2010年12月9日星期四

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Things are ramping up at the Outside in Aspen Replica Ulysse Nardin watches Weekend. Skier Chris Davenport led a hike to Maroon Bells, cyclist Tyler Hamilton headed out with a crew on a road ride, and kayaker Jesse Coombs led a kayaking contingent out to some nearby rapids. Theres still plenty more on tap for tonight and tomorrow if you need something fun to do this weekend. The party kicks off tonight at 5:00 at the pool of the Hotel Jerome. Tomorrows events include rafting, hiking, and trail running with Megan Lund. Later in the day a team of adventure all-stars will lead a discussion in the base camp tent. Sign up here if you want to join us.

The courtship has begun. Yesterday we made a reconnaissance mission up the Gondogoro glacier to catch a glimpse of the lovely face of Laila Peak. It was a perfect day--blazing sun, not a breath of wind, not a cloud in the sky. Frippe and I were the first people to be this far up the glacier this season and there wasn’t another soul in the entire Replica Vacheron Constantin watches valley, not a footprint, not a sound. Nothing but snow and sky and rock and shadows. Heaven on Earth.As we moved up the glacier, Laila’s stunning northwest face slowly came into view, a steep, snow-covered pyramid descending 1,000 meters (4,921 feet) at a pitch-perfect 45-50 degrees before it cliffs out in a 500-meter (1,640 feet) rock band with a narrow escape skier’s left beneath a serac. She’s absolutely breathtaking. Now, climbers tend to approach mountains in a lot of different ways. Some see them as an opponent or adversary that must be attacked and defeated.

I, on the other hand, have always looked upon my relationship with a mountain as more of a courtship. I find a peak desirable Replica A Lange&Sohne watches and I want to find out what she’s all about, learn what’s beneath her superficial beauty, treat her with the utmost respect, let her reveal her secrets when and as she wants. And so it is with Laila.We found a big flat rock smack in the middle of the glacier and settled in. We ate some lunch, took some photos, had a little siesta, took some more photos, basked in the beauty of Laila, made a plan.In regard to both mountains and women, the straightforward approach certainly has its merits.

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