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      • HIking to Torreys Peak on the first Loveland Pass to Guanella Pass bike portage!iRunFar: Trailhead Vehicles: Justin Simoni and His Bicycles
      • The hardest pass to cross engulfed in snow. I actually became lost, not being able to find a road! I looked for a road for hours (still no sunglasses) Had to go back to town, get a NFS topo map, and try again the next day.Big Things Crewing Podcast: Justin Simoni
      • Summit of Missouri MountainAdventure Sports Podcast: The Long Ranger, Justin Simoni
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    • journeyman-rollinspass52019 Salsa Journeyman Apex 1 700c OEM Replacement Parts List
    • IMG_4254Beau + Max off on their own Tour 14er!
    • Fast forward through the rest of WY and CO - New Mexico! I'm at a Continental Divide crossing (no snow anymore!) holding my pedal that had broken off its spindle. I found some bailing wire on the road, and used it to lash the pedal in place onto the bottom of my shoe. I would then insert the pedal into its spindle that was still attached to the crank whenever I wanted to pedal. My Tour Divide ended soon after this, after I crashed out, due partly to gear destruction; partly to a month of severe physical strain.2011 Tour Divide Photos
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      • Saddle RockTraining Journal: 4/4/22 – 4/10/22
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      • La Sportiva Ultra Raptor II Mid GTXLa Sportiva Ultra Raptor II Mid GTX
      • Scrambling Shoes SpreadScrambling Shoe Methodologies
      • Easily routing the remote buttons into the Barr MittsInitial Impressions: Fenix BC30R 1800 Lumen Bicycle Light
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  • Justin Simoni as: THE LONG RANGER

Menu
  • Long Ranger
    • WHO IS: The Long RangerImogene Pass
    • GuidingIn the Arrigetch Creek Basin - Photo by Andrew Skurka
    • SpeakingSummit of Longs Peak, peak #105, Tour of the Highest Hundred
  • Projects
      • Long Form Writing
      • Clouds GatheringCeiling Zero on Thirsty Peak
      • Wild Basin by bike! Time to get to work.The long way up: Boulder Weekly
      • "Stuck in the Middle" PeakVanishing Point
      • Peak 1 Mountain GoatKnowing When To Just Go For It: The Mosquito-Tenmile Range Traverse
      • everesting_bannerLong Form: The Everest Out My Back Door
      • Trips and Adventures
      • Vanishing Point: Milner to Berthoud Pass Traverse
      • The Sangre de Cristo Range Traverse
      • Mosquito/Tenmile Range Traverse
      • Tour of the Highest Hundred
      • Tour 14er
      • Self-Powered Longs Peak Project
      • Tour Divide

      • Adventure Guides
      • Bikepacking to the Colorado 14ers
      • How to Access Every 14er Off the Colorado Trail (CalTopo Map Included!)
      • Slow-lans: Nolan’s 14 Sawatch Backpacking Route
      • How to Access the Colorado 14ers along the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route
      • oxford-belford-missouri
  • Media
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      • Blanca Peak, Tour of the Highest HundredGearJunkie Podcast: Justin Simoni: How to Experience ‘Radical Presence’
      • Gash RidgePodcast: Endurance as a Performance Art with Justin Simoni
      • HIking to Torreys Peak on the first Loveland Pass to Guanella Pass bike portage!iRunFar: Trailhead Vehicles: Justin Simoni and His Bicycles
      • The hardest pass to cross engulfed in snow. I actually became lost, not being able to find a road! I looked for a road for hours (still no sunglasses) Had to go back to town, get a NFS topo map, and try again the next day.Big Things Crewing Podcast: Justin Simoni
      • Summit of Missouri MountainAdventure Sports Podcast: The Long Ranger, Justin Simoni
      • simoni-podcast-sqFastest Known Podcast #12 Justin Simoni
      • daily_camera_freewayDaily Camera: Rock on replay: Boulder man climbs up and down Second Flatiron 20 times in one day
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    • Hanging out on top of SE LongsPart II: Longs Peak and Mount Meeker via Gorrell’s Traverse
    • Lefthand OHVPart I: A New Route is Created! Bikepacking to RMNP/Longs Peak
    • journeyman-rollinspass52019 Salsa Journeyman Apex 1 700c OEM Replacement Parts List
    • IMG_4254Beau + Max off on their own Tour 14er!
    • Fast forward through the rest of WY and CO - New Mexico! I'm at a Continental Divide crossing (no snow anymore!) holding my pedal that had broken off its spindle. I found some bailing wire on the road, and used it to lash the pedal in place onto the bottom of my shoe. I would then insert the pedal into its spindle that was still attached to the crank whenever I wanted to pedal. My Tour Divide ended soon after this, after I crashed out, due partly to gear destruction; partly to a month of severe physical strain.2011 Tour Divide Photos
    • longs-cables_overviewBikepacking Longs Peak Chapter has been Released
    • Longs Peak from the HWSURVEY for, Bikepacking to the Colorado 14ers Guidebook
    • Past Bikepacking Adventures

