lady washington (to the right in the below photo), but erica's moon boots (<a href="http://hokaoneone-na.com/">hokas</a>) aren't the most stable for loose terrain and her blisters were acting up - not the best for next week's imogene pass run.<br>
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but erica pretty much ran the whole way until we got to around 12k - a good sign for next week!<br>
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bandizzle.<br>
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chasm lake, with the diamond in the background. didn't see any climbers - maybe due to the late hour.<br>
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retreat.<br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgev14-uRJLmIBe0gaxipnsGpeb4cCIMIBY5ytf_n7zRtjz5Hcw4RonoNQEpsgNtTNR8wJKTk3h6ZHQmO_nCRQnrm2GDNEY-e4TamWsaA9MM93ZgTD3_PH1UjjzC9Kb1XddGUMGMRWyNNI/s1200/P1070975.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgev14-uRJLmIBe0gaxipnsGpeb4cCIMIBY5ytf_n7zRtjz5Hcw4RonoNQEpsgNtTNR8wJKTk3h6ZHQmO_nCRQnrm2GDNEY-e4TamWsaA9MM93ZgTD3_PH1UjjzC9Kb1XddGUMGMRWyNNI/s500/P1070975.JPG" /></a><br><br>
done. on to larkburger!<br>
<img src="http://i1075.photobucket.com/albums/w436/cakeeatingbeefcake/4fa5ec4e.gif">jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09069430058423073281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399405813644126680.post-6602784435497084752012-08-22T19:35:00.000-07:002012-08-22T19:46:22.388-07:00cast offi realized that i never shared photos of my break or getting the cast off. here goes!
you can pretty clearly see the crack and the chunk that popped out. ick.<br>
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the cast was pretty well imprinted on my skin, which was nice and pasty and ripe for peeling.<br>
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i was a bit surprised by the bruising and the dark, ingrown hairs. nasty - and they're still dark!<br>
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the shrinkage was also a bit of a shock.<br>
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but the sloughing was...a delight!<br>
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jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09069430058423073281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399405813644126680.post-20676605038581836302012-08-22T18:23:00.000-07:002012-08-22T18:23:33.544-07:00tea & tractors in the troseles mentioned <a href="http://www.summitpost.org/teakettle-mountain/152463">teakettle</a> and/or <a href="http://www.summitpost.org/coffeepot/323157">coffeepot</a> about a year or so ago, which caught my attention...near 14ers with semi-technical tops - sounded fun! <br><br>
we finally got to it last weekend, when erica went down for a trial run at elevation (up the blue lakes trailhead) and we met up with the sartins. the start of the climb was right from the parking lot - the road up yankee boy basin was in pretty awesome condition, cutting off many approach miles.<br> <br>
getting down to it. <br>
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originally, we thought we'd climb potosi as well, but decided to save it for another day.<br>
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climbing the coffeepot crack.<br>
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rapping back down.<br>
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on to teakettle.<br>
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coffeepot and potosi in the background.<br>
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i tried to get settled for a photo on the good old timer - wasn't quite fast enough!<br>
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what's this?<br>
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nerdery!<br>
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les didn't seem so sure about this.<br>
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but he came around.<br>
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and then up.<br>
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though not without injury.<br>
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the descent was a little loose, causing both les and i to fall and ride out mini rockslides that involved some more blood.<br>
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but it sure was beautiful.<br>
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later, joseph enjoyed his first tractor ride/drive. he moved a bunch of dirt.<br>
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this required great concentration and perhaps a bit of help (and envy!) from his sister.<br>
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jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09069430058423073281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399405813644126680.post-22780505330095042672012-08-06T06:57:00.002-07:002012-08-06T07:21:52.896-07:00good morning coloradoerica and i have been celebrating our 2nd anniversary lately, which last night meant late night nachos at mountain sun. we kept telling each other, "you don't have to finish them you know," but we couldn't stop...until it was too late and we had almost finished the mountain of chips. <br><br>
our appetite was perhaps regrettable: our full guts made it hard to sleep, so when i woke up at 5 from a dream/nightmare about never-ending rappels, i knew i wasn't going to be sleeping anymore. i decided to take alfie on a little jaunt to a favored spot at red rocks. it was nice. <br><br>
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erica's not looking so sure about this climb. she thought she had just peed on herself, but turns out it was her platypus leaking. didn't learn that until a couple days later though!<br>
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getting started off the east bench.<br>
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nerves. exacerbated by the fact that i just dropped my biggest hex and watched in hop down the rock. i later climbed down and retrieved it - the rock was super brittle below the standard route, just flaking all over.<br>
