Snoopy’s backside is a Northeast facing couloir on the 13er, the Citadel located in the Front Range of Colorado. This snow climb or ski line requires about a 3.5 mile approach and then ends in a 1,100ft climb to the shoulder, just North of the Citadel’s summit, 13,294ft. The rating of this line is…
The Mini Falcon Punch is a link of various Denver area mountain parks starting with Mt Morrison and ending with Mt Falcon. There are a lot of variations of this loop, but generally its 20-22 miles long with about 4,700ft of elevation gain. Although not as popular as the Boulder Skyline Traverse , this…
Over the past 10+ years, I have hiked all 58 Colorado 14ers, repeating many along the way. Between snow lines, new routes, repeat routes and snowboard descents, I have now hiked over 140 14ers. This process has led me to be able to rank the 14ers from Best to Worst in a ranking that…
Goldstrike Canyon Hot Springs is an out and back hike located near the Hoover Dam just outside of Las Vegas. The trail takes hikers down to the Colorado River through a series of scrambles and fixed ropes. Once at the river itself, hikers can relax in a handful of different hot springs and geothermal…
Bridge Point is a 6,700ft mountain located on the West side of Red Rocks canyon outside of Las Vegas, Nevada. This summit is the smaller sibling of neighboring Bridge Mountain which sees more traffic than this summit. Both approaches use Fern Canyon before splitting off on the final sections of scrambling. In order to…
Jeep (Gold Bar) Arch hike is located in Moab, Utah right next to the popular Pinto and Corona Arch Trail. Although popular, this hike sees far less crowds than the neighboring arch hike and is equally impressive. This trail is a lollipop loop (repeats the first mile or so) and has some minor scrambling…