The history of desert tower climbing has always been punctuated with eccentric characters like hockey is punctuated with fights. Just like the first ever indoor hockey game ended with a bench-clearing brawl (seriously, look it
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The 2020 High Desert Championship is officially in the bag. It was a crazy match with giant stages, great competition, and some of the hardest working staff I’ve ever seen. The second day started with
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I’ve climbed a handful of ice routes that are considered classic, but the Angel of Fear is the first thing I’ve been on with a legendary status. A few things contribute to this. In addition
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Emerson and I had a simple mission. Get up early, ski the Northwest Couloir of the Pfiefferhorn, and make it to work in time for lunch. The problem with our plan was the 10″ of
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Cody is one of those places I’ve wanted to check out for a long time, but just never really got around to. So, when Matt brought up the idea I jumped on the chance to
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Hunter and I left the truck with a plan A and a plan B. Plan A was to climb the South Ridge of Superior, traverse from the summit to pole-line pass, ski back to to
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Middle Bell tower is about three miles from my house as the crow flies. Despite this, I’ve never hiked up Bells Canyon and done the ultra-class line Arm and Hammer. Jen, Scott, and I did
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The White Rim is a place unlike anything else on earth. When Hunter walked to the rim and looked down on the area that contained Standing Rock, he said “this doesn’t even look real.” I’ve
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The Haagenschlong is one of the most interesting towers I’ve climbed. It’s not a lone formation in the middle of nowhere, looming over a desert landscape. It’s tucked up against a long cliff line, hidden
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Zion is a really special place for me. Not only does it contain some of my favorite desert climbs, but it’s also the place where Jen and I got married three years ago. The weather
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