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anniversary jacket! i could have left at least half the gear at home, considering i made only a few placements each pitch. turns out i didn't even need that hex i dropped. good riddance - for the moment.<br>
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happy again.<br>
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and really happy to be done.<br>
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something special going on here...<br>
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sunrise from the loft.<br>
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longs' summit and the ship's prow to the right.<br>
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mt meeker.<br>
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longs and prow again from meeker.<br>
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clark's arrow - decades ago a ranger (john clark) provided this graffiti to help climbers find the right couloir to return to the loft.<br>
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i napped on the summit before returning via the keyhole, which was fun. lots of nervous comments from folks freaked out by the exposure in the narrows and the trough. the sky was super...clouds popping bright white. i bumped into a lot of older gents just sitting by the trail, gazing north to estes at the developing clouds.<br>
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after our run we went shopping for a bit. when we returned, we found our water shut off after the guys renovating our place hit the main. oops. i was so happy to find a little water in a nalgene. with that gone, not much was left but pabst! <br><br>
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the route follows the middle ridgeline, not on the top of the ridge, but just below the slabs among the caves formed by the slabs and the chockstones below them.<br>
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first cave. <br>
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too much fresh poo. up and over.<br>
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second cave. what a goodie. climbed the left wall in the dark to emerge in a small slot - had to remove the backpack to get out.<br>
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also pulled the bag for this army crawl!<br>
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some of the random massive chocks lingering about. <br>
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my route, kinda. the geeps got a little confused after the caves, projected me all over the place like i was in a hovercraft.<br>
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after, i decided to climb the <a href="http://mountainproject.com/v/east-faceoverture/105754528">route</a> that inspired the fumbledeedum excursion before joining erica in denver for some fun with friends. yay.jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09069430058423073281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399405813644126680.post-17958189849078086862012-03-29T19:55:00.000-07:002012-03-29T19:55:50.102-07:00picnic, boulder styleit's erica's spring break, but we haven't gotten to do nearly enough fun things for her. boo. so tonight we went on a picnic to our most recent favorite spot among the red rocks at settlers' park.<br>
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erica is enjoying a really delicious new chocolate here. yum.<br>
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this of course made alfie rather curious. got some for meeeez?<br>
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the next day, dave and i slaboneered <a href="http://mountainproject.com/v/east-face-north-sideseal-rock/105751645">seal rock</a>. that's it in the center & to the left is the goose. unfortunately, i got a little too excited on the approach and went towards the wrong cave on the other side of the valley. oh well - we got to check out some fun boulders and squeeze in a bit more cardio.<br>
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nice lengthy approach, even without the missed turn.<br>
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fun start, not unlike the second flatiron...a little less featured, though less steep.<br>
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looking back from the top of the first pitch. oh, btw, this is dave's first trad climb. my routefinding mistake allowed us to bump into connor, my old boss from the farm. it was his first climb ever, which was pretty cool considering the funky rappel off the top.<br>
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seems to be a happy first trad climb. i hope!<br>
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cresting the top of the third pitch at the neck of the seal. the wind had really picked up by this point, so i was glad to have made it to a little cleft for windbreaking. connor's party was not quite so lucky - had to stop 15 feet shy of the cleft...brr.<br>
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not sure when dave snagged this photo from the cleft - perhaps while i was struggling to take up rope... i'm looking forward to trying out the new petzl reverso to help with this.<br>
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took us two pitches to get up to the top, where we were greeted by plenty o clouds.<br>
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the rap was pretty lengthy with an awkward start between a giant sloping flake and the wall. it made my finger bleed. pretty impressive for dave and connor, i must say.<br>
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we got some fresh rain and winds on the return - smelled great. i was really craving a burger, but instead found myself making brussel sprouts and peanuts, a take on a dish erica and i had a <a href="http://riffsboulder.com/">riffs</a>, our new favorite happy hour.jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09069430058423073281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399405813644126680.post-87301112501256842842012-03-09T07:56:00.000-08:002012-03-09T07:56:36.862-08:00return to the secondchris and i climbed the second flatiron today. chris's first free solo, my third. same rock, slightly different route. seems there are unlimited variations.
