Climbing…. with a Lady!

by | May 27, 2012 | Uncategorized

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

by | May 12, 2012 | Uncategorized

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!

by | Mar 25, 2012 | Uncategorized

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.

by | Feb 23, 2012 | Uncategorized

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!

by | Jan 21, 2012 | Uncategorized

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……...

Shipping Day!

by | Dec 19, 2011 | Uncategorized

Well, my finals week sewing marathon finished yesterday, so today is shipping day, and tomorrow I fly to my parents in NY for Christmas.The 10 item 5 customer list got knocked down to ZERO! Magical central divider partial bag with spots for 2 water bottles for a Tour...

Wait List Update

by | Dec 8, 2011 | Uncategorized

If you are already paid up and on the list, they should be coming soon.Next week is finals, then during and after finals week, I’ll sew everything currently on the list before heading out for Christmas.This Saturday I’m gonna actually play outside some and...

Vicarious climbing fun.

by | Nov 19, 2011 | Uncategorized

Last weekend a couple friends were coming through town headed to Moab and Indian Creek for the week, so a few of us joined in for the weekend.Somehow they conned me into leading Jim Beyer’s solo first ascent, “Right Side In” on Wallstreet. Mainly, I...

Friends and Mountains

by | Nov 6, 2011 | Uncategorized

Last weekend Fritz and I went down to Lake City, and did a bit of climbing and hiking with Steve. Kinda nice to get off the bike once in a while, eh?We did some climbing at a top secret area we’ve developed. We all ran a lap up THE definitive route there, goes...