charlesjromeo
The Last Hurrah: Climbing Gallatin Peak
Gallatin Peak from Summit Lake October 12, 2024: We grunted our way up to the high ridge on Gallatin Peak. It was me, my son-in-law,...
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charlesjromeo
Oct 1720 min read
Ella Climbs the Grand
“Two beers please Jake,” Ella said to the bartender while holding up two fingers to make her order clear in case he couldn’t quite hear...
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charlesjromeo
Sep 245 min read
Chasing John Colter
The current was strong; I held onto the clothesline that had been strung across the river to aid our crossings. The river got deeper...
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charlesjromeo
Sep 165 min read
Memories on Mt Brown
Ed and I stepped off the trail to let the mountain goat pass by. We were high up on Mount Brown in Glacier National Park. The goat was...
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charlesjromeo
Sep 25 min read
For Want of a Sandwich: Backpacking in the Tetons with Josh
Josh standing at the edge of Death Canyon near Pass Lake “So wait, you’re telling me that the only things on this sandwich are breaded...
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charlesjromeo
Aug 134 min read
Why Are We Out There? Running the Bridger Ridge
Is it for the long ride in pre-dawn darkness on a chill August morn? Is it the anticipation as we wait for the start? Is it the...
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charlesjromeo
Aug 73 min read
31: 1,000 Miles 200,000 Vertical: I think I’m ready
It's Wedenesday, August 7th. It’s been a big training year; it’s been a good training year. Since January 1st, I’ve run/hiked 1,022...
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charlesjromeo
Jul 296 min read
Return to Granite Peak: An unexpected ultramarathon
There are three approaches to Granite Peak, none of them are short, none of them are easy. At 12,799 feet, Granite is Montana’s highest...
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charlesjromeo
Jul 912 min read
Enchaining the Bridgers: An old guy’s epic adventure
Enchaining: def , to bind or hold as if with chains. Ever since I moved to Bozeman in June 2020, I have found the prospect of enchaining...
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charlesjromeo
Jun 271 min read
It's Not About the Run
Outside Bozeman, Summer 2024 Here's the link to read it there: https://outsidebozeman.com/activities/running/its-not-about-the-run Or,...
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charlesjromeo
Jun 176 min read
Old Gabe 2024 is in the Books
Every distance running race is intense in its own way. I used to race half-marathons on city streets. In those races I ran hard on...
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charlesjromeo
Jun 103 min read
30: Mice and Men Pull it Together and the Bigger Picture
For me, the month of May finished a lot better than it started. As I said in my previous training blog entry, I started the month off...
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charlesjromeo
Jun 36 min read
Rethinking My Relationship with Yellowstone
When I first ventured into the Yellowstone backcountry, I found it threatening. It was in June in the early 1980s when Terry and I...
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charlesjromeo
May 253 min read
29: The Best Plans of Mice and Men…
Training in May has not gone according to plan. I drove back from southern Utah on May 1st. It was my 19th day on the road. While...
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charlesjromeo
May 224 min read
Of Mountain Men and Beaver: The opening of the American West
Mountain men of the early to mid-19th Century were beaver hunters. Period. Any explorations they made were ancillary to the search for...
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charlesjromeo
May 66 min read
Traversing Zion
Altitude trumps latitude. It’s something we all know to be true. ‘The Snows of Kilimanjaro’ which coat the mountain’s high altitudes in...
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charlesjromeo
Apr 103 min read
Defining Nuts at Bridger Bowl
And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music. -Nietzche Saddle Peak in the distance;...
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charlesjromeo
Apr 63 min read
28: A Change of Seasons
Views from the Ramp, a backcountry ski area just north of Bridger Bowl ski area Ski season, short as it was this year, likely came to an...
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charlesjromeo
Mar 114 min read
27: Spring is in the Air
Northern Bridgers from Texas Meadow on a backcountry ski day The winter, that was more like spring, is winding down. We have finally...
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charlesjromeo
Feb 264 min read
Restarting Bridger Bowl: A dystopian vision of our future
“Hi, are you the electrician, the one who is skilled at getting ancient equipment up and running?” “One and the same, Will’s my name,” he...
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