  • Fastpacking
    • Latest
      • Gash Ridge, Blanca PeakBlanca Peak’s Gash Ridge: Lost in the Sierra Blanca Part 2
      • spongeThe new must-have piece of gear in my ultralight backpacking kit: a sponge
      • Some terrain is difficult to use poles (like talus)Weighted Carries for Fastpacking Training and Practice
      • handhold-coverVlog: The Most Dangerous Ridge in the Sawatch: Birthday Peak to Mt. Harvard
      • Pauite's North Ridge, one of the crux's of the routeVanishing Point Project Pages Up!
      • faster_fastpacking_coverFaster Fastpack Packing
      • nolans_14-2Nutrition for a Nolans 14 (and beyond) Fastpack
    • Past Fastpacking Adventures

  • 14ers
    • Latest
      • Hanging out on top of SE LongsPart II: Longs Peak and Mount Meeker via Gorrell’s Traverse
      • Lefthand OHVPart I: A New Route is Created! Bikepacking to RMNP/Longs Peak
      • east_chimneyLongs Peak Self-Powered: East Chimney/South Face
      • Aspens Leaves and the La Sportiva Blizzard GTXLongs Peak Duathlon: Northwest Gully
      • Mt Edwards, Grays, and Torreys from Kelso - taken just with my phone“Grays and Torreys” is just the warmup: The Stevens Gulch Traverse
      • Quandary_Peak_Peak_Peak_coverRunning a 14,000′ mountain like a track workout: Quandary Peak Laps
      • Mt. Yale seen from the Colorado TrailCreating a Nolans/Slow-lans Backpacking Guide
    • More

      • Capitol Peak

  • Training Journal
    • Latest
      • Mount MassiveTraining Journal: 5/29/22 – 6/12/22
      • Columbia to Harvard TraverseTraining Journal: 5/9/22 – 5/30/22
      • Summit of Green MountainTraining Journal: 5/2/22 – 5/8/22
      • FreewayTraining Journal: 4/11/22 – 4/17/22
      • Saddle RockTraining Journal: 4/4/22 – 4/10/22
      • Green Mountain MossTraining Journal: 3/28/22 – 4/3/22
      • NCAR FireTraining Journal: 3/21/22 – 3/27/22
    • Past Journal Entries

  • Reviews
    • Latest
      • fastpack_40Top Fastpacking Gear Picks
      • The Magicshine Monteer 6500S light unitMagicshine Monteer 6500S Zeus Unboxing + Initial Impressions
      • OutdoorGearLab Sun shirts2021 Sun Shirts
      • TX3 and TX Guide Leather side by sideTX Guide Leather vs. TX 3 Sizing
      • La Sportiva Ultra Raptor II Mid GTXLa Sportiva Ultra Raptor II Mid GTX
      • Scrambling Shoes SpreadScrambling Shoe Methodologies
      • Easily routing the remote buttons into the Barr MittsInitial Impressions: Fenix BC30R 1800 Lumen Bicycle Light
    • All Reviews

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