Throwback Thursday to ski touring in 1986, Lou Dawson and Bruce Edgerly on Hayden Peak near Aspen, book Colorado High Routes published.
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Avalanche accident and survival on Hayden peak by backcountry skiers who got caught in slide and self rescued.
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Backcountry skiing on Hayden Peak near Aspen is a good bet for fun and mountain adventure.
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About five AM, headed upvalley toward Aspen, halfmoon dancing in the sky, deserted highway. Making good time. Meet Brad Knotts and Peter Kelley up Castle Creek. Still making time. Up Hayden Peak in 3 1/2 hours (good stat for three…
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Spring skiing in the Elk Mountains with a trip report from a successful ski mountaineering mission on Pyramid Peak and Hayden Peak.
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Part I of the Adventure From Home Series in the Elk Mountains, learning ski history, seasonal snowpack and using mapping routes on Pyramid and Hayden peaks.
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Backcountry skiing on Yamir peak, Whitewater ski resort, Canada, near Valhalla lodge and Nelson BC.
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Check out the view we got of Pyramid Peak east face with Landry Route. Yesterday we had a great day on Ski Hayden peak near Aspen — we played our cards right and got about 5,000 vert of quality backcountry…
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Randonnee Gear Makes Top 10 in Elk Mountains Traverse (Wick and Sullivan Take 6th) — and a short Hayden trip report
by Lou Dawsonby Lou DawsonBryan Wickenhauser and Eric Sullivan made history today when they placed sixth in the Elk Mountains Traverse race using their randonnee race gear (Trab skis and Scarpa F1 boots) instead of the usual nordic gear favored by past year’s race…
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Good corn was had this morning on Marble Peak, (location: sort of between Aspen and Crested Butte). Trick was to start early, and stay a bit lower in elevation then we did on Hayden yesterday.
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Article and speech by Aspen skiing designer and pioneer Andre Roch, detailing his and Langes exploration and consulting work circa 1936.
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Photos from a fall thru hike up through the Enchantment lakes of the Stuart Range in Washington.
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Ski touring in the San Juan mountains of Colorado, throwback to the 1980s, and Elk Mountains photo of Lou on Hayden.
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Review of CAST ski binding adapter system for touring and freeride skiing, converts alpine binding to backcountry with plates.
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List 10 cool backcountry things you have done, keeping it real on the backcountry skiing blog.
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Denali practice trip.
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Tony had gotten a brain scan a few days before we skied Hayden last year. As it turned out, while he was up there getting 6,000 vert on a big Colorado mountain, the scan interpreter noticed a blood vessel in his brain was ballooned out in a large and potentially deadly aneurysm. It the thing had ruptured, even in civilization his chances of surviving would have been rare. Up on a mountain? Zero percent. In a word, it is miraculous Tony didn’t stroke out (as in permanently) during our Hayden Ski, what with the dehydration and raised blood pressure of hard endurance athletics.
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Spring ski touring in Colorado can be some of the best in the world, due to altitude and access, here are some ideas and tips to make it happen for you.
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Black Diamond Method Boots & Kastle Skis — Do the Math for a Longer Season
by Dave Downingby Dave DowningKastle MX98 ski and Black Diamond Method boot review for backcountry skiing
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The alpine of the Aspen and Crested Butte area has been in prime backcountry skiing condition for days now, and it’s getting hit big. Pyramid Peak has been skied by two groups (one from the summit), Capitol Peak was skied…
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