I’ve released my first draft of Segment #4 of the Front Range bikepacking guide to the CO 14ers: Segment #4 takes from around Georgetown to the base of Longs Peak! The MTB narrative rushes you down Argentine Pass to a resupply in Idaho Springs, then up Oh My God Road, to a mixed surface route Continue reading…
The Milner to Berthoud Pass Continental Divide Ridge Traverse Fastpack was one of my biggest and proudest projects of 2020. Like the L.A. Freeway route, I think we’re going to see a lot of interest from people wanting to take it on in 2021 and beyond. I’ve put together some evergreen content on the route Continue reading…
Inspiration, discussion starters, wanderings, and amusements:
Thanks to Adam McRoberts at Big Things Crewing for having me on while I slowly got more and more caffeinated while we talk about living a life of endurance in personal, professional, and mountain pursuits. Catch the podcast on Spotify And Youtube Let’s talk again soon, Adam!
This footage was untouched for a few months, but the trip was done last August (2020). I don’t feel a pressing need to edit these down – I kinda like the raw clunkiness of it all. It’s an incredible line though, and one I had the pleasure to have done three times last summer. This Continue reading…
Fastpacking differs from ultralight backpacking to me (although the line is indeed blurry) in one major way: the brisk movement through terrain is most likely the only objective. There’s rarely a large camping/cooking/hanging out portion of a fastpack. Instead it’s all about that forward motion: fastpacking is a multi-day, unsupported run. It’s best to be Continue reading…
Not at all inspired by Semi-Rad’s Fridays Inspiration (not at all, nope), I started to collect some things that I found inspiring throughout the week out there as well – and we can all use something to motivate us:
Nutrition is a difficult subject for me to broach, as I don’t feel as if I’m an expert on the subject to give advice to others. But, I can share the strategies that I personally take when doing my projects, and invite you to use it as a model for your own experiments. What I Continue reading…
Scrambling! Joyously moving on easy rock routes. In Boulder, we have a King’s ransom of big rocks to fumble about on and there’s a lifetime of routes to tick. The Flatirons are one of Boulder’s most iconic natural wonders. It’s somewhat impossible to roll into to town and not take a moment to look out Continue reading…
The Sportiva Mutant is my personal Greatest Of All Time trail runner – and it’s a good chance, it’s yours too. Sock-like upper, tons of cush., knobby outsole, and sticky as all get out rubber. They’re my go-to shoe for any on or off trail adventure, be it a run, a fastpack, or a backpack. Continue reading…
Pinned. In front of me, like plated back spikes of a malevolent dragon, was a sheer tower of rock twelve feet high, overhanging on all sides, 300-foot drops to the west and east, and no obvious way to climb up, over, then down to the next spire. How many more of these I would have Continue reading…
Update #1: Trip Narrative is up Update #2 Project Pages are up The mountains along the Continental Divide provide the backdrop to the city I live in: Boulder, CO. From town, nothing can be seen beyond their sheer, rocky, glacier-choked east faces and the ridgeline itself invites one to come explore their craggy features, beacoup Continue reading…
Thanks to Bentgate Mountaineering/Golden Bike Shop for hosting this virtual meetup! Please join us on July 22nd, 6-7:30pm on Zoom. Here’s the register link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMrdOmprjkuGNc6_HhMI8xtQxtcc2dpHX7U We’ll be talking bikepacking! More info on the Facebook event page. Join us for Bentgate’s live webseries: G(n)AT Chats, focusing on Gear, Adventures, and Training.Have you ever wondered what it Continue reading…
Chapeau to John Paul Ogden and Bill Hilty and the rest of their partners for completing the Sangre de Cristo Range Traverse, from Como Road to Salida (pavement to pavement!). Ogden did the traverse in honor of his friend, Dirk.