Tallest dunes in North America, surrounded by the huge Sangre de Cristo range. This place is amazing. (at Great Sand Dunes National Park)
Finally made it to the dunes after some intense rallying through sand and creeks. Absolutely incredible. (at Great Sand Dunes National Park)
Driving Medano Pass through the Sangre de Cristo Range to the Great Sand Dunes. The majority of this forest was burned in a fire 3 years ago. 20mi of 4x4 trails and 9 creek crossings!
The Loft Couloir — my friend’s short ski mountaineering edit from our trip last weekend. Rad.
After skiing the Loft we had to descend into this drainage area to avoid some avalanche terrain. The alternate route meant for a long 4th class scramble over rock and snow to get back on the ridge line trail. (at Boulder County: Longs Peak)
Skied down from the ridge (13,000ft+) into the no fall zone above the crux of the Loft Couloir. We put our crampons on again for the down climb. Wet slab potential was quickly increasing around 11:00am so we needed to get down fast. (at Boulder County: Longs Peak)
Looking down from the crux in the Loft Couloir. Mixed climbing at around 60 degrees. #skimountaineering #longspeak #loftcouloir #crampons #iceaxe #blackdiamond
En route to the Loft Couloir on Longs Peak. #skimountaineering #14er #longspeak #loftcouloir #skiing #climbing (at Boulder County: Longs Peak)
@joeyschusler’s first trad multipitch climb! Snowy gullies yesterday and rocky gullies today. We were able to see our ski line from the summit. #tradisrad #flatirons #boulder (at The Flatirons)
Quite the humbling day yesterday. 9hr ski tour, my first snow climb and most challenging icy descent. Couldn’t have chosen a better crew! #indianpeaks #skimountaineering #backcountry #couloir (at Indian Peaks)
An incredible warm and clear morning transitioned into a cold and stormy afternoon. Snow conditions were variable but consolidated. #indianpeaks #backcountry #skimountaineering (at Indian Peaks)
Climbing an unknown couloir down the ridge from Mount Audubon. Fair conditions on the ascent, but a storm rolled in and froze it solid for our descent. Sketchiest line I’ve ever skied… #couloir #indianpeaks #snowclimb #skiing #backcountry (at Indian Peaks)
We go into the backcountry in search of solitude, clarity and challenge. Sometimes we find all three. #indianpeaks #continentaldivide (at Indian Peaks)