posts in category: photos

Millau

Eye opener. Slap in the face. But i am not stupid. i knew what i was in for. But, somehow along the way, i forgot. It didn’t take me long to realize that BlocAge hadn’t prepared me for this comp. … Continue reading

something about climbing…

When I finished writing my last post I realized I had said very little about climbing. Maybe this is a good thing as i find talking about climbing or what one has done in terms of climbing is generally not … Continue reading

New Damn Boulders

The spring season is winding down here in Utah, hinting at the hot summer to come, but yet again Joe’s Valley has provided new boulders. . . hell, a new area in fact.  We have dubbed this new area in … Continue reading

Project Rebolt

Many people have told me over the years how they thought that rock climbing was a purely selfish pursuit.  While I agree that climbing does not create jobs, medicine, or clean water for all off the underprivileged children of the … Continue reading

The Dangers of Trying Hard

Bouldering is a sport of how hard you can try.  I learned this on a trip to Hueco Tanks to train for “real” rock climbing.  Yes, I said it bouldering is practice climbing, at least for me it is.  Being … Continue reading

Hueco: A Quick Trip

Quick trips to a bouldering destination sure are funny, not funny like cat videos but funny like “that smells funny” . . . cause it’s not that funny.  It stinks like shit from the get go.  Knowing 14 hours to Hueco … Continue reading

Munich

My spirit was in need of the type of revival that only fresh air, rock and good people could quench. The slovenians had invited us to join them in silvretta, an irresistible invite. As we drove between mountain and sky, … Continue reading

Mt.Proboscis all Free in a Day!

There was no grass, no trees, no single soft spot in the whole basin; instead there was snow, ice, granite boulders of varying size, and the 2,000ft Mt. Proboscis — the reason we were here. Continue reading

Rope comps, epics and plans gone awry.

It seems typical that as soon as the ball starts rolling, something quickly comes in front of it to stop it in its track. From the last blog post, some 3 months ago (!!) i felt i had a good … Continue reading

British times

Some stories are more interesting starting at the end. Perhaps the beginning wasn’t too exciting or in all probability the end was so recent that the memories and feelings of it are as vivid as if they had just happened … Continue reading