--- - MoJo 100 Colorado MoJo 1 Colorado’s Shelf Road , a network of vertical limestone cliffs near Cañon City best known for sunny moderates, has a new 5.13d pitch and may soon get its first 5.14. On Sunday, March 7, Mark Anderson redpointed a striking, super-technical arête at Cactus Cliff that was bolted in the early 1990s but apparently never free-climbed. [...] 1.0000 2010-03-10T14:20:57Z 7337 2010-03-10T14:19:37Z L 10 Colorado’s Shelf Road , a network of vertical limestone cliffs near Cañon City best known for sunny moderates, has a new 5.13d pitch and may soon get its first 5.14. On Sunday, March 7, Mark Anderson redpointed a striking, super-technical arête at Cactus Cliff that was bolted in the early 1990s but apparently never free-climbed. [...] http://coloradomountainjournal.com/?p=1497 http://coloradomountainjournal.com/2010/03/10/shelf-road-gets-first-5-13/ 3.16228 --- - MoJo 100 Colorado MoJo 3 Josiah Middaugh and Keri Nelson won the men’s and women’s 10K at the Jeremy Wright North American Snowshoe Championships in Beaver Creek on Sunday. Middaugh, who won the U.S. championships in New York the day before (yes, it’s confusing), smoked the 10K course in 47:45. Simon Escorcia and Kelly Escorcia took the 5K titles. More [...] 2.5000 2010-03-09T17:14:58Z 7319 2010-03-09T17:12:58Z L 31 Josiah Middaugh and Keri Nelson won the mens and womens 10K at the Jeremy Wright North American Snowshoe Championships in Beaver Creek on Sunday. Middaugh, who won the U.S. championships in New York the day before (yes, its confusing), smoked the 10K course in 47:45. Simon Escorcia and Kelly Escorcia took the 5K titles. More [...] http://coloradomountainjournal.com/?p=1490 http://coloradomountainjournal.com/2010/03/09/beaver-creek-snowshoe-results/ 5.56776 --- - MoJo 100 Colorado MoJo 3 By Gregg Larson Editor’s note: Gregg Larson is the creator of HutTrip.com, a two-year-old website that offers tips and news about the 10th Mountain and other Colorado huts. This article has been adapted from a post at his site and is used with permission. Anyone who has been doing hut trips long enough has developed a set [...] 1.1667 2010-03-08T21:22:00Z 7300 2010-03-08T21:12:56Z L 21 By Gregg Larson Editor’s note: Gregg Larson is the creator of HutTrip.com, a two-year-old website that offers tips and news about the 10th Mountain and other Colorado huts. This article has been adapted from a post at his site and is used with permission. Anyone who has been doing hut trips long enough has developed a set [...] http://coloradomountainjournal.com/?p=1480 http://coloradomountainjournal.com/2010/03/08/haute-cuisine-hut-trip-cooking/ 4.58258 --- - MoJo 100 Colorado MoJo 5 Sure, we’ve already featured an ascent of Mt. Harvard this winter, but Ben Conners and Matt Kamper’s climb last Sunday was a stylish one-day ascent of Colorado’s third-highest peak, with a ski descent right from the tippy-top. Plus, we can’t get over how great the Harvard area looks in winter. Conners and Kamper climbed the south [...] 1.2500 2010-03-05T14:17:27Z 7233 2010-03-05T14:15:54Z L 26 Sure, weve already featured an ascent of Mt. Harvard this winter, but Ben Conners and Matt Kampers climb last Sunday was a stylish one-day ascent of Colorados third-highest peak, with a ski descent right from the tippy-top. Plus, we cant get over how great the Harvard area looks in winter. Conners and Kamper climbed the south [...] http://coloradomountainjournal.com/?p=1461 http://coloradomountainjournal.com/2010/03/05/trip-of-the-week-ski-harvard/ 5.09902 --- - MoJo 100 Colorado MoJo 3 The Colorado Fourteeners Initiative is making a big push to expand its eight-year-old Peak Stewards program, in which 14er fans volunteer to spend several days educating visitors about the alpine environment, Leave No Trace practices, and peak-specific regulations. The nonprofit has added six one-day training sessions this winter and spring, hoping to more than triple [...] 0.4524 2010-03-04T15:37:03Z 7207 2010-03-04T15:34:08Z L 13 The Colorado Fourteeners Initiative is making a big push to expand its eight-year-old Peak Stewards program, in which 14er fans volunteer to spend several days educating visitors about the alpine environment, Leave No Trace practices, and peak-specific regulations. The nonprofit has added six one-day training sessions this winter and spring, hoping to more than triple [...] http://coloradomountainjournal.com/?p=1449 http://coloradomountainjournal.com/2010/03/04/adopt-a-peak/ 3.60555 --- - MoJo 100 Colorado MoJo 5 The mysterious personal locator beacon (PLB) that baffled rescue groups and law enforcement this winter had been mistaken for an avalanche beacon by the guy who received it as a gift. The clueless skier (mercifully unnamed) did not read the directions nor register the device, and had been innocently switching it on each time he [...] 