Dierkes Weekend Bouldering
Here is a video of our weekend featuring bouldering in Twin Falls, ID at Dierkes Lake. Robyn and I have been climbing on rope ALL summer aside from one day at Smith and an afternoon at the Buttermilks...
A Day with Mom
My mom is a jewel. She is strong, sharp, and a talent in the kitchen. She loves blue cheese, and makes a habit of staying extra busy. She’s witty and delicate. She is stubborn sometimes, a stead...
ISSW 2012
When your academic conference rolls (quite literally) seamlessly from a talk on “Directional Mechanical Properties of Radiational Recrystallization Snow Layers from Experimental Testing” t...
Wood River Valley
A couple days ago Robyn and I hiked/ran to the summit of Carbonate (6,714 ft) a popular biking and hiking trail that starts right on the edge of town. It was awesome to see so many people out to get a...
Detours
Turning north on highway 93 we drove through a broad sagebrush filled valley before stopping at the Mt. Borah Trailhead. The sign gave us the stats of the climb, over 5,000 vertical feet in 3.5 miles&...
Hooligans
The Fins has quickly become our go-to weekend crag thus far here in Hailey. During our first visit we both surprised ourselves with hard sends and gutsy onsights, and we were excited to find a motivat...
Welp.
Just got a call from the director of the Sawtooth National Forest Avalanche Center informing me they made the new hire. A lot of mixed emotions came from the phone call chiefly disappointment. The onl...