Author: Anton Krupicka

[caption id="attachment_437" align="aligncenter" width="584"] Grand Teton, South Aspect.[/caption] After a hot, mostly flat, nearly 5hr, post-Speedgoat 50K drive from Salt Lake City to Jackson, Frosty and I suffered through the downtown tourist traffic (such novices! take the side streets to skirt the masses!) and headed directly to Teton Mountaineering where, with nary a pause, I dropped $40 on A Climber's Guide to the Teton Range…

THE MEN'S COURSE RECORD ... Kyle Skaggs left his indelible print on the event in 2008, when he blew away the course record by over 2 1/2 hours. Just four years previous, the race was won in 30:39 - Kyle did it more than 7 hours faster, and remains the only person to go under 24 hours. So how did he do that? Kyle was…

[caption id="attachment_308" align="aligncenter" width="584"] The Ellingwood Ridge, from La Plata's summit.[/caption] While the Sawatch Range in central Colorado is impressively high--it's home to 15 peaks over 14,000'--it's not a very technical group of mountains.  Most routes are Class 1 or 2 walk-ups, and the mountains themselves have often been accused of not really being much more than giant talus piles.  (This reputation is not without…

[caption id="attachment_267" align="aligncenter" width="500"] 5-time Zegama champ Kilian Jornet high on the mountain. Credit: SalernoPhoto.[/caption] Last weekend I was standing around in the pouring 45F rain in the town square of Zegama in the Basque Country of northern Spain.  Montana mountain runner Mike Wolfe had just crossed the finish threshold of the Zegama-Aizkorri SkyMarathon in 14th place as the top American and was still visibly…

About Anton Krupicka:  Besides being a two time Leadville 100 champion Anton has created a name for himself around his trail style, (almost Forest Gump-esque hair) and minimalist attire. He often runs without a shirt and with very lightweight minimal running shoes. He ran his first marathon when he was twelve. During college and in his early 20s he often ran upwards of 200 miles a week. Krupicka…