Last week Ari and I continued the ice climbing progression we began working on last season. At the end of last year, I had given him a number of training exercises to maintain good fitness for ice climbing season. Happily, the training seemed to work out very well as he was able to “hit the…
We all gathered at the office today to discuss training dates and refine skills prior to the start of another busy winter season of guiding in the San Juans. The snow has been falling at a steady rate all day, which bodes well for the snowpack up in the mountains. Our first AIARE Level 1…
Climbed Stairway to Heaven in Eureka with 2 clients today. Nice job Ari and Alex!! Forgot the camera, so no pictures. It looked like it was going to dump snow all day, but only a few flurries actually fell. It was very windy with gusts in the 40 – 50 mph range. The climb is…
Climbed Whorehouse Hose with a client on Saturday. First pitch is in excellent condition, though a bit brittle due to the warm day temps and cold cold night temps. Middle pitch is a snow gully, and the last 2 pitches are both in excellent shape, though the right side has typical thin “glassy” sections. Warm…