Snow, Rock, and a little Ice on Cervidae

At the end of last week, a freak storm blew in from the west and dropped a record amount of snow, and brought single digit night time temperatures with it.

Short on time, and without my skis (they are in the shop), I still wanted to get outside this last weekend and take advantage of the early start to winter.

My friend Troy was equally short on time, but I promised we could leave Boise at 8am Sunday morning and be back by lunch.  He was in.

Destination:  The rock route on Cervidae!

The "rock route" can be seen high on the ridge on the right side of the photo. 

Leadville 100

"You're tougher than you think you are, and you can do more than you think you can!"

Psycho Therapy

Since my beautiful son Max was born, I have contented myself with running.  I had assumed I wouldn't get the chance to do any serious climbing for the foreseeable future due to the time commitment, and the fact that most of my weekends are booked with people coming to visit and meet Max.

Then last week the phone rang . . .

Photo of Psycho Therapy from October 2010 by Bob Boyles

Shafer Butte Fun Run

The first time I heard of the Shafer Butte 50 was a month or two ago on a trail run with my friend Ryan.  He told me that the challenging 50 mile course has been a tradition in the local running community dating back to the 1980s.

Photo by Ryan Anderson looking back at Shafer Butte from Mores mountain during the 2013 Shafer Butte 50

Cervidae to Heinen Linkup

When I moved to Idaho in 2011, the first thing I did was get a copy of "Idaho, A Climbing Guide" by Tom Lopez.  I scoured this book, many internet sites, and lots of topo maps looking for potential adventures close to my new home.  The closest steepish named mountain that I could find was Cervidae Peak.