That’s SphincterGirl, halfway back down after the epic summit bid on Volcan Osorno, in northern Chilean Patagonia near Puerto Montt. Too bad you can’t see the abject terror on our faces! OK just kidding. It was a great climb, trip report is here. There will be a second TR on our trek on Isla... »
Nothing espeically heavy-duty to report here, except that SphincterBoy has returned from the inexplicable posting exile that ensued in the switchover of TBS servers. Here’s a couple of photos from climbing Devil’s Tower (Tad) and Crestone Needle (Ellingwood Arete) last summer with SphincterGirl. Pix of early-season turns at Cameron Pass and the brand new... »
…another perfect day in the backcountry at Dry Gulch. Man, I hate punk weather like this. And all that powder snow is real cold when it hits you in the face. Sheryl Costello cuttin’ some 8′s: »
It’s not just for breakfast anymore… For the terminally bacon-obsessed, a review is at http://www.avclub.com/articles/taste-test-baconinfused-vodka,2509/ »
…for when you have to spend some time outside at -40F and you know you won’t have anything else to eat for the next month or so. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/28/dining/28bacon.html?_r=1 »
Dry Gulch, near Loveland Pass, CO, last weekend. After last week’s post, I felt it only fair to post something that is not completely tasteless. Unprecedented heat wave here–temperatures well above freezing even in the high country. So we had to skin up an extra ten minutes or so to some northeast-facing trees which... »
Available from a manufacturer in Grand Junction. This should give you an idea of what passes for entertainment these days in western Colorado. Order a pair–not only will they will keep you toasty warm on your next ride, but you’ll be providing financial benefit for some people who clearly need some help of some kind.... »
Everyone for whom regular, pan-fried bacon just isn’t quite, well, enough…take note. They’re Canucks. Of course. No word on whether it was Canadian bacon or plain ol’ back-bacon. (BBC)–Three Canadian men have claimed a new record for the fastest trek across Antarctica to the South Pole. Ray Zahab, Kevin Vallely and Richard Weber said... »
At the risk of inciting the ire of powder-deprived west coast BaconStrippers, here’s how we spent the Solstice in the Front Range. Cameron Pass has been a lucrative source of powder this year. It wasn’t at its best on the Solstice (kind of a flexie proto-crust), but it was eminently skiable once... »
Cameron Pass, 12/5…big storm the last two days, 2-3 feet of very nice light fluffy stuff, ditched work and lo & behold…NOBODY in the parking lot. The 50 mph winds and +5F temperature might have had something to do with that. No wind up top though and the…snow…was…perfect. Did I mention the snow was perfect?... »