we both biked up after work/meetings and enjoyed the sun. chautauqua was swarming with undergrads today!<br>
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starting up.<br>
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squinting up.<br>
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i was obsessed with talking about the party ledges, where there's plenty o' space. this would not be one.<br>
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chris looks nervous about this next section, but he had a unique solution to the diving board. that's golden's table mountain back there. way back there. <br>
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final crack. per chris, "finally some real rock climbing." then picnic followed by the icy, slushy shuffle back down.<br>
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we've enjoyed climbing in boulder canyon a little bit this winter. this is the bihedral. both times we've visited, our rope stuck in the rappel gully, forcing me to climb the gully in the dark to retrieve it. bleh. <br>
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we went to the bihedral with dave, who's interning with my team at MHP, and later returned to the riviera with dave and his girlfriend danni. dave led his first outdoor climb!<br>
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speaking of MHP, i had my first snow day. too bad i was too sick to enjoy the fresh powder :( that's ok i guess, because it was this sunny in a couple of days.<br>
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although it did take me weeks to recover. erica's friend mari has been encouraging her brother, justin, and me to go climbing together. we were planning to do quandary (a 14er), but his illness prevented it last week and then winds & weather prevented it this week, so we opted to try a series of scrambles. we returned to the regency and this time made it to the true summit.<br>
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top o the first and most challenging pitch. when erica and i were here before, it was the most challenging due to this headwall - i didn't think we'd be able to make it around it!<br>
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top o the second pitch, one piece of gear only. i was pretty happy to have lots of good ledges to sit on.<br>
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one piece on the third pitch (where erica and i stopped) and then we progressed to the very windy, poop-covered summit.<br>
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we opted for a downclimb to explore a cave...not much of a cave, but then found a couple of caves/crevices once we headed toward the royal arch, which we soloed for a bit and then hopped off. it's possible to do a simulrappel from the arch, which would have been cheesy fun.<br>
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speaking of cheesy...goopy burgers at reuben's were in order after justin and i hobbled down from royal arch with one microspike each. i was full of giggles at the sight of us.<br>
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a week later, erica and i went to the east coast. been quite some time! the snow storm was nice - the rock gym was empty!<br>
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safety check? 1.<br>
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when we got home, we met the mays for dinner and picked up alfie. like joe, little noelle also likes to do weird things. evidently so does her dad.<br>
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alf's obligatory elven photo:<br>
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he got excited by his aunt spooking the cows.<br>
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les brought us out to dry creek, which had some fun sport routes. we gathered beta and returned a couple days later.
