On The Road, and In The Desert
While I was on the road recently I met an artist whose favorite muse was the naked body. I was…
Wearing our heart on our chalk bags.
While I was on the road recently I met an artist whose favorite muse was the naked body. I was…
In the Black Canyon there are two kinds of free climbing routes: the casual shorter routes that offer a fun…
“Dude, those are skinny jeans,” Jonathan says. “They’re regular fit,” I insist. “See, look at the label.” “I don’t care…
How did two guys from Great Britain, a place that doesn’t really have off-widths, go over and climb the hardest…
I woke up freezing in Penitente Canyon. It was Easter Sunday. This was back when my philosophy toward camping equipment…
My favorite thing about climbing is that if you try hard enough you can always be a champion. It doesn’t…
Reluctantly, this past summer, I returned to the world of washing dishes in Crested Butte, Colorado. I thought I’d retired…
The clean smell of wet granite brings me to my senses like nothing else does. (Except maybe coffee…yeah, let’s all…
I’ve interviewed a lot of climbing families over the last couple of years, and all of them have had one…
“Do you think there’s someday you’ll be content with just going for a hike?” Badger asks me in the midst…
The future of competitive climbing arrived last night, in the form the Psicobloc Master’s event, held up in Park City,…
There’s a joke amongst locals that Indian Creek is the best rock climbing area in Durango. Located close to the…
Devils Tower is one of those destinations, one of those rocks in the world that makes you think something divine…
The first trip of the year to any beloved climbing area is exciting. It is a fresh start, a chance…
Some of you may be familiar with my quest for “Twelve 5.12′s in 2012″ this year. For those of you…