Vagabonding around Colorado and Elsewheres
Posts tagged scrambling
Longs Peak (14er) – Kiener’s Route
Aug 25th
Longs Peak
Kiener’s, Colorado’s most classic mountaineering route is what was described by others as we summitted Long Peak in mid-august. Kiener’s ascends the dramatic east face of Longs Peaks, involving snow climbing, ledge traverses, technical roped pitches, and classic scrambles above the sheer diamond face.
Chicago Basin (Windom and Sunlight) (14er)
Jul 19th
Chicago Basin
The weekend of July 4th, I scrambled to get my work done after some catastrophic failures in the office. This allowed me to venture off into the wilderness and test my mountain survival skills in the Chicago Basin. More >
Wayback Wednesday #2
Apr 28th
Exploring Moab
Wayback in the spring of 2009, Paul and I took a trip out to Moab, Utah to join Ben and Amanda on some desert adventures. The trip out to Utah from Colorado Springs was a very grueling drive, which caused us to make an emergency nap-stop in Fruta, Colorado on the top of a dinosaur mountain. Once crossing into Utah the next morning, we were greeted by the “Eagles on Highway” sign, which Ben had first hand experience with the previous night by almost running over one in the dead of night. More >