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Summer Ascent of Pfeifferhorn North Ridge

June 27-28, 2015 The weekend temperatures were predicted to be the first in SLC of 2015 that broke the triple digits.  Despite the cool and rainy May we had June came back with a vengeance.  As I write and the final hours of June 2015 come to a close the record for the average temperature […]

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Climbing

President’s Day Weekend 2015 in Ouray

February 14-16, 2015 Over the long weekend Carly and I headed to Ouray to get her first (and probably last) bit of ice climbing in for this year.  There’s a good chance it’ll be my last as well given the temperatures in Salt Lake City.  We were joined in Ouray by Eric, Matt, KP, Aaron, […]

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Climbing Nature & Hiking

Fourth of July Lone Peak Trip with Carly

July 4-5, 2014 Over the Fourth of July I headed up to Lone Peak with Carly.  We had been packing, unpacking, moving, and generally doing a whole lot of not particularly fun things for a while.  Carly had the great idea that if we got the bulk of the moving done prior to the holiday […]

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Nature & Hiking

Albion Basin Hike

June 22, 2014 When Carly’s Mom visited over a month ago we went for a hike up towards Cecret Lake.  Mom Mahony enjoyed the alpine vistas, great weather, and the just starting to bloom wildflowers.  She’ll have to come back in late July when they really are in full swing. [Show as slideshow]

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Climbing Nature & Hiking Photography

Cirque of the Towers and the East Ridge of Wolf’s Head

August 30-September 2, 2013 Over the long weekend Matt, Jamie and myself visited the Wind River Range for some alpine rock climbing.  Our objective in the Cirque of the Towers was the East Ridge of Wolf’s Head (12,165′).  The route is one of the 50 Classic Climbs in North America.  While it is only 5.6 […]