2018/19 Winter K2: Climbers Enroute, Controversy in Antarctic, Colorado Perfect
The K2 teams are on their way to Pakistan for their winter attempts but not without problems already. K2: Kazakhstan, Russia and […]
Category: Colorado 14ers
Staying Safe on Colorado’s Deadly 14ers
2017 is proving to be a deadly summer in the Colorado mountains above 14,000 feet aka the 14ers. Thus far 8 10 now […]
Broken Leg Update: Five Months Out
Dr. Hale entered the examining room, my X-Ray was on the viewing screen. It has been 20 weeks since my “incident”. He […]
Broken Leg Update: Three Months Out
On February 10, 2017 while training for the 8000 meter peak, Dhaulagiri, a sudden wind gust estimated near 100 mph swept me […]
Broken Leg Update: Two Months Out
I broke my leg in four places and smashed my nasal cavity eight weeks ago today when a wind gust shoved me violently off my […]
Broken Leg Update: One Month Out
It was four weeks ago to the minute that a wind gust tossed me around like a piece of paper on Twin […]
Broken Leg: I Don’t Want to be in the Rocks
A quick story for those with busy lives. Two friends, Alan Arnette and Jim Davidson, were hiking along a path when the […]
Death on Colorado’s Longs Peak
Over the weekend the popular Colorado 14, 000 foot mountain, Longs Peak, saw the first death of 2016. According to rangers at […]
Colorado 14er: Crestone Peak to Needle Traverse
Climbing in Colorado is always special. On August 22, 2015, my buddy, Andy Westmeyer and I climbed two of the more difficult 14ers […]
Colorado 14,000′ Mountain: Capitol Peak
Summited one of the more difficult Colorado 14, 000′ mountains, Capitol Peak for the third time yesterday. This time with Jim Davidson […]