Bodies of Couple from Aspen Found on 14,000′ Capitol Peak, CO | 3rd & 4th Deaths on Capitol Peak This Summer The bodies of a couple from Aspen who have been missing since Sunday were found today at the base of the north face of 14,000′ Capitol Peak in Colorado, according to officials and TheSummitDaily.com. The two bodies were located at 2:25pm today via helicopter, according to Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office commander Jesse Steindler. The names of the deceased have not […] Climbing CragBrains | August 22, 2017 3 Comments
14,023-Foot Wilson Peak, CO Conditions Report + Photo Tour: Yesterday I got the chance to hike Wilson Peak, one of the many 14,000ft peaks of Colorado’s Rocky Mountains. More specifically this peak is near Telluride and known by many as the mountainous logo on the Coors can. Just a note, we didn’t have the intention of reaching the summit, it was more of a skin and scope mission to […] Conditions Report Keenan Grady | March 18, 2016 0 Comments
Sun, Bootpacks, and Bears | Jake’s Peak Tour 3/13/14 After convincing my friend Reza to ditch his plans for a southerly approach to Jake’s peak – accessed from Emerald Bay and most likely requiring the use of ice-axes and crampons – we settled for the main route. The main route to Jake’s peak can be accessed from Highway 89 just south of the headquarters for D. L. Bliss State Park. We left the car at a little past 8AM and started boot hiking straight up the face as there was not enough snow in the lower elevations. After an hour of boot hiking, which included some scary rock scrambling and lots of bushwhacking, we finally made it to […] Conditions Report Sara K | March 17, 2014 5 Comments
Skiing in Peru’s Cordillera Blanca: Artesonraju (Paramount Peak) This May and June I had the opportunity to join a trip to try and ski some high peaks in Peru’s Cordillera Blanca. This report is from the second part of our trip: an attempt to ski Artesonraju. For the first part, our adventure into the Quebrada Ishinca, CLICK HERE. After being thwarted on Tocllaraju, we retreated to Huaraz to […] Climbing Lee Lyon | June 19, 2013 7 Comments
Bali, Indonesia’s 10,000-Foot Mt. Agung from Nusa Lembongan A Nusa Lembongan seaweed farmer gazing back at Bali’s 10,000-foot Mount Agung. Indonesia has the largest number of historically active volcanoes (76), has had 1,171 recorded eruption. SnowBrains | May 3, 2013 0 Comments
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