I’d been wanting this one for years. Had skied a subpeak of Sievers decades ago, but knew of beautiful lines that drop to Maroon Creek. Bob Perlmutter had the best one on his list — he’d been “looking at it…
Trip Reports Backcountry
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Congratulations Ted Mahon — All 14ers Skied, Completed With Descent of Capitol Peak
by Lou Dawsonby Lou DawsonNew ski route on Capitol Peak, Colorado by Ted Mahon and Al Beyer is impressive and difficult mountaineering.
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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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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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Ski touring news from the backcountry of April 2008, spring skiing and water bottles.
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One of the many things that makes alpinism a razor to the spirit is indeed the sometimes nearness of tragedy. Recent deaths of pro skiers during movie filming and now during a ski competition bring this to the fore. Myself…
