It has almost become a bad habit - making an annual visit to Doug Bursnall in Colorado. I met Doug more than a decade ago when we were planning our International Diabetic Expedition to Aconcagua (IDEA 2000). He has since been my most regular tent mate (and climbing partner!), adding up to more than two months of flapping nylon, shoveling off snow, brewing up, slogging, belaying, coiling and uncoiling, taking insulin, and testing blood sugars... Together, we have visited high places in Mexico, Argentina, Kyrgyzstan, and of course, Colorado.

New to this site, think it looks great, and love all the good information/tips. 
In November, I started on a pump after nearly a quarter century on injections.  It was a rough first month, but things are slowly improving.
As an avid hiker/backpacker, a big question I have is where people like to wear their pumps when hiking/backpacking? 

I spent Bank Holiday weekend (runs up to last Monday in August in UK, except Scotland), marshalling on Adidas TERREX adventure race in Lake District, north west England. It's not called the wettest part of the UK for nothing...

Been a long time and I hope those who are lurking and posting are doing well.
 

Well, plans are well under way for this challenge.
I have a team: a colleague from work (raising money for Help for Heroes), a friend from school (raising money for Asthma Research and the Scouts) and my girlfriend will be doing the driving.
We have had two training weekends in the Brecon Beacons and are off to do a main recce of the three mountains and the routes this weekend. Conditions are likely to be a bit different since the main event will be in June (so hopefully some good weather) whereas the Ben is currently covered in snow!

A gentle week off in the Canadian Rockies - Mt Robson Provincial Park and Jasper National Park. (Note: there are 18 images altogether. To see them all, open the image gallery).

I am planning to do the three peaks challenge some time next year. For anybody not from the UK or not familiar with this - the three peaks challenge involves walking up the highest mountain in Scotland, England and Wales in 24 hours - including all the driving between the peaks.
I think I will probably go for the recommended route and timings:
5pm Climb Ben Nevis
10pm Complete Ben Nevis and Drive to Scafell
5am Climb Scafell Pike
10am Complete Scafell Pike and drive to Snowdonia
1pm Climb Snowdon
5pm Complete Snowdon
 

It’s always there – visible when you’re driving I-90 back to Bozeman from the west. I’ve looked at it for years, that vertical white stripe, because it stands out all summer. The blaze is the feature for which the mountain is named – a snowfield, as much as one hundred feet wide in places that runs vertically for 1200’ to 2000’ depending whether you’re there in June, July, August or September. I had heard it’s skiable year round so August seemed a nice time to check it out.

For about the last 10 years, and right about this time of year, I’ve made it a point to ski a classic line at the top of the Bridger Mountains. After all, you just can’t call it summer without some skiing in July. To me, this event marks the start of the summer season in Montana, regardless of the weather. Okay, to be honest, the only reason we wait until this late in the season is for the opening of the Forest Service road to Fairy Lake. This year due to a healthy snowpack, the road didn’t open until July 1st.&n