I must first write to say (for the first or fifth time I don’t remember) that I do not entirely understand the “blogging” phenomena. Expressing my thoughts and throwing them to the internet…because seems foolish and arrogant. If someone really wants to know what I have to say or what I think they would ask. […]
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Western Sponsoring the Gunnison River Festival this Weekend!
Gunnison County is often considered an outdoor paradise with enough public land to keep Davey Crocket entertained for a lifetime…Seriously it is that good!
So, Western is sponsoring the events to show our support and make it a memorable gala. This Friday, June 26th marks the beginning of the Gunnison River Festival which has one goal, […]
Skills Learnin’
This weekend I helped to teach a Wilderness Pursuits skills clinic. The topic was Self Rescue techniques for rock climbers. We went over all sorts of fun, such as what to do when a rock falls on your partner, how to climb the rope, how to pull your partner up a cliff, and how to […]
Skiing Progress!!
This Weekend was skiing weekend number 3 and it’s finally clicking! I went down Keystone a couple of times. I fell a few times, but not too hard! Keystone is pretty steep and I was super nervous, but I did it! Yay!!! I’m so excited to go to Deer Valley, only a few […]
Free the Heel, Free the Mind!
This year I couldn’t afford a pass to the mountain and getting into the backcountry with a snowboard is tedious at best, and so I have been converted, to the Holy Church of Telemark. My friend Kyle and I had never tele-skied before so we rented tele setups from Wilderness Pursuits and did some short […]
Last Thoughts in NZ
Having recently visited Milford Sound (New Zealand’s iconic geological feature) and Queenstown to bungy jump, jetboat a canyon, and fly-by-wire (A wingless, fan powered personal jet suspended by a wire in the middle of a small valley. The Facebook inclined can see a video on my profile), I now believe I’ve done everything I set […]