The Dirtbag Manifesto
“The world has enough for man’s need, but not enough for man’s greed.” Gandhi Where do we look for hope,…
Wearing our heart on our chalk bags.
“The world has enough for man’s need, but not enough for man’s greed.” Gandhi Where do we look for hope,…
I knew this whole Dawn Wall climb was big when President Obama started tweeting about it. In case you’ve been living…
It’s amazing that climbing El Capitan in Yosemite is no big deal for a lot of people: routes that originally…
I have been alone on the road bouncing from park to park for 2 months. My car is a wreck.…
“This stillness to which all returns, this is reality, and soul and sanity have no more meaning here than a…
Canadians are nice, it rains a lot in the Cascades, and Idaho is quiet and quaint. I’d heard these things…
The Dream In May 2012 I leaned against the rail of the overlook on the North Chasm View Wall on…
As we descended further into the dark abyss, that haunting, uncanny mood settled in once again. It was an awareness…
We arrived to Creek Pasture past midnight to a deafening stillness. Unable to locate our friend’s campsite, we perched our cars…
How can I describe the size of this place? How can I describe the dizzying gulfs of air below us…
Back in the day when I learned to tape my hands my climbing mentor taught me an elaborate process of…
The front edge of my helmet drags across the granite as I move my head from side to side. I…
In the Black Canyon there are two kinds of free climbing routes: the casual shorter routes that offer a fun…
The clean smell of wet granite brings me to my senses like nothing else does. (Except maybe coffee…yeah, let’s all…
Devils Tower is one of those destinations, one of those rocks in the world that makes you think something divine…