06-18-2012Mon-AM: 1:01, 2500′ ~ 2nd Flatiron+Green Mt.Up 2nd down 1st Saddle. Nice mellow morning outing, but hot. From Chautauqua.PM: 4:31, 4500′ ~ La Plata Peak (14,336′)Got out for a mellow hike in the evening. Finished just as it was getting dark. 06-19-2012Tue-AM: 2:23, 4500′ ~…

Last week was a fun experience.  I was back spending a few days in Boulder, supporting Scott’s book tour, seeing friends, etc.  Part of this involved getting out on Kieners on Longs Peak with Buzz and Peter.  Last fall, when my shin injury gave me…

6/11/2012Mon-AM: 1:34, 3500′ ~ Quandary Peak (14,265′)First time I’ve ever done this peak in dry (non-winter) conditions.  57:30 from the trailhead. Lots of people on this route for a weekday. 6/12/2012Tue-AM: 2:32, 4500′ ~ Mt. Elbert (14,433′)Pretty standard outing up and down the NE ridge…

6/4/2012Mon-AM: 2:21, 4500′ ~ La Plata Peak (14,336′)Up and down NW ridge, with an extra 15min of warm-up. On the descent I punched through some snow and gashed my shin to the gleaming white bone on some talus underneath. Clean-up back at the Roost revealed…

05-28-2012Mon-AM: 2:39, 5000′ ~ Mt. Massive (14,421′)From the Halfmoon Creek Trailhead with Joe.  Ran up the CT before ascending the east face of Massive in quite blustery, windy conditions.  A bit frigid on the summit.  Descended the SW slopes trail before completing the ~14mi loop…