A Few Gutsy Throws
Fueled by Sparks, Bone Thugs and a half awake co-pilot, I made a silent promise to myself to not let the Yaris drop below 90… Read More »A Few Gutsy Throws
My Climbing Life: Dreaming of the Unscheduled Escape
I don’t feel like working today. That doesn’t change the fact that I have to work, and I will work, soon… but I am going… Read More »My Climbing Life: Dreaming of the Unscheduled Escape
High Crimes, Chapter 11
The following story–an excerpt from the recently released nonfiction novel High Crimes–reveals the dark underbelly of high-altitude mountaineering: the loss of valuables, the loss of… Read More »High Crimes, Chapter 11
There’s Hope for the Climbing Community
Thank goodness for proactive climbers.
Marmot Snazette: Snazzy Functionality
Functional enough to withstand three weeks of high-altitude desert and mountain exploration, yet snazzy enough to sit down to tea with the King of Mustang,… Read More »Marmot Snazette: Snazzy Functionality
Boulder: Sunny With a Chance of Spray
Being from Boulder, I understand the amount of spray that covers every surface in a 20-mile radius of that town, but it gets to be… Read More »Boulder: Sunny With a Chance of Spray
Ski the 14ers
Chris Davenport has a dream: to ski all of Colorado’s 14,000-foot peaks in a single winter. Veteran mountaineer Lou Dawson agrees to help. But it… Read More »Ski the 14ers
World’s Worst Climbing Desecration?
Bolts are bad. Chipping is horrendous. What could be worse? Well–here’s an easy answer–really, really stupid people.