James Peak is a beautiful 13,294 foot peak in the Front Range, about 12 miles south-west of Nederland. This past weekend I had the pleasure of joining a great group of people for a trip to the James Peak Yurt. The yurt sits just over 5 miles away from James Peak and rests at 10,618...
Hey there. First personal post in a long time! But this was worth it. Grass Roots Ultimate (GRU) in Boulder, CO has been putting on spring, summer, and fall leagues for a long time. But this year, they started a winter league. And enough people came out for it to have four teams. Having been...
Shelf Road is one of Colorado’s most beautiful and densely route-packed climbing destinations, and our Boulder-based group makes it a point to make the 3-hour drive 2-4 times a year. While these trips are, of course, centered around climbing, they inevitably involve one of my favorite outdoor activities – camping. There’s just nothing quite like...
This Christmas, I made the long drive from Boulder back to northeast Ohio to visit my family. I don’t like it there. If it weren’t for my entire family living there, I would likely never go back. It sits in the hub of the rust belt, so called because of the decline of industry (particularly...