0.9345 2010-03-03T19:37:32Z 7185 2010-03-03T19:27:49Z L 18 The mysterious personal locator beacon (PLB) that baffled rescue groups and law enforcement this winter had been mistaken for an avalanche beacon by the guy who received it as a gift. The clueless skier (mercifully unnamed) did not read the directions nor register the device, and had been innocently switching it on each time he [...] http://coloradomountainjournal.com/?p=1439 http://coloradomountainjournal.com/2010/03/03/plb-mistaken-for-avy-beacon/ 4.24264 --- - MoJo 100 Colorado MoJo 5 “That rubble is what the owners left when they walked away from Ski St. Mary’s,” wrote Sinjin Eberle, correctly identifying the final mystery resort in our series and thus winning a copy of Pete Bronski’s Powder Ghost Towns book. Here’s some info from Mr. Bronski about the erstwhile resort northwest of Idaho Springs: St. Mary’s really [...] 1.0512 2010-03-03T14:25:36Z 7171 2010-03-03T14:23:34Z L 69 That rubble is what the owners left when they walked away from Ski St. Marys, wrote Sinjin Eberle, correctly identifying the final mystery resort in our series and thus winning a copy of Pete Bronskis Powder Ghost Towns book. Heres some info from Mr. Bronski about the erstwhile resort northwest of Idaho Springs: St. Marys really [...] http://coloradomountainjournal.com/?p=1430 http://coloradomountainjournal.com/2010/03/03/powder-ghost-towns-part-v/ 8.30662 --- - MoJo 100 Colorado MoJo 4 Michael Hagen completed an even 20 laps of the one-mile, 1,500-vertical-foot course at the Endurance Challenge at Sunlight Mountain, a  12-hour suffer-fest at the ski resort near Glenwood Springs. Hagen needed 11 hours 43 minutes to wrap up his 30,000-vertical-foot workout on February 28. Meanwhile, Eva Hagen won the women’s solo division with 15 laps, or [...] 0.6389 2010-03-02T14:05:50Z 7143 2010-03-02T14:02:19Z L 35 Michael Hagen completed an even 20 laps of the one-mile, 1,500-vertical-foot course at the Endurance Challenge at Sunlight Mountain, a  12-hour suffer-fest at the ski resort near Glenwood Springs. Hagen needed 11 hours 43 minutes to wrap up his 30,000-vertical-foot workout on February 28. Meanwhile, Eva Hagen won the womens solo division with 15 laps, or [...] http://coloradomountainjournal.com/?p=1418 http://coloradomountainjournal.com/2010/03/02/20-laps-wins-sunlight-endurance-test/ 5.91608 --- - MoJo 100 Colorado MoJo 8 After no one correctly ID’d last week’s abandoned Colorado ski area, we’ll toss in an easy one today. Pete Bronksi will give a copy of his Powder Ghost Towns book to the first person to name this “lost resort” correctly in the comments. On Wednesday we’ll post the answer and a video featuring this resort [...] 2.2940 2010-03-01T13:43:53Z 7116 2010-03-01T13:42:39Z L 23 After no one correctly IDd last weeks abandoned Colorado ski area, well toss in an easy one today. Pete Bronksi will give a copy of his Powder Ghost Towns book to the first person to name this lost resort correctly in the comments. On Wednesday well post the answer and a video featuring this resort [...] http://coloradomountainjournal.com/?p=1409 http://coloradomountainjournal.com/2010/03/01/mystery-resort-no-5/ 4.79583 --- - MoJo 100 Colorado MoJo 8 Josiah Middaugh of Edwards won the Vail Winter Uphill race, posting a time of 37:42 for the two-mile, 2,000-vertical-foot course. Middaugh, a top-ranked off-road triathlon racer and past national champion in snowshoeing, had knee surgery in early November and obviously is doing well in recovery. Anita Ortiz, a multi-time national mountain running champion, was the [...] 1.4281 2010-02-26T13:00:30Z 7023 2010-02-26T12:59:46Z L 25 Josiah Middaugh of Edwards won the Vail Winter Uphill race, posting a time of 37:42 for the two-mile, 2,000-vertical-foot course. Middaugh, a top-ranked off-road triathlon racer and past national champion in snowshoeing, had knee surgery in early November and obviously is doing well in recovery. Anita Ortiz, a multi-time national mountain running champion, was the [...] http://coloradomountainjournal.com/?p=1394 http://coloradomountainjournal.com/2010/02/26/middaugh-ortiz-win-vail-winter-uphill/ 5.0