This month, there were two decent whippers to note. Since Sam and Don are unable to climb through their most recent injuries, and the rest of the staff would rather ski ice than climb it - your friendly park weasel has taken it upon himself to step it up and capture the action. While the [...]
Photo by Kelly Cordes
Your friendly park weasel
takes a whipper in RMNP.
Thank goodness for fixed pins!
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In the early 90’s, sampling opened up a new realm of musical exploration for artists- any genre from any era could now be freely used and recombined to create new sounds and styles of music. Backcountry ski touring has also undergone a similar trend of sampling. Think of today’s state-of-the-art ski touring equipment as the [...]
The Park Weasel: ratting out the ice conditions for RMNP
October 8th, 2008
My oh my, what a season it has been –too bad that it has to come to an end so soon. You should have been there over the last two weeks when everything came in, because it’s all melted out now. Vanquished, Hallet’s Chimney, [...]
The Wilderness Exchange Unlimited Annual Fall Gear Swap will be held Saturday October 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the back parking lot behind Wilderness Exchange Unlimited at 15th and Platte St. in lovely Downtown Denver. Come on down for the deal of a lifetime !
For those of you who haven’t participated in [...]
Now Hiring- Web Master/Manager
Wilderness Exchange Unlimited, Denver’s premier independent outdoor specialty shop and online retailer, is now hiring a Full Time Web Master/ Manager. Our website is our most important marketing tool and the fastest growing segment of our business. We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated individual to help us take our [...]
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It’s time to celebrate the end of Summer with our annual Summer Clearance Sale running Friday August 22 through Labor Day. Why are we celebrating?
1) A half foot of snow fell on Long’s Peak this week. (see photo)
2) [...]
I am here to say that the Guide Siltarp by Integral Designs meets up to my backpacking standards. This super light weight little number did a great job during torrential rains in the Gunnison National Forest, CO. If a person sets this tarp system up well it can withstand quite a bit of torture. Here [...]
In The Art of War, the ancient Chinese warrior/philosopher Sun Tzu describes the increasingly difficult economic nature of waging a far-away campaign; the further your distance from your objective, the more supply chains you must construct to the front line. Simple, right? With the rising costs of fuel and raw materials, the majority of outdoor [...]
Calling all Front Range Climbers,
On Saturday Sept 20th, Cross Country Connection is hosting the 10th annual Fat Crack Festival in Vedauwoo. Starting out with a trash clean up at 8:30, followed later on with competitions, demos and a raffle that benefits the Access Fund. The festivities will likely be followed with the usual Vedauwoo debauchery. [...]
