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Friends in High Places

Posted on January 23, 2013 by theblondecoyote

My climbing friend Sarah and I met on a very big mountain in Ecuador: Gua-Gua Pinchincha. We climbed all 15,695-feet of Gua-Gua (pronounced Waa-Waa) the hard way: hand-over-hand up a dozen fixed rope pitches to a rappel off a cliff, and then … Continue reading →

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This Time, Last Year: Collegiate Peaks & Mount Yale!

Posted on September 2, 2012 by theblondecoyote

Last year, over the long Labor Day weekend, my friend Sarah and I and our three dogs hiked a four-day, 30-mile loop around Colorado’s Collegiate Peaks Wilderness. Now, I’m driving east and Sarah’s navigating the wilderness of New York City. My how time flies! That post … Continue reading →

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A Long Weekend Among the Collegiate Peaks

Posted on September 6, 2011 by theblondecoyote

I don’t know about you guys, but I had one hell of a Labor Day weekend! My friend Sarah and I and our three dogs spent four days hiking a 30-mile loop around Colorado’s Collegiate Peaks Wilderness, including up and over 14,196-foot Mount … Continue reading →

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Long Adventure Weekend!

Posted on September 2, 2011 by theblondecoyote

I’m off! Heading to Colorado’s Collegiate Peaks Wilderness for a 4-day 24-mile loop up and over Mount Yale- 14,202 feet! So far this summer the dogs and I have summited several sub-10’s, two 11’s, three 12’s and a 13. Hopefully … Continue reading →

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