Quick Hits Around the Web
Took the morning to ski some fresh powder in Marble, incredible to have over a foot of new snow on May 2nd! Anyways, here’s some fun stuff around the web. Hoping to get out this weekend to put up some new routes, we’ll see what happens!
Alpinist has a good article on new ice climbing near Cody, Wyoming.
The Cleanest Line has an informative piece about down insulation, the different kinds and how it’s used in Patagonia products.
And here in our own backyard, Capitol Peak got skied once again, by another new route. Lou Dawson thinks this will become the “standard” ski route on the peak, although I still have a hard time picturing myself ever wanting to be exposed to that kind of danger. Props to Frank Konsella and crew on getting it done on such a fine line.
In my mind it depends largely on the nature of the route as far as whether or not I'd be ...
I like the food recommendations!
When it's warmer, a float down the Colorado is always fun. The benign sections can be ...
Number 5 is hilarious. I very much approve. 
Of course, the Love Muffin! I don't know about Slickrock though, that could also be a trip ending rest day ...
Someone should sanction the Eiger Sanction trailer. Egads, that's some bad editing, filmmaking, acting, ...just bad 
Don't forget the Love Muffin Cafe! Renting a Mountain bike can also be fun. The slickrock is pretty wild. 
Sweet & hilarious, we love to climb because...we just do 
Slabs not fun or cool? Since when?