Archive for the Rock Category

Since we were already in Lake Tahoe, it seemed like we should probably take a quick side-trip to Lover’s Leap and check out the unique style of granite there. Unfortunately, it was blowing about 40mph

I have unfinished business with the Rostrum. I tried it a few years ago with my buddy Hunter, and after leading the first four pitches clean, I fell following the fifth pitch and dislocated my

This trip marks the fourth time that I’ve come to Yosemite with the express purpose of climbing the NIAD (Nose In A Day). The first three were marked by issues outside my control that kept

Jen and I were both beat up when we got back to Yosemite. I have a sprained ankle, and she had plenty of her own aches and pains. Combine this with temps in the high

I’ve driven through Tuolumne a few times on the way to the Valley, but I’ve never actually climbed there. Honestly, other than being incredibly beautiful, it’s never really held my interest. I’m not entirely sure

No matter how many times we leave, or where we go, it seems that our path will always bring us back to Squamish. After leaving Vancouver Island, we had some friends to meet up and

Jen commented on the drive back into Squamish “It feels like we’re driving home, doesn’t it?” She was right. After so much time up here, this place has become our center. I love everything about

Jen and I have been trying to get to the Canadian Rockies all summer. We packed a bag of alpine gear at the beginning of the trip that has been doing nothing but taking up

Skaha is one of those places that I’ve always meant to visit, but never had the opportunity. Being a climber who started climbing in Eastern Washington, I heard about this place just across the border

Finally… After coming up to Squamish every summer for over a decade, I finally got the chance to do the Grand Wall. It was supposed to be a rest day, a badly needed one, but