Double FKT on the Uinta Highline Trail

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The Uintas are one of the only ranges to run east/west in the US and contain the highest peaks in Utah. I have always had an affinity for the Uinta Mountains for many reasons. Over the years I have had … Continued

Ruby Mountain Traverse

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In the past few years I have read several great blog posts about skiing the Ruby Mountains. I had also talked with Roch Horton and he said that running the Ruby Mountain Traverse was one of the greatest long distance, … Continued

20th Annual Avalanche Party

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The avalanche part has become an annual fall tradition for most of us. It marks the changing of seasons. We all start to get excited about ski season, we catch up with ‘winter friends’ and start to focus attention on … Continued

Kissing The Hardrock

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Imagine looking over the South Rim of the Grand Canyon and how far down it is to the Colorado River. Imagine running down to the river and back up to the rim 8 times. After all that, imagine running an … Continued

Hardrock 100 – Tomorrow’s the Big Day

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The meadows are absolutely beautiful. 2013 Hardrock 100 Wild flowers at their best 2013 Hardrock 100 Emily running from Cunningham Gulch to Maggie Gulch 2013 Hardrock 100 Matt, Emily, and Chad on Stoney Pass On Sunday, Emily and Brett Gosney had a run planned from Silverton to Grant Swamp Pass, then down to South Mineral Fork where I would park the car and then meet them on the trail near Grant Swamp. It was great to see this section as it allowed me to look into Chapman and across to Oscar’s pass which are a huge descent (Oscar’s is 3,090′ in less than 1.5 miles), then a technical scramble up to Grant Swamp. 2013 Hardrock 100 Brett on Grant Swamp Pass 2013 Hardrock 100 Emily and Chad above Island Lake We checked into our house we have rented on Sunday and got settled into our ‘home’ for the next week.

Training in the Pyrenees for Hardrock 100

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My June has been absolutely crazy. We went to Pocatello on 31 May for Pocatello 50 the following day. I had a tough race battling stomach issues that prevented me from eating for most of the race. I ended up … Continued

Twin Peaks SW Face

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Ever since moving to Salt Lake City in 2002 I have looked up at Twin Peaks and wanted to ski either the Southwest or Northwest faces. These faces are visible from almost everywhere in SLC. Twin Peaks from Cottonwood Heights … Continued