| Date |
Adventure |
Notes |
| 5/10 |
#74 |
My first ever lead! This is an unnamed route at Golden Cliffs. |
| 5/30 |
Mt. Toll snowboard descent |
Biked in, climbed it, glissed it (solo). Short but sweet! |
| 6/7 |
Mesa Trail run |
Bill W and I ran this north to south, my first time for this run. |
| 6/13 |
The Dome - East Slab |
My first trad lead! |
| 6/20 |
First Flatiron |
An exciting day for me. Mike R and I climbed Baker's Way and the North
Arete in 7 pitches. |
| 7/1 |
Longs Peak - North Face |
Long, tiring day. We were slow. Mike R did a great job leading the main
wet, mossy pitch in his big boots. We climbed right of the old Cables
Route as it was a river. |
| 7/11 |
Devils Thumb - Devils Spiral |
My gumbiness was out in full force this day, but Mike B and I made the
top nonetheless. |
| 7/18 |
El Diente & Mt. Wilson |
A long, tiring day of climbing with Mike R. An awesome snow climb up
El Diente, followed by some scary loose rock on the traverse and an
exciting finish on Mt. Wilson. This was the highlight of my 11 day
trip to the San Juans (9 14ers, 4 13ers, Mesa Verde). |
| 8/4 |
Mt. Moran - CMC Route |
Cool mountain, cool climb, great friends (Bill W, Mike R, George B, Lou L,
Tom K, Judy M). |
| 8/6 |
Grand Teton - Owen-Spalding |
All the climbing/leading I had done this year was to prepare for this.
I wanted to climb the Grand, and I didn't want to be guided up it. With
Mike R. |
| 8/15 |
Pikes Peak Ascent |
My first time for this race. It hurt. |
| 8/22 |
Niwot Ridge |
After several previous attempts on this ridge, I finally completed it and
climbed Navajo Peak. Fun 4th class. Nothing spectacular, but I really
wanted to finish this ridge. |
| 8/29 |
Third Flatiron |
My first time up the Third. Mike R and I climbed the north side of the
east face in 3 long simul pitches and one short pitch. The regular route
was crowded. |
| 9/5-9/7 |
Keystone mountain biking |
Some of my favorite mountain biking in Colorado. With Chris W, Dave W, and
Steve P. The best ride of the weekend was Keystone Gulch, West Ridge,
Colorado Trail, Keystone Ranch. |
| 9/20 |
Longs Peak - Keyhole Ridge |
I think any climb of Longs is going to be a highlight. Fun fall climb with
Mike B. |
| 9/26 |
Hallett Peak - Center Route |
My scariest day climbing to date. Wasn't prepared for the runout above
questionable gear on the last pitch. With Mike R. |
| 10/24 |
Lighthouse Tower |
My first desert tower climb with Bill W, George B, and Ken L. Scary! |