Eulogies

Heather Paul, pioneer of U.S. ski mountaineering racing, dies in Tetons, climbing fall.

As for skiing turns all year, here we are coming up to July. With a good skiing June under our belts, we’re going to try making a few runs over the next months

In 1986, Mountain Rescue Aspen leader Greg Mace died in a fall during a training climb on the Maroon Bells near Aspen. Numerous ceremonies and memorials ensued, including the naming of Greg Mace Peak in Colorado’s Elk Mountains. But one important piece was missing in the healing from this awful tragedy.

Our culture’s (or human kind’s?) obsession with the gladiator is fascinating. Rednecks enjoy NASCAR and boxing. Cultural elites sniff, then snap up books by John Krakaur and Aron Ralston like they’re going out of style. The risks our gladiators take…