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People come and go throughout our brief time here. Some deliver a glancing blow, some stick around for a while. Invariably the ones we remember, the ones we thank, are those who have introduced us to something new, be it ideas or experiences, or those who kick our butts and make us take a risk. Thanks are in order for their help with the crafting of adventure.
Michael Reardon is an Outlaw. Born to be wild, writer, film-maker, and former glam rockstar, Reardon has blown out of the standard climber’s circuit to humbly join a group of elitists. Sans Lycra, sans Spandex, sans rope or pro, and sometimes sans clothes, Reardon continues to face off fear and occasional jealousy from his peers to return the idea of free soloing to its roots – the sheer love of the style’s freedom. Mike lives in the LA ‘burbs with his wife Marci and climbing daughter Nikki. Life’s short, play hard.
On Friday July 13th, 2007 at 5 PM Irish time, Michael disappeared into the North Sea after a rogue wave pulled him off a rock ledge on a north Ireland island. The Coast Guard mounted a concerted effort to find him within 15 minutes of the accident but Michael was gone. Search and recovery operations in the 50-degree water were finally halted on Sunday, July 15th. While I'm not a religious woman, I'm praying for peace for him, his wife and daughter. Michael, you are missed more than you ken. Please read my tribute to him.
Local Colorado climbing legend Bob d’Antonio has put up almost 1000 FAs on Mountain State rock. He doesn’t have a website but another rock legend, John Gill, has written a profile of Bob better than anything I could pen. D’Antonio is author of some 15 guidebooks covering every subject from hiking to climbing to mountain biking and has taken some incredible photos along the way. Bob has recently released an updated edition of Boulder Canyon climbs and as soon as he stops putting up new routes in Shelf Road he'll be publishing that, too.
Mike Tittel is an adventure participant through his photographic observations. Trained in the outdoor life through his Kansas parents and frequent excursions to the Colorado Rockies, his formal training came from the Rocky Mountain School of Photography’s Summer Intensive Career Training Program and Advanced Nature Workshop (say that fast three times) in Missoula, Montana. Since then, his work has been published in National Geographic Adventure, Gripped, Sea Kayaker, and Mountain Flyer magazines as well as providing commercial stock for Montrail, Cascade Designs, Patagonia, and the Colorado Tourism office, to name a few. Mike currently calls Salt Lake City his home along with his beloved digital cameras.
Jeannie Thoren is, like the Blues Brothers, on a mission. Working from her 30-year experience, she is the guru of women’s ski gear. Her credits are significant – Junior National Team competitor; member of the 1st annual Women’s Skiing Hall of Fame; top 25 most influential skiers in the past 50 years; one of the top 100 most influential skiers of the past century; and top 100 US Ski Instructors from 2000-2002. And that’s just the start. Beginning in 2002, and due in no small part to Jeannie’s efforts, ski manufacturers began realizing not only the changes that needed to be made in women’s gear, based on their dynamics and physiology, but the potential for growth in that market with a few simple engineering changes.
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My home is not a place, it is people.
Lois McMaster Bujold
Large Marge and Martha on the summit of Mt. Bierstadt, Marge's first 14er.