Climbing is one of my favorite hobbies. This doesn't mean that I am a
very good or accomplished climber, only that I love climbing.
(Click on pictures for larger versions.)I am not an extreme climber or a hard core climber. My climbing pages do not contain trip reports on hard climbs because I haven't done any hard climbs. I climb mostly moderate, modest routes, although for an out of shape, middle aged guy like me with a wife, kids, dog, full-time job, mortgage, other hobbies, and everything else I have going on, just getting out and climbing anything at all is a challenge.
(Click on picture for larger version.)Click on the links below to access my backcountry web pages:
Backcountry Fly Fishing Pages:
Backcountry fly fishing tips, equipment, and destinations.
Climbing, Skiing, and Backpacking Clothing and Equipment Pages:
My personal experiences with and opinions about various types of climbing, backcountry skiing, and backpacking
clothing, gear, and other equipment.
Climbing Trip Reports, Stories, Pictures, and Information:
These are personal stories and trip reports about my climbing experiences. These tend to be long
on reminiscing and personal commentary, and short on practical information. Some of these trip
reports (particularly my early Teton trips) constitute good case studies on how not to climb these
routes, so they might be useful in learning what not to do. There is some practical information,
such as which guidebooks to look at, but I haven't put together my own route topos. Most of
them have pictures. If you are looking for detailed route information or other more practical
information regarding any of these climbs, please contact me by e-mail, and I will tell you what I
can remember.
Learning to ice climb: Utah Ice and my trip to Scotland's Ben Nevis
The (in)Direct Exum Ridge: My first (and almost last) alpine rock route
The Middle Teton Glacier Route Another Teton near-epic
The regular (upper) Exum Ridge Fun with lightning and other weather phenomena
Winter gully climbing on Mount Washington New Year's in New Hampshire
Bugaboo Spire, North East Ridge Beautiful route, beautiful location
Petit Grepon, Rocky Mountain National Park Another of the 50 classics
The Dream Weaver, Mount Meeker, Rocky Mountain National Park Summer Alpine Ice
The Notch Couloir, Long's Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park Fall Alpine Ice
Spearhead, North Ridge, Rocky Mountain National Park Alpine Rock
Chamonix Part I North Spur of Aiguille de Chardonnay; Arete des Cosmiques on the Aiguille du Midi
Chamonix Part II S.E. spur of Le Minarette; Chere Couloir, Triangle, Mont Blanc du Tacul; North Face, Tour Ronde; S. Face, Aiguille du Midi; Kuffner (frontier) Ridge, Mount Maudit (This is a Big file that may take a while to load)
Chamonix Part III North Face, Triangle, Mont Blanc du Tacul; Albinoni/Gabarrou Couloir, Mont Blanc du Tacul; Skiing Valle Blanche; Skiing Argentierre Glacier (This is a Big file that may take a while to load)
Rock and Ice (and rain) in the Canadian Rockies: Mount Louis; Gmoser route, Athabasca; North Face
Chamonix Part IV: Contamine Route on the South Face of the Aiguille du Midi; Carli-Chassagne Couloir on the N. Face of the Aiguille du Midi; Cragging in th Aiguille Rouges; Contamine Route on Pointe Lachenal; Swiss Route on the Grand Capucin. (This is a Big file that may take a while to load)
Shark's Tooth, North West Ridge, Rocky Mountain National Park Alpine Rock
Mount Athabasca, North Face, Columbia Icefields, Canada Alpine Ice
Lone Peak, The Open Book, Wasatch Range, Utah Alpine Rock
Mount Hood, Regular (Hog's Back) Route, Cascades, Oregon Alpine Snow Climb
Long's Peak, Keiner's (Mountaineer's) Route, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado Alpine rock climb
Alpine Ice in Rocky Mountain National Park: Northeast Face of Notchtop; "All Mixed Up" on Thatchtop Mountain Alpine ice climbing
Mount Ypsilon, Y Couloir in Rocky Mountain National Park Alpine snow climbing
West Gully, above Black Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park Backcountry Ice Climbing
My Favorite Backpacking Trips:
These are brief descriptions of some of my favorite hiking/backpacking trips. These are not trip reports or stories, but are intended as helpful guides for folks who want to go on these hikes. In most instances, these pages contain pictures of the hikes. Also included are links to topographical maps of the areas.
Bomber Lake/Ross Lake loop; Wind River Mountains, Wyoming. (3-5 nights)
Holy Cross loop; Mount of the Holy Cross Wilderness; Rocky Mountains, Colorado (3-5 nights)
Battle Creek Canyon; Mount Timpanogas; Wasatch Range; Utah (day hike or overnight)
Pharaoh Lakes loop; Pharaoh Lakes Wilderness; Adirondacks; New York (3-4 nights)
Tour of the Aiguille Rouges; Mont Blanc Massif; Chamonix; France (2-3 nights)
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