Tag: indian creek

It starts with a plan like a break in the clouds. We set out thinking on the lines, the foods,…

November is closing in fast, and on this turn around the fireball, we reach a strange and interesting milestone in…

“There were no girls when I started climbing [in England],” Alan said, in a tone more serious than joking. I’d…

The reflection targets my disfigurement. If only the borders of this mirror could protect the rest of the world from…

I know he knows. Adam Lawton is proud. In every group of adventurers, there is a leader, and every great…

This is the most beautiful place on Earth, but of course, like Cactus Ed Abbey said, every person carries in…

I. Trapped Kaiser Santa Clara Hospital, June 2018 The haul bag sits, a stuffed pig in the trunk. Cams, nuts,…

“Everybody must give something back / For something they get” —Bob Dylan, “Fourth Time Around” On Writing (about climbing) Writing…

No place soaks up sun like the Johnny Cat enclave at the Cat Wall, Indian Creek. The maroon cliffs are…

“If Jesus can’t save you, life starts when the church ends.” Empire State of Mind by Jay Z Some call…

You know you’re getting old when they start replacing the bolts you used for a first ascent. That was my…

My college years in The Desert were adventurous and crazy, a complete immersion in the unknown. After I graduated, I…

“You know there’s something special you’re needing. And you know there’s no drug that’ll do the healing, and no liquor…

“If you just stop for a second, I can show you there’s no road out there!” Ben said. “I know…

“I’m glad Royal Robbins isn’t here to see this shit show,” I said to myself as I watched the youngsters…