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Thanks Cruiser. Does feel good to have all the boxes checked.



The video made the rock and ice sections look harder/steeper/more exposed than they were. But I’m the same way, and the traverse...

Took a few tries over the last few seasons to get Crestone Needle in Colorado's Sangre de Cristo mountains. This is what the line (and us skiing it) looks like from 27 miles away. ...

I've only skied the south side, and after looking at those ascent pics, I think it will have to stay that way :eek:. Well done gents.

Thought some of you might appreciate an update. The Winter Park avalanche fatality case was being litigated in Grand County. Judge Hoak ruled a couple weeks ago that inbounds avalanches are an...

Found tickets out front. Beers after?

Anyone got 2 tix they wanna sell for tonight's show?

Patagonia Shelter Stone shell new with tags. Size large. Asking $180 obo. I posted the listing on 14ers.com with some pics, here http://www.14ers.com/php14ers/gearclass.php?entry=1614&cpgm=gearmain.

BUMP. Anyone interested at $60?

*** lowered price to $60 ***

Flylow jacket. I don't know the style. Took it out of the plastic to take these pics. Size says small but it fits like a medium. I'm 6 foot 150 and it fits me well...

BUMP

And a big thanks to Wagner and Upslope :yourock:

Damn. A record season perhaps? May 5th snow depth this year: 0 inches. May 5th last year: 89 inches.

It'd be a long tumble, but the fish eye on the gopro makes the exposure on the Avenue look much worse than it is. Would also have been spicier in a typical snow year with a lot of snow loaded in...

Way to throw in a technical aspect to an already painfully long approach. You guys earned this one. Nice.

Ten days ago we drove down to the Sangres to try to squeeze out two more 14er ski descents. Hiked for a couple hours before finding snow below Willow Lake as the sun set and we crashed under the...

One is spoken for. One is left.

Valid for the rest of the season (however long or short that might be). $35 each. Denver area exchange in person or I can mail.

Nice! That choke at :42 looked intense. Newbie POV question: using a chest mount right?

Unless I'm looking at the schedule wrong there is free beer, a clip from Further, and Q&A with Jeremy Jones tomorrow at the booth at 5pm. I'm in.

Should be a solid event. And a timely fundraiser for avy education in Colorado with proceeds to Friends of CAIC and Friends of Berthoud Pass. See ya on Thursday.

Sounds like Tophers then cause Mushroom (the other half of those trees) is probably not skiable right now. Wife skied there yesterday and said the trees were really thin. Sad news.

Fuck Colorado. In the car headed north. :biggrin:

Southeast is mellow.

SOLD

Size medium. Bought it last year and have worn the jacket about a dozen days. Put a small hole in the left arm tree skiing. Fixed it with some seam sealer. The repair is visible in the...

Most shots off the knife ridge are kinda thin (see below) but otherwise still plenty of good turns to be had as of yesterday. Starting to get "crowded" by the front range folks like us looking for...

Was decent up there yesterday but needed that fresh snow. Managed to find a few good spots:
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Thanks for the beta. Motivated us to head up this morning. Thin, but we managed a few deceptively decent shots:
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Was tough to get up "early" after the Facets show/party Friday night but the colors and perfect weather were too much to pass on. Got some shots in the Twin Lakes area before running up Elbert. ...

In that case, from what I recall I did my job quite well that night. And if I remember correctly the shot ski got raffled off at the end. Impressive show and vibe Silencer and crew. Thanks for...

We'll be there early for beers. Looking forward to seeing the stoke you guys put together.

+1 on Geneva.

And because this thread needs more pics, here's a shot of Chamonix (and my friend) from a few weeks ago:
http://www.14ers.com/images/trips/othertrips/9999_2011082322560325.jpg

No excuse for not partying at both. Should be a solid early season ski / ski stoke wknd. Took some planning but I got the tentative agenda figured out:

ski party
sleep
ski
ski party
sleep...

Nope, can't say I've found myself in that situation very often either. :biggrin:

Looks like one hell of an adventure. Thanks for sharing.

Nice to see the pics from the Notch to go with the story. Skiing on belay looks interesting to say the least :eek:

Fair questions and an interesting topic. Although I think Capitol got skied by one group last year and two this year, so its not getting too crowded quite yet. I don't want to downplay the difficulty...

Thanks. Here is a shot I took from Pyramid a few weeks ago that shows parts of the route labeled. I didn't want to draw the route because then you can't really see it. We ascended the ridge from K2...

I tried reasoning with him but it quickly became apparent he was there to fight.

Took this shot of a friend snowboarding a 14er in the Elks yesterday, but it had been done one time before, so I told him it was lame
http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/6929/marconcapitol.jpg

Headed down to the San Juans last weekend (June 4/5) and skied (Marc snowboarded) the east fact of Mt. Wilson from Cross Mtn trailhead and the Birthday Chutes on Sneffels from Yankee Boy Basin. ...

Way to get another lap in this spring! Exit is definitely looking about done.

Sweet shots, as usual. You headed to the Sangres? We're hitting Lindsey tomorrow, Humbolt Sunday.

For ski mountaineering in Colorado it doesn't get much better than Pyramid Peak's Landry Line. While there may be steeper or more challenging descents out there, this one has it all. In short, an...

My GPS showed 5.1 miles from the gate to the TH on Saturday. I biked the first 2 miles, but by Sunday afternoon on the way out I was pretty sure I could have biked nearly the first 3 miles. Not a bad...

Absolutely rocking the Park this year. Nice.

El Diente Peak, 14,159ft
San Juan mountains, Colorado
Route: Luttrell Line (Northwest couloir), approx. 6,600 vert
May 8, 2011
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Yeah, fun line. And not too long of a day. Looks like you had a rocky entrance too though. Good luck this weekend!

Wilson Peak, 14,017ft
San Juan mountains, Colorado
North East Face

Skied the peak in the Coors commercials on Saturday with Marc, Ben (Benners on TGR) and Rick. ...

I already said this but I'll say it again here... Was reading your trip report aloud in the car last night driving back from skiing El Diente (thanks for the write up on that route btw) and I had...

Raging Buffalo doesn't have chair lifts. Maybe you could score a piece of rope.

If you hear anything on how melted/plowed Maroon Creek road is I'd appreciate the heads up. I'm guessing the gate won't open until at least May 20/21 but I'd like to get in there next weekend with...

Looks like you and Chris had another sick Park day. I'd be interested in line one. Nice scouting.