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Fall Ride with Matt

September 24, 2016 Got out for a great ride yesterday with Matt.  We were supposed to be a trio but Andrew got scared away by the rain in the morning.  We pushed our start time until just before lunch to give things a chance to dry out.  We made the right decision and had a […]

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Fourth of July in the Wind River 2016

July 1-4, 2016 For a month or two leading up to the Fourth of July long weekend Carly and I had been trying to decide on a destination.  We hemmed and hawed, but when it came down to it we decided on the Wind River Range, otherwise known as the Winds.  Are first we were […]

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Ruth Gorge 2016

April 16-28, 2016 After too long a break I finally went back to Alaska with Matt to attempt Peak 11,300 on the West Fork of the Ruth Glacier.  However, as it turned out we never accomplished much in the way of climbing. Months of training were put in, not just in 2015-2016 season, but also […]

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The Great Chimney on Mt. Olympus

March 12, 2016 Saturday Matt and I headed up to the Great Chimney on Mt. Olympus.  I’ve spied this line for a while as it is very obvious from the valley and I can even see some it from my house.  The only trouble it is a haul to get up there.  Parking at Neff’s […]

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South Ridge in Early March 2016

March 5, 2016 Eric and I tromped up the South Ridge of Mt. Superior last weekend.  We were hoping for some nice soft corn snow for our way down, unlike what happened last time.  We got stymied again by the weather and conditions.  While we didn’t have to bail early as we did a few […]