Posted by: dave c at 22:49, November 5 2014. Fletcher Mountain offers two fine snow climbs on its east face. Our objective was the righthand, direct line that exits close to the summit. This route tends to melt out earlier in the season than its lefthand neighbor, so when I was hiking the McCullough drainage a few […]
Snow climbing – Direct East Face of Fletcher Mountain, June 19, 2014 Read More »
Posted by: dave c at 23:23, November 5 2014. I watch this couloir every year, waiting for it to come into shape for a late season alpine ice climb. This year the previous winter’s plentiful snows lasted longer than usual and the ice conditions I was hoping for didn’t materialize until relatively late. On July
Ice Climbing in July – Pacific Peak’s North Couloir Read More »
Posted by: dave c at 23:47, July 19 2014. Ginni and I took our longest trip of the year in April. This was a combination of rock climbing and photography – my favorite type of road trip! We were joined by several friends at different points along the way, which made for an even better
West Coast Trip April 2014 Read More »
Posted by: dave c at 18:33, July 15 2014. With my old long-time friends Charlie and Diane Winger, we spent a couple of weeks visiting some of my favorite SW photography destinations. After failing to win the lottery for North Coyote Buttes we obtained permits to spend 2 days in the South Coyote Buttes area,
Desert trip – Arizona and Nevada March 2014 Read More »
Posted by: dave c at 19:01, February 4 2014. One of my favorite winter trips, climbing in Cody(South Fork ice) and Hyalite Canyon near Boseman, then onto Yellowstone for wildlife and landscape photography. Highlights this year included a climb with Dave R. of Cleopatra’s Needle (WI5), which according to “Winter Dance” is considered by many
MLK 2014 Road Trip Cody and Hyalite ice climbing, Yellowstone National Park Read More »
Posted by: dave c at 22:58, October 18 2013. I originally headed down to the San Luis Valley to photograph the migrating Sandhill Cranes, but when I arrived at the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge, they had already flown the coop, so to speak, except for a few stragglers. On to Plan B. With a strong winter
Great Sand Dunes National Park – Late season Winter Storm – March 2013 Read More »
Posted by: dave c at 22:56, March 12 2013. For ice climbers there is no better destination in North America than the Canadian Rockies. I’ve climbed there many times over the years, but it had been a couple of years since I had made a pilgrimage to that Mecca. This year I jumped at the
Ice Climbing Road Trip – Canada February 2013 Read More »
Posted by: dave c at 01:00, October 17 2012. Yet another road trip with Chris and Dave, this time back to Utah. We spent a week in Maple Canyon climbing lots of moderate routes and exploring the various areas. The weather was changeable, with some rain and occasionally quite cold temperatures, but we were able
Posted by: dave c at 01:00, October 16 2012. When my old friend Gary N. asked if I was interested in climbing a route in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, The Casual Route (5.8, 8 pitches) I responded that the climb had been on my wish list for some time. We made plans to
Twin Peaks and The Casual Route (5.8) in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison September 2012 Read More »
Posted by: dave c at 18:50, October 4 2012. It had been several decades since my last visit to the Uintah Mountains in northeast Utah, so when friends Chris and Dave suggested a climbing trip to the area I was intrigued to see what the climbing would be like in this high, alpine environment. Armed
Uintah Mountains of Utah – August 2012 Read More »