It has been a while since I had a really long day in the mountains. Luckily that was remedied last weekend in RMNP with Doug and Kevin. Kevin has the whole story on his website (Alpine Ambition), but the short story is: change of plans + unknown route + difficult terrain + deteriorating weather + short days = bail
Anyhow, here are some of my favorite pictures. Notice the rapid change in weather.
I guess “epic” is a matter of perspective. Long days are the norm in the winter for long routes in RMNP.