“It is not the mountain we conquer, but rather ourselves.” Sir Edmund Hillary Go Forth Sometimes you just have to get out of the house, and yardwork just won’t cut it. Allyson and I headed up to the mountains with no real plans — only to get outside. We brought the tent and some supplies
Read More
Mount Sniktau, Front Range, 13,234 ft
We’ve driven by this unassuming peak on numerous occasions on our way up I-70 towards other mountains and adventures. Most of the time, we fail to even notice Sniktau as we focus our attention on 14ers, Gray and Torreys or lately, at the smattering of early season snow at Loveland. Nonetheless, Mount Sniktau is a ranked peak
Read More
Father Dyer Peak via the East Ridge, 13,615 ft
This past Saturday, July 30th, we decided to break out the climbing helmets and scramble up a Colorado Peak. We were originally planning a Sunday climb of Kelso Ridge to the summit of Torrey’s Peak on Sunday with friends, but the weather forecast called for rain and thunderstorms all day. The forecast for Saturday predicted
Read More
Mount Flora and Colorado Mines Peak Exploration
8.7 miles ( Elevation Gain: 2,356 ft. (total) Max Elevation: 13,146 ft. Min. Elevation: 11,334 ft. About two week ago on (September 12th) we drove up the long winding Hwy 40 towards Winter Park, CO. Instead of continuing on to the snow covered slopes as we were accustomed to in the cold winter months, we
Read More