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A letter to a friend
Dear Kevin,I was not there when the accident happened. I only saw the picture of you moments before; guns blazing, wild smile, and an aura of a man completely in his element. I was there an hour...
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Say NO to fracking on the Beartooth Mountain Range front
http://montana-artist.com/paintings/on_a_small_scale/AbsarokeeFoothills.htmAn oil and Gas company wants to frack the Beartooth front. Say no if you love the Beartooth Mountains. This company wants to...
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A trip up the Westminster Spire
Bridget and I had a good time climbing the stunning Westminster Spire last weekend. Westmister spire now stands 8 miles from my front door along the Beartooth Pass and is surprisingly alpine for being...
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Putting the drill to use
A few of us have been bolting some high quality limestone near Red Lodge. The nature of the rock makes the formations slabby. We put in two routes both 2 (30m) pitches long. 5.11c, and 5.12a....
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Tolman Gully?
Last weekend Bridget and I spotted an ice flow to the North (lookers left) of the Rock Creek Falls Drainage. The following day we headed up there with Echo Oaks (who also saw the ice the weekend...
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Montana Bouldering Championships 2014
Short notice; but the Montana Bouldering Championship is happening this coming weekend (Sat. Feb. 8th) at Steep World in Billings, Montana.This event separates the Montana Bouldering field and crowns...
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Winter Happenings: A snap shot of flux
With the start of day light savings time this winter season seems to be paving the way for spring, warm sun, and rock climbing(!). This winter I have lived in a small shell in a small mountain town...
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B-town Spire
The spireBillings, Montana, is known for a lot of things, however desert towers usually don't come to mind when one imagines the magic city. The "Santa Clause Spire" as I have called the rock...
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space, time, and the texture of reality
Yesterday I found these topos I drew from a Beartooth climbing trip from many years ago. For some reason I brought a really deep book to read on this trip (The fabric of the cosmos: Space, time, and...
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The Ramp
The ramp is the smooth slab-pillar located directly above the truckBridget took off for Mount Rainier for the summer where she will guide for RMI and walk slowly up a beautiful mountain in the snow....
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RIP Billings Towers...
Death of the leaning tower of pitonsPhoto obtained from: The MissoulianWell, Billings has done it again. It started in the early 2000's when Billings allowed the rich to destroy the Carter's boulder...
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"Na Piet Say"
Na Piet Say is the Crow word for the dramatic bear's tooth spire. This spire had such an impact on the local cartographers that the entire mountain range and the 944,000 acre wilderness area was named...
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Tower of Poor Rock- East Buttress
East ButtressI have been excited about the tower of poor rock this summer. I have ventured up to the rock 3 or 4 times in the last month and have fallen in love with the marvel wall (do...
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Eagle Fire Tower - Let er Buck
Eagle fire towerLuke Johnson and I got out to the desert of Montana to climb some choss towers in a little known area south of Billings. The area holds great historical significance as an area that...
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Camelot Tower
The Camelot TowerHad a fun time on the Camelot Tower the other week with Nick Gaddy. We climbed the adventure route called "Asian Duct Tape" located up the West Resebud a few miles up the trail. Here...
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Post #100 AND Summer Montage
mon·tagemänˈtäZH,mōn-,mōN-/nounthe process or technique of selecting, editing, and piecing together separate sections of film to form a continuous whole.a sequence of film resulting from this.plural...
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The Bear Lodge
Went to the Bear Lodge (Devil's Tower) this fall with Austin, Nick, and Bridget. Amazing place, amazing climbing.Bridget leading "Soler"the gang on topNick on the 200 foot pitch of "Walt...
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Rock Creek Falls Ski
rock creek fallsOn the first day of 2015 I decided to try a backyard multi-sport day. I have always wanted to check out the gully above rock creek falls in Red Lodge. This historic ice climb is a...
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Pryor Climbing Club Story
We had a story written up about the climbing club in Pryor I helped start; click the link to read.Last Best NewsCheers, Loren
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