Climbing…. with a Lady!

Yep, that’s right.  My girlfriend just climbed Independence Monument in sneakers, on a super windy day – gusts up to 60 mph according to the weather man. So I just had to put my arm around her so she wouldn’t blow away! Our friends F and S were along...

Tabeguache

Wednesday I finished finals and the first half of school, Thursday morning I hit the trail for another try at thru-riding the Tabeguache Trail from Grand Junction to Montrose. The first 50 miles has no reliable water and is really hot. I had to take breaks in the...

New Sewing Machine!

Well, I finally broke down and got a bigger, stronger sewing machine. This guy is one step away from an industrial machine, while still being portable. Perfect for my needs right now. Yesterday I got to crank out a 22″ Karate Monkey bag and a custom narrow bar...

Bring on the orders, come May.

That’s right… you heard me…Cleaveland Mountaineering is sewing full time this summer! So come on, swamp me in orders – come May 15th or so.Until then I’m cranking stuff out on the weekends when I can, and doing crazy enginerd homework all...

Snow!

The fat front is finally done and needed testing. So I conned F into coming (never hard) and S came on XC Skis, and we headed up to Grand Mesa…. They say when the skiing is bad, the snow biking is good…. well, today the skiing was good……...