Pata-pnemonia
Fitz Roy in early morning from Niponino camp. Sunny. Warm. Breezy. Chalten, Argentina. Still coughing, been a week. It is not awful but it is not desirable. Jon Schaffer, Clay Kennedy and I hiked up to Niponino Thursday amidst ha...
Canadian Tour
Pitch 1 on East Colombian Indirect 5.12+, Tom Egan Wall-- Snowpatch Spire Q.B leading up the Endless Struggle Pitch, Snowpatch SpireWhen you type in your Google search bar "genuine, good-spirited, ego-less hard mutherF#^&ing crankers," I am po...
A few high quality Grades.
My climbing partner for the last 2 weeks, Buster Jesik, put together this time break down of our recent adventure in Zion. We linked Spaceshot, Touchstone and Moonlight. A little video of our adventure also by Buster....http://vimeo.com/73...
Tips to Hips
LobotomyOn the road. One new adorable nephew, Henry. Congrats to my brother and sister-in-law. One lost wallet scare...luckily just called the restaurant in Sedona where I left it. One snowy bivy near Flagstaff and Ton...
Paradox Sports
Twenty-three and a half hours! I think that is when all three of us finally stood atop El Capitan. It was October 3rd, 2012, another bluebird California fall day preceding a warm star filled evening. The last time I had climbed The No...
Shavasana
It is a new year, time for new goals.Last year at this time, I had committed to climbing the Nose with careful preparation as days turned from January to late May. I began slowly with my training regimen -- easing on the ice cream, alcohol, and e...
The Raptor!
I am not an ice climber....well, I have now gone, liked it, and I will most certainly go again! My first experience was years ago with an acquaintance. I wasn't quite sure what he was looking for, but we hiked around a lot up the Lawn Lake Trail....
