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| Home on the range in the South Fork Valley ©Doug Shepherd |
It was a crazy winter this year, from work to a weeks of 60-70F weather in Colorado. The search for ice required some early mornings, driving, and crazy ideas - but that's what makes it fun!
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| Myself putting up a new route in the South Fork Valley ©Aaron Mulkey |
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| "Approaches" in Cody usually look a lot easier than they are. ©Doug Shepherd |
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| Aaron topping out on another first ascent ©Doug Shepherd |
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| Nabbing a sunrise and before-work ascent of the Rocky Mountain National Park classic "The Squid" ©Tim Dittman |
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| Rob Smith checking out the mixed start to the Alex Lowe Rocky Mountain National Park test-piece "Hot Doggie" ©Doug Shepherd |
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| Marcus Donaldson dodging rocks on "Goodnight Irene" - San Juan choss-climbing at its finest ©Doug Shepherd |
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| My intermediate mixed climbing always has a great view of the competition! ©Doug Shepherd |
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| Phil Wortmann pulling onto the curtain of Jeff Lowe's inspirational "Octopussy" ©Doug Shepherd |
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| Kurt Ross hiding from the wind at our local dry-tooling crag in Rocky Mountain National Park ©Doug Shepherd |
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| Rigging up top-ropes and guide's lines for Paradox Sports - one of my favorite weekends of the year ©Alison Shepherd |
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| A snowy stompy at the Ouray Ice Festival ©Alison Shepherd |
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| Chris Sheridan and I following the roof traverse on "The Ole #6" on Pikes Peak ©Phil Wortmann |
Doug Shepherd
Denver, CO
