I can see your Tetons from here

A few weeks ago I spent a just over a week in the Tetons. This photo is of Polly, from SLC climbing the 4th pitch of the Lower Exum. A group of 5 of us attempted the complete Exum ridge car to car. We got shut down by wet rock and ice on the route. The night before it snowed about 2-4cm on the mountain and made the ledges icy and the faces wet. We bailed off climbers left to on a ledge system that takes you to the start of Wall street.

Check out some of Matt's photo's here;
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Earlier in the week a group of 5 of us, Three "Cheesedicks" and 2 "FIBs" made the top of the Grand via the Direct Petzodlt ridge. The route was super fun with the cruxes no harder than 8. I led the first three pitches, Adam from Chitown lead the rest of the ridge, then we unroped to the top via the upper Exum.

happy to be on the top and done with the last belay...

Kendra and I one top of her first Mountain.

It was cold.

N. Face of Athabasca

The other day Kendra and I climbed a classic North Face route in the Canadian Rockies, one of my most favorite mountain ranges. This was my "4th" attempt at this peak, weather shut use down twice and another party of 4 the on the first attempt.

Kendra and I climbed a variation of the classic route. We took the obvious line in the center of the picture. The original line was the snow covered rock ramp to the right. I think it went at WI 4- M4, My first ice lead of the new season! AWESOME

Old pic from the Tetons-Aug 2009

Open book, a fantastic route on Disappointment peak. A must do if you want to do some craging in the range. It goes at 6 or 7 pitches, with the crux @ a solid 8.

DL, before the rain

Was a good day today climbing on the west bluff in new places that I havent climbed before. We went to the the west end and Hollywood & Vines area. I tyred to lead a nice but short 10a. Couldn't figure out the last move on lead, but managed to fire it on the next try on TR. Burt finished the lead to put up the rope. If I ever go back, I will have to resend it on the sharp end.

Scarpa shoe Demo

Scarpa and 5.10 shoe demo this friday @ Boulders climbing gym. 5pm till close.

Check it out, Nic will be there, and that will be worth the drive!

Marmot S'11 sneek peak

Something that I saw a month ago, a new sleeping bag collection coming from Marmot. A 15 and 30 deg 900 fill sleeping bags. The 15 deg is under 2 pounds with a full side zip, very cool! I want one NOW!!!

We also have some new very light weigh H20 Proof jkts and pants, some cool new tents(and colors!?!) and some new SS jtks to round out a great Spring Line.

RMNP May 2010

One of the Routes that Bryan and i climbed was Central Gully on Powel Peak. It goes at III AI3 M4. It was about that, with very short cruxes and steep snow. Fun climb!

BIRKIE!!!

Wll, I took an hour off of last years Time!!! Very happy with the results, 5 hours and 8 minutes. Looks like a new goal for next year, sub 5 hours...4:30 or 4:45 would be nice. It was a "fun" 54 Kms in what I felt at times, a slow track where the sun was baking it.

Mr. Single Push!