Archive for October 2009
Mount Eisenhower Sunset
This photo was taken during an amazing sunset in September of 2001, the main peak on the right is Mount Eisenhower in the southern Presidential Range. I did a small amount of Photoshop work to clean up the scan; but, yes, it did look like this. Photo Details: Nikon F80 SLR and Fuji slide film.
Read more...49:24
This is Tom Danielson setting the course record (49:24) during the Mount Washington Bicycle Hillclimb on August 24, 2002. Some stats for the course:-7.6 miles-4720 feet of elevation gain-average grade of 11.9% and maximum of 22% Photo Details: Most likely taken with a Nikon F80 SLR and Fuji slide film.
Read more...Pinball Alley
I’m not sure if this drainage has been skied before? It probably has, but it’s fun to check out unknown terrain. Photo is from February 24, 2009 and shows Ryman McLane telemark skiing a narrow/rocky drainage in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Photo Details: Canon 5D w/ EF 16-35mm f/2.8 II USM lens at…
Read more...The View from 30,000′
I believe these are the Big Horn mountains in northern Wyoming, photo taken on September 8, 2008. Photo Details: Canon Digital Rebel XTi w/ EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM lens, 1/800s at f/8 and ISO 200.
Read more...King Ravine
Dave Murphy skiing a King Ravine gully on Mount Adams in the northern Presidential Range in New Hampshire. April 9, 2008. Photo Details: Canon 5D w/ EF 17-40mm f/4 L USM lens at 17mm, 1/640s at f/8 and ISO 100.
Read more...Night in Zion
This photo has a bit of grain/noise in it, but that’s the image quality tradeoff when taking long exposures with a small camera. You’re looking at climbers in portaledges on the climb Lunar Ecstasy in Zion National Park, taken on the climb Sheer Lunacy. Photo Details: Panasonic Lumix LX3 on mini tripod, 30s at f/2.8…
Read more...Dusk and Moon at Dead Horse Point
December 25, 2004. After sunset at Dead Horse Point State Park in southern Utah. Photo Details: Nikon D70 on tripod w/ 70-200mm f/2.8 VR lens with Singh-Ray graduated neutral density filter, 2.5s at f/16 and ISO 200.
Read more...Spider Rock
Canyon de Chelly in northeast Arizona on March 18, 2007. Spider Rock is the obvious tower on the left. It has been climbed, but is currently off limits. Photo Details: Nikon D2X on tripod w/ 12-24mm f/4 DX lens with Singh-Ray graduated neutral density filter, 1.6s at f/8 and ISO 200.
Read more...White Mountains Powder
Although it’s a multi-hour approach, I’m not going to name this location in order to keep it under the radar. Ryman McLane telemark skiing some real New Hampshire powder somewhere in the White Mountains in February 2008. Photo Details: Canon 30D w/ EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM lens, 1/500 at f/5.6 and ISO 200 w/…
Read more...Cabezon Peak
It’s a cool and cloudy day in Jackson, New Hampshire so here’s a February 23, 2006 photo from Cabezon Peak in New Mexico. Cabezon Peak is a volcanic plug in the Rio Puerco Valley in Northern New Mexico and tops out at 7786′. This photo is of Alana Sagin on a non technical route that…
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