Porcupines and Pictures
Hello everybody! Miriam here from Maroon Peak. So the season is in full swing. Base camp is up, new tread is dug, and staircases are being built. The trail is lookin’ good and I am very pleased with the progress! The porcupines have invaded our camp! They are...A Great Crew, Great Work, and Fourth of July in the Wilderness
After two long, eight-day work hitches in the backcountry, I could not be happier with the work our crew has accomplished thus far. We have completed some great staircases, beautiful walls, and cut lots of new tread. The new trail is coming together quickly and I hope...Not a 9-to-5 kind of gig
4 A.M. I wake up. Slam a cup of coffee. Pull on my work boots. I count in minutes, seconds, moments, shades of skylight. But, I find that often time is something that cannot be reduced down to a stopwatch; rather it is cataloged and recorded out here in rock steps,...Why We Hike Mountains
Over the last several weeks I’m getting to know a different type of mountain-goer than I am used too: the peak bagger. While I will often look at a distant peak and have a strong internal urge to stand on top of it, I had never kept track of which mountains I’ve...Photographing Your Climbs
How to take better photos in the mountains. It would seem that taking great pictures on Colorado’s Fourteeners would be an easy thing to do given the natural beauty of the landscape. But that’s not always the case. If you’ve ever reviewed your...Facebook Feed
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