from Colorado MoJo
Boulder-based photographer Fred Marmsater sent us this inspiring gallery of April skiing above Gothic, near Crested Butte, and on the west side of the Indian Peaks. Be sure to visit his website for more great images.
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from Colorado MoJo
By Dougald MacDonald
I’ve been wearing the Bombshell Jacket, the flagship waterproof-breathable shell from Backcountry.com’s new Stoic line, much of this winter. And after months of backcountry skiing, mountaineering, and a bit of ice climbing, I’m impressed.
At first, I wasn’t at all impressed with the jackets fit. At a trailhead in the Indian Peaks, as I [...]
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from Colorado MoJo
Photographer James Beissel sent us this fantastic dawn-patrol shot of the full moon setting over South and North Arapaho in the Indian Peaks, shot from Flagstaff Mountain. Said Beissel: The first full moon of the New Year is often called the Wolf Moon. The name comes from Native American culture, in which it was associated with [...]
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from The Mountain World
Punishing but rewarding. That sums up the long day that Jack Roberts and I "enjoyed" in the Indian Peaks on June 6. The target was the northeast face of Paiute Peak (13,088 feet). I've never seen a record of any ascent of this face, though it's quite likely that it has been climbed—it's a big target and not very difficult. But the face is hidden from the east, and the approach is arduous. The only practical way to get there during snow-climbing season is to climb over a high shoulder of Mt. Audubon (or
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