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2013.04.08 @ DC

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2013.02.14 @ Death Valley, CA

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In this below-sea-level basin, steady drought and record summer heat make Death Valley a land of extremes.

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2013.02.03 @ Heaven’s Gate, Sugarbush, VT

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Twenty years from now you will
be more disappointed
by the things that you didn’t do
than the ones you did do.

So throw off the bowlines.
Sail away from the safe harbor.
Catch the trade winds in your sails.

Explore.
Dream.
Discover.

-Mark Twain

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2013.01.27 @ Crawford Notch, New Hampshire

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冰比想象中硬，脚比预料中冷，不过用力把金属砸进冰里的感觉还是很爽

希望今年还能多玩几次

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2013.01.19-21 @ Aspen, Colorado

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MLK 长周末去Colorado滑雪，红眼来回滑了三个整天

碰到好多新旧朋友，吃肉喝酒，嘻嘻哈哈

大晴，天上没有一丝云，和之前的两周一样

反正哪里都没有fresh powder，也就不用纠结选哪条道了

Drop in.

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2012 winter @ ski club, NH & Sugarbush, VT

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既然世界末日没有如期到来，那就继续滑雪吧

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2012.12.17 @ San Francisco, CA

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Golden Gate 南桥头下有个叫Fort Point的小公园，比较隐蔽，来的人大都是local，跑步，遛狗，冲浪

游客估计经不住上面overlook平台的诱惑，都没往下走，这里才留得一片清静

日落后风浪大了起来，海水拍起的迷雾把灯光晕得更温暖

下次再来要去北面的山坡上俯拍，有些晨雾就更好了

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2011-2012 @ below the surface

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去年一直用于水下拍照的相机 Canon S95 在年初时滑雪的时候丢在了Vermont，

之后的大半年没有潜水，却也在想下一个水下的摄影系统怎么配

S95虽然已经是 compact system，还是觉得太累赘，而且所得到的画质并不值得这么繁琐的搭配

于是把当时辛苦配的underwater housing，wide angle wet lens 一并卖掉了

年底的时候为 Caribbean trip 买了一套Fujifilm的搭配，F600EXR + Fuji housing

简单而且便宜，25mm广角，微距好太多，也能shoot RAW；加上没有卖掉的 Light&Motion 水下光源，足以应付简单拍摄

多出去潜水才是王道

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=====================   2012.11 @ Caribbean  |  FujiFilm F600EXR + FujiFilm underwater housing   =====================

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=====================   2011.12 @ Hawaii  |  Canon S95 +Ikelite housing + uwl-04 fisheye + Sola 800    =====================

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2012.07.13 @ Pitkin, Colorado

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Summit: 14,130 feet

Round hike: 17 miles

Elevation gain: 5,300 feet

Difficulty: Class 4

Duration: 2 days, camp at Capitol Lake

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Located in the Elk Mountains in southern Pitkin County west of Aspen, within the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness, Capitol Peak (14,130 ft) is one of the most difficult of Colorado’s fourteeners to climb. The only non-technical route, the Northeast Ridge, requires crossing the famously exposed “Knife Edge,” the northeast ridge of Capitol.

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entering White River wilderness area

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light shower on the way, hope the big rock won’t be wet tomorrow

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cattle in the wilderness area

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the trail opens up to a grassy slope, with Capitol Peak standing ahead

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booming wild flowers in the woods, ascending

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Capitol Lake, right below Capitol peak, elevation 11,700 ft

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early sleep (9pm) for the early start (3am). It was a windy night, good rest but not much of sleeping…

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5:30am, already hiked 2 hours and at the other side of Capitol Peak, ascending…

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Mollie looking for cairns, the trail is poorly marked

we lost track of route, spent 2 hours on the cliff wall, class 4+ ups and downs, such a waste of time and energy…

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morning glory

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Marmot, little naughty dude who chews everything, including unattended tents and sleeping bags.

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a hiker just got on the edge, ascending. Long way to go…

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K2 is the first big challenge, one of the most difficult and expose 13ers, need to use both hands for the climbing. We summited it with no problem.

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we took a break and look down from the edge, a heart shape glacier lake~

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Mollie and me, before attempting the “knife edge”

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I am holding on the knife edge, looking for my next step

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finally, climbing turns to hiking, hands are free

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Capitol Peak is voted the most difficult 14ers in Colorado by local climbing community.

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Capitol Peak — Mountain of the year 2012

Longs Peak — Mountain of the year 2011

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2012.11.22-25 @ Caribbean

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