The Mecca

No one can argue the importance of Yosemite to rock climbing.  This is climbing’s greatest stage, and while some places go in and out of fashion (France and Spain come to mind) Yosemite’s...

Alpine Domes

A short but sweet tour of Mammoth Lakes led us on a drive of its perimeter. There seem to be few settings for a town in this world that can match that of Mammoth Lakes. Nestled up against the Sierra t...

Clark Canyon

This has been one of my favorite legs of the trip. With great memories and ample happy vibes stored in our pockets, we anxiously traveled out of Tahoe, and farther away from too many people and god-aw...

A Wild Turn of Events

After a perfect night at our discrete snowpark camp near Echo Lake summit, we enjoyed coffee in the sun before heading out to climb at Berkley Camp. The real Berkley Camp is a camp for kids run by the...

Refreshing and Free.

Thinking and writing creatively can often be tough. I learned a few tricks early on in college that helps me gather and organize my thoughts. Instead of typing, I went traditional. I used pen and pape...

WELCOME TO SQUALLYWOOD!

I’m gonna type the SHIT outta this!! (Please spend some quality time watching GNAR <here> to better understand that outburst and likely other allusions throughout this post.) Did we really jus...

Shasta and Castle Crags

The road to Shasta climbed and fell and then climbed again as we passed through the Trinity National Forest and along several coastal rivers. In one last attention grabbing finale the 7% grade down to...

Everything Giant

Drives, hills, trees, routes, pump. After leaving familiar Bend and passing by the snowed in (and currently snowing) pass near Crater Lake we descended into a wild and scenic stretch of road I had nev...