The following images are random stills that I absolutely love. Some shots have great backstories, others are just being in the right place at the right time. Either way, I think they’re all pretty good. Most are from Colorado.
Driving down California Gulch in the late afternoon. San Juan Mountains.
Myself taking in the views from near the summit of Gilpin Peak (13,699'). Photo by: Ally Slaten.
Myself hiking up Cooper Creek Basin. Whitecross Mountain in the background. Pic by: Regina Thomas
Aspen Leaves on the Alpine Plateau
The summit of Blanca Peak, 14,350'
Regina rappelling down a 5.7 crack at Hartman Rocks in Gunnison, Colorado.
Gudy Peak. Pic by: Regina Thomas
The seasons are turning! Richmond Basin Trail in the San Juan Mountains.
Taking a break at Slide Lake after descending American Peak (13,814').
Total Eclipse- August 2017 -Nebraska
Hiking towards De Anza Peak in the Culebra Range of Southern Colorado. Abe is pictured.
Looking north at Ulysses S. Grant Peak (13,778') from the summit of Pilot Knob (13,746')
Myself climbing some ice in the North Couloir on Pacific Peak (13,965').
Kendall No. #2 Benchmark- 13,073’
Here’s a short video inside the Little Jim Mine up on Columbine Pass. This is near Chicago Basin.
I love the B&W contrast in this shot of some skeletal aspen trees along the Tigiwon Road leading up to Mt. of the Holy Cross (1.4.2010)
Myself standing on the Knife Ridge of Capitol Peak in the Elk Mountains. Yours truly forgot his crampons back at camp. Still made the summit though! Winter summit with Steve Gladbach & Mark Nieport. (1.17.2010)
Evening alpenglow on Lizard Head, San Juan Mountains (11.17.2019)
Noah McKelvin rappelling off Capitol Peak on our way across the Snowmass-Capitol Traverse. (7.17.2012)
Blizzard conditions while climbing Boudoir Couloir on Horseshoe Mountain (5.20.2019)
Myself climbing up a cornice on Gilpin Peak (13,699') to attain the upper ridge. Photo courtesy of: Allie Slaten
Regina Thomas, Allie Slaten and Harper (doggo) on the North Ridge of Gilpin Peak. Mt. Sneffels (14,155') and its SW Ridge in the background.
Ellingwood Point (14,048') located in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in southern Colorado looks amazing when viewed from its even higher neighbor, Blanca Peak (14,350')
The Yankee Girl Mine (above Ironton, Co.)
Telluride, Colorado
(December, 2020)
Myself leading the second pitch on Chimney Rock- 5.6, outside Ridgway, CO. (11,784')
Myself leading the super short chimney on "Coffeepot"- 5.2 (13,529')
Climbing the spicy ridge traverse between Thunder Pyramid and "Lightning Pyramid" on June, 23rd, 2006. Elk Mountain Range.
Myself and "Sal" stopping at sunrise on the flanks of Vulcan Ixtaccihuatl (17,160') in southern Mexico.
Engineer Pass on the Silverton side
Climbing a hidden cleft on the north side of Cleaver Buttress on Capitol Peak. This was a "Hail Mary" in order to regain the ridge crest. It's every bit as vertical as it looks! (July 17th, 2012). Elk Mountain Range near Aspen, Co.
Sunrise in upper Yankee Boy Basin (January 2021)
A selfie not far from the summit of Mt. Wilson- 14,256' in March of 2020. I didn't summit due to scary snow conditions.
Jones Mountain (13,867') as viewed from the backside on the lower ridge of American Peak.
Guiding a couple clients across the Bells Traverse back in August 2014 when I had my own guiding company.
Intense Alpenglow on Sawtooth Mountain- 12,328'. We climbed the right-facing snow arrow right of the East Face. (January 23rd, 2016).
Regina on the trail in the early morning trekking up American Basin.
Looking south towards WIllow Lake, Kit Carson Peak (14,167') and Challenger Point (14,086') from the slopes below Unnamed 13,552'. (July 23rd, 2013)
Houghton Mountain- 13,059’
Mike Silvestro stopping briefly to look at our ascent route up Dallas Peak
Myself and Regina stopping on our way back down from Bridal Veil Peak
Climbing El Diente's North Couloir. Looking down on my partners.
"Little Engineer Peak" (12,613') down by Coal Bank Pass & Purgatory Ski Area
Lower Bridal Veil Basin; near Telluride. Fall 2021
Colorado Trail sign marker at the top of Carson Pass
Devils Tower (Wyoming) at dusk. A GREAT place!
The old summit register from Peak Nine down in the San Juan Mountains. 'Jennifer Sears' by the way, now goes by the name of, 'Jennifer Roach.'
Descending the ridge on Iztaccihuatl (Mexico). A smoking Popocatepetl in the background.
Capitol Creek Basin in the Elk Mountains
Lake De Nolda at sunrise in the Rio Grande National Forest. Southern Colorado.
Jacque Peak (13,212') as viewed from Mayflower Hill
The Maroon Bells and the Sleeping Sexton (13,457') from above Buckskin Pass.
Top-roping a client up a technical pitch on the Maroon Bells Traverse.
A random guy I met while doing the "Red" peaks down by Ironton and Red Mountain Pass. This was on the unranked, Red Mountain #2 (12,219')
Regina coming up through a tight notch on Engineer Mountain (12,980')
On the summit of Maroon Peak (14,163') back on March 5th, 2016)
San Joaquin Peak (13,480') by Telluride.
Summit Peak (13,304') down in the Rio Grand National Forest
Enjoying a summit beer on Half Peak (13,866')
"The Index." Arguably the hardest 13er in Colorado. 13,417' (5.9+)