A Colorado Weekend: Ice and 14ers

Over President’s day weekend in mid February 2010, capsule I joined some friends for some ice climbing in world famous Ouray Ice Park. It was a great time with perfect weather and nice ice. Ouray is famous for man-made ice and the annual Ice Festival held every January. Ouray is a small mountain town in […]

Climbing Round Up

A brief update on the mid-winter climbing season. The Southern Hemisphere is in focus with Mts Kilimanjaro, check Vinson and Aconcagua receiving the usual attention. Thus far it has been a safe season albeit with death. The commercial outfitters are in full swing with multiple expeditions to these three of the seven summits. Word has […]