http://andylibrande.com/news Get in the Know Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:46:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well I have not been out taking any photos recently due to the lack of snow that Colorado has been getting. Also on top of that I have somehow contracted the nastiest virus on my computer and have put little effort in cleaning it up so I have not had ... http://andylibrande.com/news/2010/02/time-for-some-randomness/ RIP 2005-2010 There has not been a single piece of equipment that has ever defined my outdoor experience as my last snowboard did. Throughout my life I have always viewed all outdoor gear as a good tool, a piece of equipment that assists in outdoor explorations, and I have only ... http://andylibrande.com/news/2010/01/rip-2005-2010/ Happy Holidays and here is to the hope that this snow becomes strong for another awesome season. Thanks to everyone for the adventures over the past year and look forward to the crazy stuff that we will come-up with in 2010! Just enjoying the snow as much as possible: http://andylibrande.com/news/2009/12/grettings-from-snowy-colorado/ Where: Moab, Utah When: November 6th-8th Who: Caitlin, Andrew Giamberardino, Whitney Hoover, Ben Strauss, Scott Miller, Paige Powers and Myself Weather: Low 70's during the day with a steady light breeze and mid 40's overnight; in other words, Perfect On extreme short-notice a group gathered to go down to Moab to do a little ... http://andylibrande.com/news/2009/11/moab-late-fall/ Where: Collegiate Peaks outside of Buena Vista Colorado. Specially on the trail that headed North off of the top of Cottonwood Pass on the South Texas Creek trail. When: 9/29/09- 10/1/09 Who: The old man and me It had been a few years since me and my old man had gone backpacking together ... http://andylibrande.com/news/2009/11/backpacking-in-the-collegiate-peaks/ Where: Montezuma, Colorado When: 8/29/09-8/30/09 Who: Trent, Tweak, Scott, Duncan, Evan, Caitlin (as the sole female), Ellie the dog, and myself. An overnight car-camping trip in the Deer Creek Valley was an opportunity to see the valley when it is not covered in snow. Overall a really crazy thing to see how different ... http://andylibrande.com/news/2009/10/zuma-in-the-summer/ Who: RAMBO, Brea, Caitlin, myself, and Andrew (who is one of Brea/Rambo's friends that is brand-new to climbing but straight-up crushed it). When: August 22nd-23rd, 2009 What: Camp Dick is an awesome alpine-type bouldering area with big blocks sitting all along a beautiful valley that backs up to the Indian Peaks Wilderness. ... http://andylibrande.com/news/2009/10/bouldering-in-camp-dick/ When: August 1st-2nd, 2009 Who: Andy and Caitlin (plus failed attempts to meet up with roommate Andrew + others) Hit up the insanely beautiful town of Crested Butte for a little adventure with Caitlin at the beginning of August. We couldn't ask for a better weekend of hiking and camping. We made ... http://andylibrande.com/news/2009/09/crested-butte-hiking-and-camping/ Hey Everyone, A few things have been added to my website that I wanted to share with you. The easy one is that I finally got around to posting a photo album on facebook for the 2009 Winter Season; go see it here: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2097098&id=20202675 Secondly I have been working on some new ... http://andylibrande.com/news/2009/08/random-updates/ Well going through the photos it took to compile the original post: Late Spring/Early Summer, I realized that for the first time ever I might have more then enough photos of just rain to compile a post. Therefore I bring you the "RAIN EDITION" which highlights the serious amount of stormage ... http://andylibrande.com/news/2009/07/late-springearly-summer-rain-edition/