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fun layback.<br>
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ellie was in tow, so les observed from above. and hauled our gear out - thanks!<br>
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we also made it down to ouray for some ice climbing. the canyon was mighty cold.<br>
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on new year's eve we returned again and walked the perimeter trail. evidently the spot we're standing on was closed to protect bighorn sheep, but there wasn't a sign on the route we took. oops!<br>
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box canyon!<br>
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photo fun. this was the closest we got to fireworks. too sleepy for 'em.<br>
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we did some more ice climbing on new year's day, my big three oh.<br>
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alfie was as usual pretty pooped from his montrose romps.<br>
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but he was really excited about this new ski bag perch.<br>
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remedy: last night erica and i went bouldering at the boulder rock club, where we saw a bunch of semi-famous climbers from the boulder scene. our hands were toasted after - gym climbing always makes me feel like i have millions of needles stuck in my hands, like they've been stretched open. ugh. <br><br>
today, we visited the <a href="http://www.mountainproject.com/v/center/105752950">umbrella tree</a> at flagstaff mountain, which was one of the first climbs we stumbled upon in boulder while out hiking with alf one day. it gets a lot of sun, so good in winter, bad (burning rock) in summer.<br><br>
gregory canyon.<br>
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back of the first flatiron on the left, saddle rock on the ridge to the right, green mountain in the middle. we visited saddle rock a few weeks ago, where i enjoyed a fun, infrequently visited scramble. erica and alfie got a little mad at the wait though...there have been a bunch of signs around boulder's parks warning of mountain lion risk and the need to leash dogs - scarycool!<br>
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so, umbrella tree. i first climbed the center 5.10, then erica did the 5.7(?) to the left that i'm on here. this was about the hardest 5.7 i've been on, but the bulges sure were fun. erica did an impressive job of zipping right up the crux...i, on the other hand, pondered for a bit before performing a weird half mantle. on the 5.10, there's an interesting (juggy and conglomerate) boulder problem on the top ledge just below the anchor - i was super pumped, so it took me a minute, a motivating word or two, and a few false starts to top out. <br>
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as you can see, i gots me a beard! i was supposed to trim this for thanksgiving. oops. <br>
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a couple days after chocofest, erica returned home to find this (oh, and the floor and carpet are always that nasty, nothing special there):<br>
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alfie got in to another cupboard and ate a half pound or so of flour - what a naughty!<br>
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after both of these events, alfie refused to eat anything, which made administering his seizure meds interesting. he finally got back to his normal self today, though again he had pulled down a couple of things in the kitchen - no food, just pan lids that cut open his nose. will he ever learn? <br><br>
though i've been very upset with him, alfie and i had a really good afternoon yesterday. we went for a quick hike up bear canyon in south boulder while erica studied for finals. we saw a bunch of really fuzzy deer grazing and basking in the sun and as we headed up the cooler canyon, he was such a good (no fussing), speedy (with time for sniffs) guy despite being in the midst of recovery from a flour plug in his gut (which enjoyed a dramatic, irretrievable expulsion halfway through our trek). <br><br>
i had such a good time that erica and i went back this afternoon (sans alf) after we saw amahl at the methodist church this morning. it was a good performance, though erica reminded me of some key lines that were missing. anyway, the hiking was fun, especially when we crossed the creek to find the cave on that <a href="http://www.mountainproject.com/v/fumbledeedum/105756763">adventure hike</a> that i mentioned previously. the slabs were a little too iced to get up there, but the trail offered some good views of the cave, which is close to the second farthest ridgeline just above and to the right of erica's head.<br>
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that's bear peak and boulder peak in the background. i'd hoped to make it to the top of bear (on the left), but erica reminded me of the staircase down the east side plus her bone spur was acting up, so we just enjoyed the ridge that's peeking out from behind her shoulder.<br>
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or at least i did.<br>
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<iframe width="480" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7sF2nQ0NBec" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09069430058423073281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399405813644126680.post-9489936985102534702011-11-28T07:09:00.000-08:002011-11-28T07:17:32.122-08:00more flatirons funerica and i returned to the flatirons, hoping to work off some of our many thanksgiving plates. we decided to switch roles and she would carry the camera. as it turned out, i misjudged the route and we had to downclimb off the back rather than rap the top. erica was a good sport and scout as i cleaned the anchors and worked my way down. this led me to consider a <a href="http://www.mountainproject.com/v/fumbledeedum/105756763">flatirons adventure hike</a>. <br><br>
lots o potholes = easy, mellow climbing. didn't stop me from getting nervous when i removed all our gear from the tippety top!<br>
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big beard!<br>
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