4/17/2011 – Dave and I got out and enjoyed another wonderful day at the East Portal. Due to the old man’s old-knowledge (and his willingness to party) we rallied together a full on super tour… and it was incredible! A quote from Dave’s trip report: “Well that sucked… In all seriousness though… don’t go to […]
Read more "East Portal Super Tour"4/13/2011 – After missing out on a couple opportunities to ski this classic line earlier in the year, I finally got my shot at it on a beautiful Wednesday. The weather reports for the day didn’t sound too promising that morning (high chance of rain predicted for the afternoon), but our crew headed out anyways […]
Read more "50 Classics: The Silver Couloir"4/2/2011 – Little sister got into Boulder the night before, so I decided to take her out bouldering (the most authentically “Boulder” thing to do?) with some friends. Here are a couple of my favorites from the day!
Read more "A Bit of Bouldering"3/20/2011 to 3/25/2011 – It feels good to cut off from the world for a week. More people really ought to get the opportunity to enjoy this reviving experience more often. For spring break this year, CU;s backcountry club rented out the Mountain Belle Hut off of Red Mountain pass in the San Juans for […]
Read more "Mountain Belle… the Great Escape"3/12/2011 – Dragon’s Tail Couloir in RMNP has deceived me twice before this day, but with solid conditions and a comfortable late morning start, it was time to conquer this classic line. Casey, Ryan and I headed up to get after this line each with our own personal motivation for being there. Casey was on […]
Read more "Some Mid-March Keepers"3/13/2011 – When you head out in the morning with a beautiful peak in mind, its hard to back down and call it off when the conditions aren’t safe. Although sometimes, you get lucky, and your ski plans are interrupted by wonderful deep powder. Dave, Jonny, and I set out with the plan of bagging […]
Read more "The Powder Shut Down"3/9/2011 – The Washington Righteousness crew headed up to St. Mary’s Glacier to get some ropes practice in and enjoyed a day of teamwork and learning (and a little skiing too). The crew is Dave, Andrew, Jonny, Daan, and I, and the plan is to slay PNW peaks in mid-May later this year. Here are […]
Read more "Getting Roped For Rainier"5/27/2010 – After a long day on the river, a few of us got out and went climbing in Buena Vista. These photos feature Dean and Tom getting after some excellent rock right as the sun was setting. Rockin’ evening during rafting training.
Read more "Some Climbing in Buena Vista"Last summer was my rookie season as a raft guide. Although the summer of 2010 has forever changed me, I took very few photos and instead lived every moment to its fullest. I was surrounded with an amazing group of people who each took a leap of faith and ended up on their feet as […]
Read more "A Little Taste of Rafting Season"5/9/2010 – Lenawee Mountain (13,204 ft) looms proudly above Arapahoe Basin Ski Area and has been calling to me since seeing it the first time a couple of years ago. So one May evening Jonny, Casey, and I headed out to camp in one of our favorite car-camping sites (across highway 6 from the CDOT […]
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Zachary Stephen Miller 