Climbing
South of France: Climber Style
Exploring Les Calanques – A climber’s limestone oasis. Jump to: Quick Reference Guide With a slightly bruised ego (see Epic Failure post) and hungry for some warmer weather, we left Chamonix for the Verdon Gorge. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the Verdon Gorge, I will explain it in one effective sentence: A canyon (or … Continue reading
It’s OK to Fail
Winter Attempt on Mont Blanc via Normal Route Off to Europe for three weeks, a winter attempt on Mont Blanc was the launching point of my multi-destination slew of adventures. What we had planned varied wildly from what actually occurred. Please take a moment to laugh at me, rather than with me… THE PLAN Day … Continue reading
Showing the Newbs Why We Do
Igniting the obsession to climb. Jump to Quick Ref Guide: New to JTree It was with great excitement when I received a text message from a very good girlfriend, Ashley and her fiancee, Rob, were headed to Joshua Tree. I had the pleasure of climbing a few routes with Rob over the recent Thanksgiving weekend, … Continue reading
Santa Ain’t Up This Chimney
Epinephrine and Black Orpheus Jump to Things to Know │ Route Beta Photos What better way to rebound from a trip to Joshua Tree NP than a trip to Red Rocks? I have a pretty extensive tick list for Red Rocks and an awesome climbing partner that is up for anything. I was pretty amped on doing Black Orpheus … Continue reading
You Dare Me To Do What?
November assault on Mt. Russell via Mithril Dihedral Jump to Things to Know │ Route Beta Photos Mt. Russell is one of fifteen 14ers in California and is about one mile north of the 400′ taller, tourist abused Mt. Whitney. Mt. Russell offers up some stellar crack climbs at an asphyxiating elevation, one of which … Continue reading
Run for the Desert
Gimme that crack! Jump to Quick Ref Guide: New to JTree │ Route Beta Photos Having ants in my pants and a promising weather forecast, I dialed up my climbing partner and with little to no convincing we were en route to a world class trad climbing mecca, Joshua Tree NP. My climbing partner, being relatively new … Continue reading
Belay me, please!
Climbing partner etiquette and where to find partners. Recently, my very close friend moved to Germany. This friend also happened to have been my numero uno climbing partner – let me tell you, it’s infinitely more emotional dealing with the loss of a reliable climbing partner than just a friend. In his absence, I have … Continue reading
Ghoulish Crack Adventures
Sexy sailor, high heels and a trad rack! While little kids have their Halloween on Monday us working folks (or friends of working folk) like to celebrate our Halloweens on weekends, this weekend particularly. This weekend also being my best girlfriend’s 30th birthday party in San Diego, I planned out a nice little road trip … Continue reading
Climbify Your Pumpkin
So, you got invited to a pumpkin carving party masterminded by your friend’s girlfriend. If you are like me, you probably think carving pumpkins is somewhat lame and a waste of time. Not wanting to be a party pooper and striving for originality, you show up with pumpkin in hand and up your creativity score … Continue reading
Proof: Sexy Girls do Climb
Getting vertical with Rachelle Leah, original UFC Girl. A close climbing friend of mine mentioned in conversation that he couldn’t find a woman he was attracted to that also climbed and hence they did not exist. Well, he was proven wrong the second that Rachelle Leah slipped on her Katanas, buckled in her harness and gasp, … Continue reading
