Moab. The red desert of Southeast Utah.
I am here again, under the sun.
“Fuck, man,” someone says.
“The vibes in Moab are fucking immaculate.”
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Ice Season 2022-2023
Winter has come to a close here in Colorado. That doesn’t mean we’re hanging up the tools – I’ve been ice climbing in RMNP as late as mid-June – but it does signify a change, a time to slow down and look back. We had a cold winter this year, and I put together a quality ice season.
This is not usually this type of blog, but since I didn’t write about a great many of these climbs, we’re just gonna wrap them all up here.
Some Stats:
- Days Out (so far): 41
- Number of unique partners: 12
- Number of unique regions visited: 8
- Favorite venue: Rocky Mountain National Park (12 days)
Top Partners (by # of days out together):
- Meg K.
- Aaron G.
- Lacee A.
- Enrico C.
Favorite Climbs:
- The Fang, WI5, Vail
- All Mixed Up, WI4, 4 pitches, Rocky Mountain National Park
- Brain Freeze, M5+, 8 pitches, Rocky Mountain National Park
- Enter the Dragon, M4, 6 pitches, Rocky Mountain National Park
- Stairway to Heaven, 7 pitches, WI4, Silverton
- Skylight, 2 pitches, WI4+, Ouray
Ancient Art
About one year ago today, a Quebecois climber (https://www.instagram.com/grimpepartout/) captured this drone footage of me & Madi atop Ancient Art, a tower in Southeast Utah. It took some persistence but I finally obtained the footage. Check it out!
More info on the route: https://www.mountainproject.com/route/105717310/stolen-chimney
Winter in RMNP
Some film I just got back from a particularly nasty day with high winds and heavy snow up on the trail to Emerald Lake, in Rocky Mountain National Park. Spring is here now, but enjoy the reminder of how fierce it can get up there in winter!
Nymph Lake
Ice Skating on Nymph Lake
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Not too keen to put too much information about this one on the internet, so no write-up. But enjoy a few photos and videos of one of this winter’s best shenanigans: a hockey game on a frozen lake at 3,600 meters/12,000 feet.
Keep feeding that sense of fun!
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