boulder Archives - Justin Simoni

2019 Project Dreamin’ Final Update

Time to tally up all the successes (and failures) from this year’s (mis)adventures:

Climbing the Flatiron Quinfecta [twenty5]

Housemate Nolan wanted to do the Flatiron Quinfecta for his 25th Birthday Challenge (climbing the standard east face route of each of the five numbered flatirons) and I was happy to help him make that happen. I started off guiding him on the the easiest flatiron routes just a few months ago.

Video: Stuck on Freeway: eleven miles (240 pitches) on The Second Flatiron, Boulder Colorado

Flatiron Quinfecta Birthday Challenge With Nolan!

For my housemate’s birthday, we did the Flatiron Quinfecta – a local scrambling challenge to climb the five number flatirons in a day. My housemate has really only scrambled for a limited amount of time, and I was most impressed of his fortitude in successfully completing the task. Happy birthday, dude!

Miles on Freeway – Running 20 laps up and 20 laps down on the Second Flatiron

Last Thursday, I thought a righteous challenge would be to see how many laps on the Second Flatiron’s “Freeway” route I could do, before my arms fell off.

After 16 hours, I had accumulated 40 laps! 20 up, and 20 down, done in succession with little rest in between.

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Long Form: The Everest Out My Back Door @ the Ultimate Direction Buzz

Visit the Ultimate Direction Blog to read my Long Form Essay: The Everest Out My Back Door, about the getting older, lofty goals, and the village of support around the trail running community here in Boulder, CO. I can’t thank everyone, enough.

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