Posted in Art, Climb, trip reports on Apr 28th, 2009
STARRING IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: Pamela “the offwidth ninja” Pack HJ “does this shirt make me look like Bob Scarpelli” Schmidt AND, OF COURSE, JOSHUA “THE WHITE RASTAFARIAN” TREE Our story begins with the eruption of Mount Redoubt in Alaska. This was not only an ominous omen, (since climbers don’t really like mountains disappearing), but [...]
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HJ and I did some fun climbing in the Cathedral Spires back in August, including the easy classic, Spire Four. The route is straightforward, and the approach is quicker up the back side. The climber’s trail splits off of the Cathedral Spires trail from Needles Highway, and goes up around the southeast side of the [...]
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Posted in Ski, trip reports on Jul 16th, 2008
 This is how I remember Montana as a kid. Mike standing next to a plowed snowcut near the top of the Beartooth Pass. To read more about our ski trip and see ski photos
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Posted in Black Hills, Climb, Family, trip reports on Mar 13th, 2008
One of the things we climbed last summer in the Black Hills was this clump of rocks at the top of Pine Creek Natural Area. I’d been looking for this peak for a while, and finally found it two summers earlier by simply hiking uphill. Duh! Simple when you know how. Anyway, HJ, Karyn and [...]
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Posted in Climb, trip reports on Feb 5th, 2008
WASHERWOMAN ARCH, MONSTER TOWER AND STANDING ROCK: A LONGWINDED TRIP REPORT OCTOBER 2005 HJ and Murph gazing into Monument Valley after their climb of Standing Rock To see all the pictures and hear the entire account
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