This covers around 3 weeks! Lots of fun projects happening, so I at least wanted to put these trips in note-form, to make recall a little easier. I’ll miss a lot of gym time, since – hey: it’s just gym time.
A challenging week to get in a good workout! I signed up to work the Boulder Half-Ironman and cater a wedding – a lot of 8+ hour days, mostly standing up and moving awkward + heavy things. With the smoke engulfing the entire western part of the country, it was a struggle to even want Continue reading…
Route Network: Quandary Peak The most popular trailheads in Colorado are getting harder to access by car. Timed entry systems, exorbitant parking fees, and inflexible shuttles are making things more difficult to access our Public Lands. There is a simple solution to bypass these problems. Ride a bike! I’ll be focusing on some smaller route Continue reading…
I should probably change the title of these journal entries, as I don’t know if, “Training” is the right word – I’m rarely training focused on one event.
I’ve used incredibly bright lights, but the Monteer 6500S Zeus by Magicshine.us is in a completely different class! Pushing out a max of 6500 lumens, this light not only betters any other bicycle light I’ve ever used, it rivals many car headlights! I’ll be using and testing this light in the coming weeks and sharing Continue reading…
I’ve been planning my future Sawatch adventure and the more I looked at it, the more I realize that the reputation of the Sawatch being full of gentle heaps of talus hills and nothing else is only true if you decide to ignore some nightmare ridges just off to the side from the more popular Continue reading…
My survey of eleven different sun shirts is up at OutdoorGearLab – have a read: Best Sun Protection Shirts for Men of 2021
I’m starting to try to gain a bit of fitness for my future Sawatch trip. To me that means a ton of elevation gain above all. This week’s goal was 15,000′ of elevation to ascent/descend, with the long-term goal of doing a week of 35,000′ of elevation gain, as that’s how much I roughly anticipate Continue reading…
I was picking something up at the La Sportiva Factory Retail Store (the new Karakal!) after climbing, and finally had the opportunity to try on the new TX Guide Leather. I’ve been really interested in the new TX Guide since seeing them at OR, but even just holding the display shoe in my hand, I Continue reading…
La Sportiva recently released a new take on their reputable Ultra Raptor trail runner: the Ultra Raptor II Mid GTX. Building upon the battle-tested base of the current Ultra Raptor model, it adds a few new features and flourishes: mid top ankle cuff, Gore-Tex upper, a new black and grey colorway, and it comes in Continue reading…
For the 2019 Salsa Journeyman Apex 1 700c build. Comments/Corrections certainly welcomed.
I love drawing lines on maps and dreaming of sufferfests to do. I seem to squeeze out the most enjoyment from long ridge runs. I love being up high, teetering on top of a knife edge between two drainages, without the need of a trail to follow, yet having an obvious route in front of Continue reading…
I’ve released my first draft of Segment #5 of the Front Range bikepacking guide to the CO 14ers: Segment #5 takes you from the East Longs Peak TH back to the beginning in Golden, CO via Lyons + Boulder, CO. And with this last segment, the first pass at the entire Front Range 14ers bikepacking Continue reading…