Current Snow Levels in the San Juans A few of us have been out and about in the San Juan Mountains during the last week – including Chicago Basin in the Weminuche Wilderness. Recently the area has experienced a few significant storms that had a decidedly winter component to them. Below average temperatures and above…
100% Success on the Kautz Glacier [image_frame style=”framed_shadow” align=”right” alt=”View of the Tatoosh Range” title=”Mt Rainier” height=”263″ width=”320″]https://dev.mtnguide.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/rainier13.jpg[/image_frame] [image_frame style=”framed_shadow” align=”right” alt=”Cramponing up at the Nisqually” title=”Mt Rainier” height=”263″ width=”320″]https://dev.mtnguide.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/rainier12.jpg[/image_frame] Earlier this summer, July 28 – August 1 to be exact, myself (Nate Disser) and Dave Ahrens successfully led 4 climbers to the summit of…
Trailer Video Recently a few of us headed out into the Weminuche Wilderness for a climb of the inspiring Wham Ridge on Vestal Peak. Vestal Peak is one of our most popular offerings in the San Juan Mountains during the summer in part because it qualifies as one of the most difficult of Colorado’s Centennial…
SJMG Guide Interview Dan Zokaites – AMGA Rock Guide The Featured Guide section is a new element of our newsletter and SJMG Blog intended to provide you with an in-depth look at some of our world-class guides. This issue’s Featured Guide is Dan Zokaites – an AMGA Certified Rock Guide and SJMG Guide since 2012. Dan is a relatively new guide with…
The Weminuche Ski Traverse Andrew Klotz – AMGA Certified Ski Guide On April 23rd of 2013 I set out with three friends to do a trip that we had all thought about for a long time – a ski traverse through the heart of the Weminuche Wilderness in the San Juan Mountains. In previous…
Inspiration from Imagery Labor Day Weekend We’ve had a busy weekend here in the San Juans, with fantastic weather and plenty of summits throughout the range – not to mention a few laps on the Telluride Via Ferrata. Hope everyone had a great Labor Day weekend!! [image_frame style=”framed_shadow” align=”left” alt=”Summit of Vestal Peak” title=”Climbing in…