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Crux media Climbing Photography based in Aspen, Colorado
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MOUNTAIN ATHLETE

MOUNTAIN ATHLETE

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Crestone Needle

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Columbia Point

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Centennial Peaks

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Dallas Peak

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Pyramid Peak

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Pigeon Peak

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Colorado Ski Mountaineering

As a ski mountaineer I was the 3rd person to successfully climb and ski all 54 of Colorado’s 14,000 foot peaks. Building on that (along with my wife Christy and friend Chris Davenport) I have climbed and skied the 100 highest peaks in Colorado, a.k.a. the Centennial Peaks. It was an accomplishment that hasn’t been repeated and which earned us the award of National Geographic’s Adventurer’s of the Year for Ski Mountaineering.

Click to see my complete list of Colorado 13er & 14er ski descents

Climbing & Skiing Adventures

I’ve climbed mountains all around the world including Denali, Ama Dablam, and Mount Everest. I’ve skied in Norway, Iceland, Morocco, and helped lead a successful expedition to ski the North Face of Gunnbjornfjeld, the tallest mountain in Greenland. I’ve skied in the Alps and throughout Canada, completing the famous Haute Route, the Wapta Traverse, the Bernese Oberland Traverse, the Otztal High Route, and grueling 10-day Bugaboos to Rogers Pass Traverse. Back in the states I’ve logged many ski descents of mountains such as the Grand Teton, summits of the Eastern Sierras including Mount Whitney, and the volcanoes of the Pacific Northwest including Mount Rainier, Mount Baker, Mount Hood, and Mount St. Helens. Back home in Colorado I have over 650 summits of the 13ers & 14ers.

Click to see my complete list of climbed summits
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Greenland Expedition

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Canadian Backcountry

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Mount Hood – PNW Volcanoes

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Norway Ski Touring

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Sierras ski touring

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Fairy Meadows Hut

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Racing

On the endurance front, I’ve completed the Elk Mountains Grand Traverse 15 times now, and in the summer months have discovered a love of ultra distance races. I’ve completed the San Juan Solstice 50 miler ten times, as well as the Leadville 100, Wasatch 100, and six Bear 100 milers. I have ten finishes at the Hardrock 100, seven of which were in the top ten. All told I’ve completed nearly 50 official ultra running races and I’ve never had a DNF.

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Hardrock 100

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Elk Mountains Grand Traverse

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Leadville 100

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San Juan Solstice

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Hardrock 100

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Grand Traverse 1

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FKT (Fastest Known Time) Courses

In 2016 I became the 15th person to complete the Nolan’s 14 course, in 55:39. The near 100 mile course climbs 14 14,000 foot peaks and must be completed in under 60 hours. Other FKT courses I’ve completed are the Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim (twice), the Zion Traverse, the Wonderland Trail around Mount Rainier, and a couple dozen laps on the Four Pass Loop outside of Aspen.

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Grand Canyon Rim to Rim to Rim

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Four Pass Loop 2

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Four Pass Loop 1

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Zion Traverse

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Nolans 14 Princeton summit

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Nolans 14 Finish

13 Oct 2017

the rest of the time...

I’ve chosen to build my professional life around being in the mountains as well. In the winter months I work as a ski instructor with the Aspen Skiing Company. Now in my 24th season in that role I’ve come to enjoy sharing the Aspen skiing experience with guests as we explore the four Aspen/Snowmass ski areas. In the summer months I’m in a similar line of work, as a guide, showing people the trails and summits in and around Aspen. I’ve also turned a childhood hobby of photography into a freelance line of work. I have my photography featured in books and magazines in all areas of outdoor and mountain activities.

You can check out the latest on the blog - Stuck in the Rockies - chronicling our adventures in Colorado and beyond since 2008.

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IN THE NEWS

IN THE NEWS

Congratulations Ted Mahon — All 14ers Skied, Completed with Descent of Capitol Peak

April 18, 2008Read More

“Mahon on the Run” – the 2002 Leadville 100

August 23, 2002Read More

Aspen’s Mahon summits Mt. Everest

June 23, 2003Read More

The Centennial Skiers Notch Peak 100

May 30, 2015Read More

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